IFA Annual Conference report — it’s Monaco, take two!
Securing the fertilizer lifeline was the theme of this week's IFA Annual Fertilizer Conference in Monaco.
Section: CRUFI Industry News
Join us at IFA in Monaco – and online
The 34th IFA Annual Conference in Monaco is always a highlight of the fertilizer calendar, and this year feels especially significant. If you are here at the event, please come and say hello at the CRU stand in the expo.
Trump suspends Moroccan phosphate duties for eight months
President Donald Trump has declared an emergency over fertilizer supply and authorised the temporary suspension of certain anti dumping and countervailing duties on phosphate fertilizer imports from Morocco.
Cefic urges rethink of EU carbon market
The European Chemical Industry Council (Cefic), which represents large, medium and small chemical companies across Europe, has urged EU policymakers to slow changes to the Emissions Trading System (ETS).
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CRU sharpens debate on CBAM and potash at AFA Cairo
CRU used its presence at the Arab Fertilizer Association’s 32nd Annual International Fertilizer Conference & Exhibition in Cairo to frame two of the meeting’s core debates: the “regulatory tsunami” around CBAM and the evolving economics of global potash supply.
CRU launches Indonesia acid price as nickel sector lifts demand
As Indonesia's nickel industry drives significant import demand of sulphuric acid in recent years, CRU is launching a new weekly CFR Indonesia acid price assessment on 28 May to bring transparency to this key spot market.
Brazil Potash completes Autazes FEED
Brazil Potash has awarded a second Front End Engineering Design (FEED) contract for mine shafts and underground development at its Autazes potash project in Amazonas State, Brazil, to WSP UK Ltd., with Redpath Deilmann Mining Inc. as subconsultants.
AFC locks in Gladstone urea offtake as Australia still scrambles for imports
Australian Fertilizer Corporation has signed exclusive 10-year offtake agreements covering 100% of the planned 220,000 t/a output from its proposed Gladstone Urea Facility, in a deal the company values at more than AUD 2.4 billion ($1.56 billion) over the initial term.
Minbos signs $13.8m Cabinda Phase 2 construction contract
Australian listed Minbos Resources has moved its Cabinda Phosphate Fertilizer Plant into the final build phase, signing a $13.8 million Phase 2 construction contract with Portuguese–Angolan construction group Grupo Arliz covering all works through to dry commissioning.