Section: CRUNS News

An update on the impacts of the Middle East conflict on fertilizer markets.

Topsoe has signed a FEED agreement for Hynfra’s green ammonia project located in the port of Aqaba, Jordan. The FEED is the detailed engineering and design of the plant, and Topsoe’s ammonia synthesis technology will be part of this design. The plant will convert green hydrogen to ammonia based on Topsoe’s ModuLite™ platform. Kim Hedegaard, CEO […]

Woodside Energy has formally assumed control of the Beaumont New Ammonia (BNA) facility in Texas, following the completion of performance testing by previous owner OCI. However, speaking at a recent press briefing for Woodside’s quarterly results, CEO Liz Westcott admitted that the switch to carbon capture and storage at the 1.1 million t/a ammonia facility […]

ATOME has signed definitive debt agreements for the $650 million Villeta green fertilizer project in Paraguay.

Grupa Azoty has dismissed its CEO Andrzej Skolmowski . He had been in the job less than one year, having originally been appointed in June 2025. Skolmowski was removed from his role as president of the company’s management board on 12 February, along with vice presidents Paweł Bielski and Andrzej Dawidowski. Grupa Azoty’s vice-chair, Aleksandra MachowiczJaworska , will now act as temporary president of the management board for up to three months until a replacement CEO is found.

The current block to shipping through the Strait of Hormuz places global fertilizer supply chains at risk, warns the International Fertilizer Association (IFA).

thyssenkrupp Uhde has delivered its patented EnviNOx® technology to CSBP’s newest nitric acid plant at Kwinana in Western Australia, achieving more than 98% reduction of nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions and outlet concentrations below 1 ppmv.

thyssenkrupp Uhde has been selected by Halifax-based Nova Sustainable Fuels (NSF) to carry out an integration and optimisation study for a planned biomass-to-methanol project ..

MAIRE’s technology arm NEXTCHEM has secured its largest contract to date, a €485 million ($563 million) package to license technologies...

Experts from CRU's Assets team will provide an overview of the most and less impacted value chains across the fertiliser, aluminium, steel raw materials and base metals industries.