Arab Potash Company plans its biggest expansion in 20 years
CRU’s Ashmita Sen and Humphrey Knight assess the largest capacity expansion by the Arab Potash Company (APC) in 20 years.
Section: Features
A cost-effective, cleaner route to potassium sulphate
Ballestra’s Stefano Vignando provides an overview of an innovative, room-temperature, water-based route for potassium sulphate (SOP) production.
Decarbonising the phosphate and potash industries
ERM and Systemiq, in collaboration with the International Fertilizer Association (IFA), have developed a roadmap on phosphate and potash decarbonisation.
Integrating REE recovery into phosphate processing flowsheets
Lyndsay Tran, Khanh Pham and Gabriela Olvera of Hatch look at the options for rare earth element (REE) recovery from phosphogypsum (PG) and their relative merits.
Vateris: a new route to premium SOP
Novel technology from UK start-up Vateris combines potassium hydroxide with gypsum and captured carbon dioxide to deliver high-purity potassium sulphate (SOP).
CMD Gears – perfecting thickening and clarification
CMD Gears enjoys an excellent reputation for its drive heads used in phosphate industry thickeners and clarifiers.
Catching the early warning signs
ControlRooms deployed an AI troubleshooting system at a world-scale ammonia plant, identifying early issues missed by existing alarms.
Digital twins and AI support for urea plants
Toyo Engineering Corporation combines its its PMOS™ digital twin platform with AI-tools to improve urea plant monitoring, issue detection, and technical advisory services.
Decarbonising large-scale ammonia production
Air Liquide examines how its Lurgi™ ATR and Recticap™ carbon-capture technologies can support scalable, cost-effective low-carbon ammonia production.
Steam and power balance in low-carbon ammonia and methanol plants
KPI explains why steam and power balances must be assessed early to ensure low-carbon ammonia and methanol project feasibility.