The market for ammonium nitrate
The Ukraine war and associated tariffs and the EU’s carbon pricing system are keeping ammonium nitrate prices high.
Tag: Demand
A broken system with affordability and availability challenges
Peter Harrisson , Principal, Sulphur & Sulphuric Acid Market Services, provides an overview of the global sulphur market.
The US fertilizer market – different nutrients with divergent stories
We speak to Justin Rackleff, CRU’s Americas Lead, Fertilizer Value Chain, about the US market state-of-play ahead of this year's Southwestern Fertilizer Conference.
AFC backs $7bn Dangote fertilizer project
Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) is backing a $7 billion expansion of Dangote Group’s fertilizer business to triple urea capacity in Nigeria and build a new plant in Ethiopia, in a major push to shore up Africa’s food security.
Dangote lifts Ethiopia plant spend to $4bn
Dangote Group has lifted planned investment in its Ethiopian fertiliser project to more than $4 billion, adding NPK capacity and key infrastructure to a urea complex first costed at about $2.5 billion under a 2025 deal with Ethiopia’s sovereign wealth fund.
Aguia wins Tres Estradas licence
Brazil‑focused phosphate developer Aguia is nearing final approval for its Tres Estradas project in southern Brazil, with state environmental agency FEPAM now reviewing last‑minute changes ahead of issuing an operating licence.
Russia, Turkey and India move to curb sulphur exports
Three major sulphur producers are restricting exports simultaneously, threatening to push an already supply-squeezed global market into deeper deficit.
CRU Webinar On Demand: Fertilizer Constraints Amid Ongoing Conflict
CRU's fertilizer and raw materials experts examine mounting market pressures in a newly available on-demand webinar, Straight Talk: Fertilizer Constraints Compound as Conflict Lingers.
Sulphuric acid in South America
While Brazil is the largest consumer, trade in acid in South America has been dominated
Florence Copper project begins operations
Taseko Mines’ Florence Copper project, featuring Metso’s copper solvent extraction and electrowinning (SX-EW) technology, is ramping up its commercial operations in Arizona. The successful harvesting of the first copper cathodes at the end of February 2026 is an important milestone for Taseko Mines and Metso, marking the first new greenfield copper production in the United States since 2008. The project caters to the rapidly growing copper demand while supporting the transition towards more environmentally responsible copper production in North America.