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.
Tag: Production
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).
Canada food plan puts fertilizer first
Canada’s new National Food Security Strategy makes fertilizer access, approvals and supply security a core part of federal efforts to lower food costs and cut exposure to global shocks.
Avenir Minerals moves to take Fox River private to secure Martison phosphate
Avenir Minerals is moving to take Fox River Resources private to gain full control of the Martison phosphate project in northern Ontario, signalling serious intent to advance a rare, large-scale igneous phosphate asset aimed at North American fertilizer and battery markets.
Jordan signs $1 bln green ammonia deal at Aqaba
Jordan’s Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources has signed a $1 billion investment agreement with Jordan Green Ammonia (JGA) for the country’s first utility scale green ammonia and hydrogen project in Aqaba.
EuroChem starts up major sulphuric acid plant in Kazakhstan
Russia’s EuroChem has brought online a new sulphuric acid plant in Kazakhstan’s Zhambyl Region, creating one of the country’s largest sulphuric units with a design capacity of 800,000 t/y.
Hormuz conflict triggers fertilizer support wave
Strait of Hormuz disruptions linked to the Iran war have choked off fertilizer shipments from the Middle East and pushed prices sharply higher, prompting a wave of emergency support and trade measures as governments try to shield farmers ahead of key planting seasons.
Mosaic trims phosphate runs as sulphur spikes
Mosaic has withdrawn its 2026 phosphate production guidance and is cutting rates at key US and Brazilian plants as record sulphur prices compress stripping margins in an already tight phosphate market.
EU backs fertilizer plants amid gas squeeze
Brussels has put Europe’s gas‑exposed fertilizer industry at the centre of its new Fertilizer Action Plan, warning that high energy costs and plant closures threaten the region’s nitrogen capacity and long‑term food security.
Convert, compete, or close: European ammonia at the crossroads
VK Arora of Kinetics Process Improvements, Inc. (KPI) looks at how – while carbon border taxes may reshape ammonia trade – the economics of hydrogen and electricity will ultimately determine the long-term competitiveness of European production.