Fertilizer International
The magazine for the global fertilizer industry

Latest issue:
May/June 2017

• Fertilizer industry financial scorecard
  Exactly how profitable was the fertilizer industry last year and who were the main financial winners and losers? The tough prevailing market conditions undoubtedly made 2016 a testing year for the sector's major players. We analyse the relative performance of leading fertilizer producers, following the publication of 2016 company results.

  Full article: 1,925 words | add to basket (£25)

• Advances in sulphuric acid plant design
  Innovative technologies from MECS, Outotec, Noram, Chemetics and Shell are helping transform the economics of sulphuric acid production and reduce emissions. New sulphuric acid plant designs are combining novel technologies in new process line-ups.

  Full article: 3,383 words | add to basket (£25)

• Unlocking the fertilizer market
  Improving the supply, trade and distribution of fertilizers holds the key to unlocking Sub-Saharan Africa's massive agricultural potential. Increasing fertilizer availability and affordability in the region will require stronger supply and distribution channels, access to finance and trade policy reforms – coupled to improvements in agricultural extension services to help boost demand.

  Full article: 4,094 words | add to basket (£25)

• Local production of affordable fertilizers in Africa
  Current fertilizer applications rates in Africa, around 15 kg/ha, fall short of the 50 kg/ha goal set in the 2006 Abuja Declaration. Improving the supply of nitrogen fertilizers to Africa's heartland offers one way of getting within reach of this goal. Stamicarbon's Joey Dobrée and Tom Tiethof describe two viable production solutions for Africa: large-scale coastal urea plants and smaller-scale local production units.

  Full article: 1,665 words | add to basket (£25)

• Phosphates 2017 conference review
  More than 400 delegates from 36 countries gathered at the Marriott Tampa Waterside Hotel, Tampa, Florida, 13-15 March, for CRU's Phosphates 2017 conference.

  Full article: 3,426 words | add to basket (£25)

• Phosphogypsum: co-product not waste?
  As it expands globally, phosphate fertilizer manufacturing is generating ever larger volumes of phosphogypsum waste. Billions of tonnes of this material is currently being managed at great cost within giant waste stacks. Yet, outside of North America, phosphogypsum is finding increasing use as a co-product in agricultural, building and construction applications. We examine whether the unwanted solid waste generated by the phosphates industry is on the verge of becoming a valued resource.

  Full article: 3,252 words | add to basket (£25)

• Phosphate rock quality and granulation
  Phosphate rock quality has a significant influence on fertilizer granulation. Curtis Griffin of PegasusTSI explains how variations in the quality of phosphate ore from the US, Morocco, Saudi Arabia and Peru affect the granulation process.

  Full article: 1,696 words | add to basket (£25)

• SOP project prospects
  An increase in the supply of primary SOP could potentially transform the market for this premium potash fertilizer. We provide a round-up of the most promising greenfield SOP mining projects worldwide.

  Full article: 3,823 words | add to basket (£25)