Fertilizer International
The magazine for the global fertilizer industry

Latest issue:
July/August 2020

• Covid-19: adjusting to the new normal
  We report on how the fertilizer industry and individual companies are working to mitigate the impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic.

  Full article: 2,689 words | add to basket (£25)

• Nitrogen projects and licensors
  Following the publication of the 2020 nitrogen project listing by our sister magazine Nitrogen+Syngas, we profile a selection of leading nitrogen projects and their process licensors. Australia, Egypt, India, Nigeria and Russia have been key countries for new project developments.

  Full article: 4,803 words | add to basket (£25)

• Sulphur: the fourth crop nutrient
  Sulphur is becoming an increasingly important crop nutrient – due to a combination of lower sulphur emissions, the increasing prevalence of high-analysis fertilizers and higher cropping intensity.

  Full article: 3,497 words | add to basket (£25)

• Micronutrients make major impacts
  The widespread problem of soil micronutrient deficiency has come under the spotlight in recent years. We look at the range of specialist fertilizer products able to tackle micronutrient deficits in crops and soils.

  Full article: 3,160 words | add to basket (£25)

• Covid-19 and phosphates: from fear to optimism
  The phosphates market to date has remained remarkably resilient during the Covid-19 pandemic. Despite early fears, 2020 has seen strong overall demand so far and no major supply-side disruptions. But concerns still lie ahead, as Alberto Persona, principal phosphate analyst at Fertecon/IHS Markit, explains.

  Full article: 1,475 words | add to basket (£25)

• Innovation showcase
  We profile a selection of innovative speciality products and agronomic technologies that have recently been brought to market.

  Full article: 3,275 words | add to basket (£25)

• The water-soluble phosphate market
  Demand from horticulture has seen the use of water-soluble phosphates rise globally to almost one million tonnes annually. We assess the market and its growth prospects, identify leading producers and highlight recent product innovations.

  Full article: 2,404 words | add to basket (£25)

• Digitalisation: supporting customers remotely
  As the industrial value chain for fertilizers and their raw materials manages its way through the unprecedented global Covid-19 pandemic, Metso Outotec's Hannes Storch, Collin Bartlett & Marcus Runkel reflect on the range of digital tools installed by the company at its industrial reference plants globally.

  Full article: 2,543 words | add to basket (£25)

• Water-solubles: rising star of the speciality market
  As the rising star in the fast-growing speciality plant nutrients market, smart fertilizer producers are expanding their water-soluble product portfolios. Sana Boulabiar and Matias Navarro, Veolia Water Technologies North America, explain the attraction.

  Full article: 1,036 words | add to basket (£25)

• Weir Minerals: the engineering experts
  Weir Minerals has the global engineering expertise to tackle the world's harshest and most extreme mine and quarry environments. These range from Canada's frozen north to tropical Indonesia and the remote deserts of Chile, Mongolia and Australia. This expertise extends to Florida's phosphate mining district, where a dedicated multi-disciplinary team is delivering an integrated approach to some tough mining challenges.

  Full article: 820 words | add to basket (£25)

• Potash players adapt to the Covid crisis
  The fertilizer industry's 'essential' status is no barrier to bearish pricing, according to Andy Hemphill, senior markets editor for potash at ICIS Fertilizers.

  Full article: 1,076 words | add to basket (£25)