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Safety in digitised ammonia plants
Digitalisation brings with it a fresh set of issues as well as opportunities for safety management.
A standard without a practical test
Graham Roeber, CEO, Orono Spectral Solutions, looks at how to test the oil content limit in anhydrous ammonia specifications.
Russia’s sulphur market hit by antitrust probe and plant strike
Russia's sulphur supply is under renewed pressure after another Ukrainian strike hit the Astrakhan gas processing plant, a facility vital to the country's fertilizer industry and responsible for over 60% of its sulphur output.
India plans sulphur and acid subsidies for phosphates production
The Indian government is considering a new financial relief package for its domestic fertilizer industry aimed at protecting its agricultural sector from volatile global markets, according to a Department of Fertilizers (DoF) document dated 14 August. The proposal directly addresses the impact of the "West Asia crisis" on key raw material costs.
Brazil approves BRL 10 billion Profert programme
Brazil's Federal Senate on 11 August approved the final text of the Profert bill (PL 699/2023), which will release up to BRL 10 billion ($1.85 billion) in tax-credit subsidies over five years to build new fertilizer plants or expand and modernise existing ones.