Tag: Fertilizer

Rotary coolers remain a popular choice with fertilizer producers, explains Shane Le Capitaine of FEECO International, thanks to their ability to meet the industry’s rigorous demands.

Igor Makarenko of Solex Thermal Science reviews the main equipment options for fertilizer cooling and their relative merits.

The European Commission is proposing to place tariffs on EU fertilizer imports from Russia and Belarus.

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Carbon Recycling International (CRI), which operates a geothermally powered green methanol plant at Svartsengi, 40km southwest of Reykjavik, had to evacuate its site in late November when a 3km fissure opened in the earth a few kilometres away and lava began spilling across adjacent land. Satellite photos of the area taken on November 24 show a large field of molten and cooled lava to the north, west, and south of Svartsengi, though the plant itself remained undamaged. CRI’s Iceland facility runs on CO2 , water, and renewable electricity from the Svartsengi geothermal power station. CRI says the low-carbon energy source allows it to produce 4,000 t/a of methanol with a greenhouse gas footprint just 10–20% that of conventional methanol.

Brazil’s state-controlled oil company Petrobras plans to resume construction of its UFN-III nitrogen fertilizer unit in Tres Lagoas, Mato Grosso do Sul state.

Latin America has become a desirable destination for green ammonia projects. This is linked to the region’s abundance of relatively inexpensive renewable energy, and large-scale fertilizer demand from a growing, high-value and import-dependent agricultural market. Ahead of Fertilizer Latino Americano 2025, Fertilizer International discusses regional green ammonia project prospects with leading players ATOME, Casale, Atlas Agro and Stamicarbon.

In the ever-evolving landscape of agricultural inputs, a quiet revolution has been taking place across Latin America. Value-added fertilizers (VAFs), long operating in the shadows of traditional fertilizers, have emerged as a powerful force in the region’s agricultural transformation. Vatren Jurin of DunhamTrimmer explains more.

California-based biologicals company BioConsortia is launching the nitrogen-fixing product Always N for 2025 season sales in New Zealand with its partner Mosaic. The product, which is based on robust, spore-forming, gram-positive microbes (Paenibacillus ) fixes atmospheric nitrogen throughout the growing season by colonising the roots of corn, wheat and potatoes, as well as fruits and vegetables. Always N delivers consistent yield gains and is backed by data from more than 300 trials in Brazil, New Zealand, the US and Europe. Fertilizer International spoke with Marcus Meadows-Smith, the company’s CEO, ahead of the Fertilizer Latino Americano 2025 conference.

With a strategic vision, effective partnerships, and targeted investments, Brazil has the potential to turn its current challenges into competitive advantages. Bruno Dias Ferreira, Pedro Veillard Farias, Tiago Nunes de Freitas Dahdah, Bernardo Silva, Guilherme Almeida Machado and José Carlos Polidoro explain how the country is planning to consolidate its position as a sustainable leader in global agricultural.