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Azomures announces the completion of the works under the partial technical turnaround

Azomures announces the completion of the works under the partial technical turnaround and the begining of the process of restarting the installations, implicitly the resumption of fertilizer production to normal capacities in extreme sanitary conditions caused by the Coronavirus epidemic. Started a month ago, on the 1st of March 2020, the partial technical review involved carrying out the usual maintenance …

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Fertiglobe: joint venture OCI & ADNOC

Fertiglobe is the world’s largest export-focused nitrogen fertilizer platform and the largest producer in the Middle East and North Africa with a combined production capacity of 6.5 million tons of urea and merchant ammonia. Fertiglobe’s capacity is produced at four subsidiaries in three countries: EBIC and EFC in Egypt, Fertil in the UAE, and Sorfert in Algeria. It is underpinned by …

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Rio Grande fertilizer plant investment by Yara

Norwegian chemical firm Yara International is planning to invest $275m to expand and modernise its Rio Grande fertilizer plant in Brazil. The facility is strategically located in southern Brazil, a key region in the country’s growing agricultural industry. The expansion, set for completion in 2020, is expected to create one of the most modern fertiliser sites in the Americas. Yara president …

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EU proposes new rule to increase organic and waste-based fertilisers use

The European Commission (EU) has proposed a new regulation that seeks easy access of organic and waste-based fertilisers to the EU single market, putting them on a level playing field with conventional, non-organic fertilisers. The new rule aims to create fresh market areas for new companies, and help to cut waste, energy consumption and environmental damage. The EU recently adopted …