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Tessenderlo – leading on liquids and a solubles success

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Tessenderlo Kerley International (TKInt) is a major global supplier of water-soluble sulphate of potash plant nutrition and the leading producer of thiosulphate-based fertilizers. In an exclusive interview, we speak to Nicolas White the company's Portfolio & Knowledge Director, about recent strategic developments. These include major investments in new production, transshipment and storage capacity, production offtake agreements, and product sales and marketing rights.

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Tessenderlo Kerley International (TKInt) was formed in 2017. The new Tessenderlo Group business unit brought together the strongly-growing Kerley International business, responsible for marketing liquid thiosulphate-based fertilizers (notably Thio-Sul®, KTS® and CaTs®) outside the US and Canada, and the well-established SOP Plant Nutrition business with its market leading granular (GranuPotasse®), soluble (SoluPotasse®) and foliar (K-Leaf®) sulphate of potash (SOP) products (Fertilizer International 484, p29). Keywords: Interview, Tessenderlo, Kerley International, TKInt, Thiosulphates, Potassium, Calcium, Ammonium, KTS, CaTs, Thio-Sul, Potassium, Sulphate, SOP, Fertilizers, Liquid, Water-soluble, Belgium, Netherlands, Geleen, Ham, Investment, Plants, Projects, Sustainability, Carbon footprint, Esseco, Kemira

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Nitrogen technology showcase

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We highlight recent production advances and innovations in nitrogen fertilizer production from Casale and Stamicarbon, two global leaders in process technology.

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Since the 1970s, the ammonia or self-stripping process has offered an alternative to the CO2-stripping process for urea synthesis, and is valued for its competitive energy consumption and operational costs. Keywords: Nitrogen technology, Casale, HYPER-U, CO2 stripping, Self Stripping, Stamicarbon, Process, Plant, Start-up, Design, Urea, Production, Operator training, Simulator, OTS, Ultra Low Energy, ULE, Heat, Integration, Recovery, Digital, Model, Tools, Monitor, Turkey, China, Gemlik Gubre, Jinjiang Xinlianxin

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Green fertilizers enter the market

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The last year has seen the first shipments of low-carbon 'green' fertilizers from companies such as Yara, Fertiberia, OCI and Sabic Agri-Nutrients. Partnerships with food manufacturers and retailers are helping to grow this emerging market and drive demand.

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2024 looks like becoming a turning point for agricultural decarbonisation. It’s been a year in which low-carbon ‘green’ fertilizers have finally started to enter the market – thanks to the inaugural production from the first wave of green and blue ammonia projects – with strong partnerships being forged between the world’s leading fertilizer producers and global food and drink companies. Keywords: Low-carbon , Hydrogen, Ammonia, Fertilizers, Blue, Green, Plants, Projects, Heroya, Porsgrunn, Puertollano, Yara, Fertiberia, OCI, Sabic Agri-Nutrients, OCP, PepsiCo, M&S, Simpsons Malt, El Parque Papas, Lantmännen, Decarbonisation, Carbon footprints, Norway, Sweden, UK, Germany, Argentina, Spain, Saudi Arabia, New Zealand

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IFA's medium-term outlook – a supply/ demand driven market

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The International Fertilizer Association (IFA) recently published its annual medium-term outlook for the fertilizer market. This followed presentations by Laura Cross and Armelle Gruère of IFA's Market Intelligence Service at the Association's Annual Conference in Singapore in late May.

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The long-standing market outlook session at IFA’s Annual Conference is an eagerly anticipated fixture on the fertilizer industry’s calendar. This highly informative and well attended once-a-year briefing is a conference highlight for hundreds of high-level fertilizer industry delegates. Keywords: Medium-term, Market, Report, Outlook, International Fertilizer Association, IFA, Demand, Consumption, Supply, Capacity, Trade, Geopolitics, Risks, Crops, Fertilizers, Prices, El Nino, La Nina, Urea, Potash, DAP, MAP, Diammonium, Monoammonium, Phosphate, Nitrogen

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Controlled-release fertilizers for sustainable farming

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Ronald Clemens, ICL's Marketing & Portfolio Manager CRF, talks to Fertilizer International about the role of controlled-release fertilizers in sustainable agriculture.

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A controlled-release fertilizer (CRF) – as defined by ISO Standard 8157:2022 – is a: “fertilizer in which nutrient release is controlled, meeting the stated release rate of [the] nutrient and [meeting] the stated release time at a specified temperature.” Keywords: Interview, Sustainability, Agriculture, Controlled-release fertilizers, CRFs, Carbon footprint, Nitrogen, Use efficiency, NUE, Losses, Soil health, Plant-growth promoting micro-organisms , PGPMs, Fertilizer, Coatings, Biodegradable, ICL, eqo.x

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US fertilizer industry update

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The US fertilizer industry, ranked fourth globally in terms of total production capacity, has grown and developed alongside an increasingly sophisticated domestic agricultural sector. The Biden administration has earmarked $900 million for investment in fertilizer assets to boost domestic production capacity and reduce input costs to farmers.

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The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced an investment of $83 million in domestic fertilizer projects across 12 states at the end of May. The government finance will help build new fertilizer production plants, modernise equipment and install new technologies. Keywords: Country, Report, United States, US, Fertilizer, Industry, Production, Producers, Products, Supply, Imports, Exports, Urea, Potash, MOP, Diammonium, Monoammonium, Phosphate, DAP, MAP, USDA, Investment, Projects, CF Industries, Nutrien, Itafos, Koch, Mosaic, JR Simplot, Intrepid Potash, Prices, Pricing

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Ulexandes – the leading Latin American boron producer

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We profile Ulexandes, a fast-expanding supplier of agricultural boron products with production plants in both Bolivia and Peru.

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Founded 25 years ago, Ulexandes is one of South America’s biggest boron suppliers and operates three production plants in Peru and Bolivia (see timeline). These source their mineral raw material, ulexite, from the Uyuni salt flat (Salar de Uyuni) in Bolivia and the Lake Salinas (Laguna Salinas) in Peru (Figure 1). Keywords: Company profile, Ulexandes, Peru, Bolivia, Uyuni, Salt flat, Ulexite, Boron, Products, Production, Mining, Projects, Investment, Expansion

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Automated process analysis and sorting

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Sophisticated control of phosphates production is now possible thanks to the availability of real-time process analysers. The emergence of laboratory robots is also improving process efficiency and delivering cost savings.

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Cost reduction and revenue generation have become increasingly important imperatives in the manufacture of phosphate fertilizers. Phosphate, Rock, Production, Process, Real time, Monitoring, Beneficiation, Froth flotation, Ore sorting, Mining, Reactor, Control, Automated, Laboratory robots, Alsys, Laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy, LIBS, Prompt gamma neutron activation analysis, PGNAA, Industrial Magnetic Resonance, IMR, NMR, Scantech, LexMar, LYNCIS, SABIA, Metso, Mosaic, Ma'aden, OCP, BHP, Jansen project, Canada, United States, Morocco, Saudi Arabia

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