May 2024

We’re welcoming in the summer with World Fertilizer’s brand-new May/June issue! To start things off, Contributing Editor, Gordon Cope, discusses the innovative nature of the European fertilizer sector and why it seems set to thrive over the coming decade. Next up, Stamicarbon considers how new granulation technologies could result in a more premium end product that can better withstand challenging storage and shipping conditions. The rest of the issue is jam-packed with fantastic editorial contributions on the topics of phosphate processing, process analyser technology, asset integrity and more. Many thanks to Halliburton Multi-Chem for being this issue’s wonderful front cover sponsor.

This month's front cover is brought to you by HALLIBURTON.

Comment

News

Analysing The European Fertilizer Industry
Contributing Editor, Gordon Cope, discusses the innovative nature of the European fertilizer sector and why it seems set to thrive over the coming decade.

Producing Fertilizer Fit For The Long Haul
Barbara Cucchiella, Ahmed Shams, and Branislav Manic, Stamicarbon, the Netherlands, consider how new granulation technologies could result in a more premium end product that can better withstand challenging storage and shipping conditions.

Reaching New Levels
Christian Keon, Nanoprecise Sci Corp., Canada, discusses how operational efficiency and reliability in fertilizer production can be enhanced with the help of advanced technologies.

Buffered Heat Exchangers For Safe Cooling
Alexandre Rossi, Breno Avancini, Laura Borges and Victor Machida, Clark Solutions, Brazil, examine how mindful and considered heat exchanger design could be the key to preventing dangerous chemical reactions and increasing fertilizer plant safety.

Navigating The Future
Pratibha Pillalamarri, Aspentech, USA, discusses how fertilizer companies can enhance asset integrity and plant reliability.

Enhancing Sustainability In The Phosphate Industry
James Byrd, JESA Technologies, USA, discusses the management of fluorine in phosphoric acid plants.

Striving For Efficient Recycling Solutions
Johannes Buchheim, Glatt Ingenieurtechnik, Germany, explains how innovative technologies can help to overcome the challenges of phosphorus recycling and contribute to a more sustainable circular economy.

Phosphate Technology For A New Era
Evgeny Fedoseev and James Samuelson, Novaphos Inc., USA, outline a new economic and sustainable approach to effectively deliver high quality phosphate for the fertilizer market.

Improving Efficiency Sustainably
Phospholutions Inc, USA, discuss how the efficiency of phosphorus fertilizer can be enhanced in order to make its application more sustainable.

Reducing Response Time In Fertilizer Production
Lucas de Clercq, Alsys International BV, the Netherlands, considers the opportunity for faster and more accurate factory data acquisition and explores its potential impact on the fertilizer industry.

Moving Online
Alexander Baryshnikov and Mindaugas Dailide, Lyncis, Lithuania, outline safe and cost-effective techniques for online elemental analysis in fertilizer production.

All In Good Sense
René Braun, Grandperspective, Germany, explains how intelligent ground-based remote sensing systems can bring both safety and environmental protection to fertilizer manufacturing.

No Place Like Dome
Rebecca Long Pyper, Dome Technology, USA, outlines the benefits of domes for fertilizer storage, including structural longevity, handling options and customisation.

The King Of Chemical Elements
AK Tyagi, Nuberg Engineering Ltd., India, examines the role of sulfur in modern society and its significance for the fertilizer industry.

May 2024

Contents