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Read the review for Nitrogen + Syngas 2023
Nitrogen & Syngas, Mar/Apr 2023

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Nitrogen & Syngas, Jan-Feb 2023

Energy from green hydrogen will be expensive, even in 2050
ATUHORS: Lize Wan, Sustainability Analyst; Paul Butterworth, Research Manager - CRU
24 February 2023

Green ammonia fuel faces three big challenges
Paul Butterworth, Research Manager - CRU
17 February 2022 

CRU launches new low-emissions ammonia price service
Alexander Derricott, Senior Analyst, Fertilizer Costs; Chris Lawson, Head of Fertilizers - CRU
21 February 2022

Demystifying green premia
AUTHORS: Sarah Macnaughton, Research Manager; Matthew Poole, Associate Managing Consultant - CRU
17 February 2022  

CRU Fertilizers – Top Ten Calls of 2023
AUTHOR - Chris Lawson, Head of Fertilizers, CRU
21 December 2022

Poor industry output, higher storage lowers carbon price
AUTHORS: Lize Wan, Sustainability Analyst; Paul Butterworth, Research Manager; CRU
31 August 2022

Europe nitrogen capacity closure and cost tracker
25 August 2022
AUTHOR: Chris Lawson, Head of Fertilizers

CRU Nitrogen + Syngas 2022 - Post Conference Review
Nitrogen + Syngas, May - June 2022

CRU Nitrogen + Syngas 2022 - Conference Preview
Nitrogen + Syngas, March - April 2022

WEBINAR: Low-emission ammonia – cutting through the hype… and the colours
22 February 2022
SPEAKERS: Chris Lawson, Head of Fertilizers; Shruti Kashyap, Principal Analyst, Nitrogen; Willis Thomas, Senior Consultant; Paul Butterworth, Research Manager - CRU

How can the nitrogen industry tackle emissions?
26 January 2022
AUTHOR: Brendan Daly, Senior Markets Editor, Sulphur and Sulphuric Acid, CRU

WEBINAR: Food to Fuel: Critical emissions considerations for the nitrogen industry
19 January 2022
SPEAKERS: Chris Lawson, Head of Fertilizers; Alex Derricott, Senior Analyst, Fertilizer Costs; Lavan Mahadeva, Research Director; Matthew Perlman, Sales - CRU

CRU Fertilizers – Top Ten Calls of 2022
10 January 2022
AUTHOR: Chris Lawson, Head of Fertilizers, CRU

Low-emission ammonia – flying up the hype cycle
22 December 2021
AUTHOR: Chris Lawson, Head of Fertilizers, CRU; CONTRIBUTOR: Shruti Kashyap, Principal Analyst, Nitrogen, CRU

Does the 2021 ammonium sulphate price rebound affirm synthetic capacity investment decisions?
09 July 2021
AUTHOR: Peter Harrisson, Principal Analyst, Sulphur and Sulphuric Acid, CRU

Fertilizer industry takes leap of faith on green ammonia
25 June 2021
AUTHORS: Matthew Hodgkinson, Analyst, Nitrogen, CRU; Willis Thomas, Senior Consultant, CRU Consulting

Fertilizer producers post strong Q1 earnings – but will the good times roll on?
13 May 2021
AUTHOR: Chris Lawson, Head of Fertilizers, CRU

Evaluating the nitrogen industry’s carbon challenge
30 April 2021
AUTHOR: Alexander Derricott, Senior Analyst, Fertilizer Costs, CRU

Dry bulk freight rates surge amid 'crazy' market
15 March 2021
AUTHOR: Jennifer Willis-Jones, Senior Markets Editor, Nitrogen, CRU

CRU Fertilizers – Top Ten Calls of 2021
19 January 2021
AUTHOR: Chris Lawson, Head of Fertilizers, CRU

Green ammonia: Pathways to successful project development and financing
02 December 2020
AUTHOR: Josie Armstrong, Head of Fertilizer and Chemicals Consulting, CRU

The future of green premia: A multi commodity perspective
07 September 2020
AUTHOR: Ben Jones, Managing Consultant; Josie Armstrong, Principal Consultant - CRU Group

Beirut explosion puts ammonium nitrate in the spotlight
06 August 2020
AUTHOR: Laura Cross, Head of Nitrogen Analysis, CRU

WEBINAR: Fertilizer Short Term Forecast Webinars - Join in the global conversation
Tuesday 07 July 2020
SPEAKERS: WEBINAR 1 AND 2 CHAIR - Chris Lawson, Research Manager, Fertilizers;
WEBINAR 1 SPEAKERS: Keshni Sritharan, Senior Analyst; Tom McIvor, Senior Markets Editor; Maria Antip, Nitrates and Sulphates Editor; Humphrey Knight, Senior Analyst, Potash; - all of CRU Group
WEBINAR 2 SPEAKERS: Jennifer Willis-Jones, Head of Nitrogen, Fertilizer Week; Dr Peter Harrisson, Principal Analyst; Brendan Daly, Senior Markets Editor; Glen Kurokawa, Analyst - all of CRU Group

Abidjan or Andalucía? NPK trade altered as OCP and PhosAgro strategies cross paths
24 June 2020
AUTHORS: Glen Kurokawa, Analyst; Chris Lawson, Research Manager, Fertilizers - CRU Group

CRU Fertilizers Top 10 calls for 2020 - Mid-year review
15 June 2020
AUTHOR: Chris Lawson, Research Manager, Fertilizers, CRU Group

Watch: Market Roundup - Fertilizers Price Outlook: Raw Materials
08 June 2020
SPEAKERS: Tom McIvor, Senior Markets Editor; Laura Cross, Head of Nitrogen Analysis; Peter Harrisson, Principal Analyst - all of CRU Group

Watch: Market Roundup - Fertilizers Price Outlook: Downstream
05 June 2020
SPEAKERS: Chris Lawson, Research Manager, Fertilizers; Tom McIvor, Senior Markets Editor; Keshni Sritharan, Senior Analyst; Matthew Hodgkinson, Analyst; Humphrey Knight Senior Analyst, Potash - all of CRU Group

China to announce more than RMB 5tn of stimulus
21 May 2020
AUTHORS: Jumana Saleheen, Chief Economist; Yingrui Wang, Economist; CRU

V, U and L: Demystifying recession shapes
07 May 2020
AUTHOR: Jumana Saleheen, Chief Economist, CRU Group

29 April 2020
CRU Webinar: Focusing on steel, aluminium, and fertilizers
How is the lock down affecting the Indian fertilizers and metals industry. Watch our latest webinar.
SPEAKERS: Anissa Chabib, Economist; Koyel Choudhury, Fertilizer Analyst; Puneet Paliwal, Senior Analyst; Shankhadeep Mukherjee, Senior Analyst: CRU

20 April 2020
China’s first ever negative quarterly GDP growth
AUTHOR: Yingrui Wang, Economist, CRU

16 April 2020
Covid-19 and fertilizers - Five things you need to know
AUTHOR: Laura Cross, Head of Nitrogen Analysis, CRU

02 April 2020
Global pandemic triggers global recession - Implications for CRU’s global macro and commodity outlook
SPEAKERS: Jumana Saleheen, Chief Economist; Josh Spoores, Principal Analyst; Doug Hilderhoff, Principal Analyst - CRU

20 February 2020
Watch: Market Roundup - The impact of the coronavirus on fertilizer markets
SPEAKERS: Chris Lawson, Research Manager, Fertilizers; Gavin Ju, Principal Analyst; Isabel Chen, Analyst; CRU

20 January 2020
Top NPK market forecasts for 2020
Glen Kurokawa, Analyst, CRU

13 January 2020
CRU Fertilizers top ten calls for 2020
Chris Lawson, Research Manager, Fertilizers, CRU

27 November 2019
China’s changing coal landscape crucial to global urea outlook
Author: Keshni Sritharan, Senior Analyst, CRU; Contributor: Gavin Ju, Principal Analyst, CRU

07 February 2019
What’s in store for the nitrogen market in 2019?
Laura Cross, Head of Nitrogen Analysis, CRU

04 December 2018
Worsening in Russia-Ukraine relations could hit nitrogen market
Jennifer Willis-Jones, Senior Markets Editor, CRU

26 October 2018
CRU’s Russian field trip confirms strong prospects for fertilizer demand
Rajiv Ram, Senior Analyst, CRU

29 June 2018:
EU to rule on Russia ammonium nitrate anti-dumping duties
Jack Elliott, Markets Editor, CRU Group

2nd May 2018:
Global fertilizer prices hang on cost of China’s greener future
Alexander Derricott, Fertilizer Costs Analyst, CRU Group

13th February 2018:
China reduces NPK tariffs, but will they export?
Calvin Ball, Analyst, CRU Group

6th February 2018:
Vinachem announces the divestment of its DAP and urea production assets
Wahome Muya, Senior Consultant, CRU Group

11th January 2018:
UAN trade flows shift in the USA
Doug Hoadley, Head of Nitrogen, Fertilizers

4th January 2018:
Winter in China tightens feedstock supply idling additional urea plants
Gavin Ju, Senior Consultant, CRU Group

7th December 2017:
CRU Fertilizers is the most highly rated provider of analysis and prices in the world
Nick Edwards, General Manager, CRU Analysis

5th December 2017:
Watch: Doug Hoadley on CRU Nitrogen
Doug Hoadley, Head of Nitrogen, Fertilizers

17th October 2017:
US crop tour reveals good fertilizer prospects for 2018
Rajiv Ram, Demand Analyst, CRU Group

11th October 2017:
China's environmental regulations will force nitrogen plant closures
Gavin Ju, Senior Consultant, CRU Group

Previous conference coverage 

Review of Nitrogen + Syngas 2017 Conference - by Nitrogen+Syngas (BC Insight)