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

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Fertilizer International | January - February 2022

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

Lithium iron phosphate batteries breathe new life into specialty phosphates market
18 October 2021
AUTHOR: Glen Kurokawa, Senior Analyst, Phosphates

Beware the bubble – this is no commodity price supercycle
17 July 2021
Matthew Watkins, Principal Analyst, CRU
Eoin Dinsmore, Research Manager, CRU
Charlie Durant, Research Manager, CRU
Jumana Saleheen, Chief Economist and Head of Sustainability, CRU

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

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

Brexit trade deal: a moving precipice
16 December 2020
Alex Tuckett, Principal Economist, CRU

FX depreciations cause phosphate rock costs to tumble
04 September 2020
AUTHOR: Alexander Derricott, Senior Analyst - Fertilizer Costs - CRU Group

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

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

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

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

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

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

China’s potash and phosphate industries face an early mid-life crisis
Humphrey Knight, Senior Analyst, CRU
20 November 2019

Will high-cost animal feed phosphate producers survive the cull?
Jay Morrod, Analyst, CRU
23 October 2019

North America’s ‘Fertilizer Three’ set optimistic tone for 2020… but caution is urged
Chris Lawson, Research Manager, Fertilizers, CRU
07 August 2019

Wengfu and Kailin mega phosphate merger nears completion
Isabel Chen, Analyst, CRU
Chris Lawson, Research Manager, Fertilizers, CRU

What does vertical integration in the fertilizer value chain mean for producers’ strategies?
Seán Mulholland, Senior Consultant, CRU

Regional analysis and outlook for Chinese fertilizer import/export volumes for a strategic port investment
Seán Mulholland, Senior Consultant, CRU and Ying Dai, Senior Consultant, CRU

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

Watch: Chris Lawson discuss the importance of China for fertilizer analysis

New horizons for the phosphate market
Chris Lawson, Head of Phosphates, CRU

Phosphate rock margins squeezed as tighter EU regulation looms
Chris Lawson, Head of Phosphates, CRU