Agenda2023 | CRU Phosphates 2025 Conference & Exhibition

Agenda 2023

13:00	Exhibition and registration open
	Technical Showcase Agenda
14:30	GEOSCAN-M use for process improvement in phosphate plants Angelica Ayala, Scantech
14:45	Benefits of graphite as a material of construction for equipment used in phosphate industry operations Yogesh Gujarathi, Graphite India
15:00	PHOSFLOW® Technology for the mitigation of scale growth in heat exchangers John Carr, Solvay
15:15	An overview of Nalco Water offerings for phosphate fertilizer industry Steven Paulson, Nalco Water, An Ecolab Company
15:30	Coffee Break
16:00	Expertise on phosphate ore beneficiation and fertilizer coating additives Samuel Gimenez Garcia, Kao Chemicals
16:15	Sustainable operations and environmentally friendly applications in bulk material handling Marco Bertorelle, Bedeschi
16:30	High purity Mono Ammonium Phosphate (Super MAP) production technology Khaled Matar, ASOS
16:45	Maximize reliability with modern, data-driven shutdown planning David Anderson, Valmet
17:00	Mist elimination principles in industry Brian Clancy, Kimre
17:30	Welcome Reception Sponsored by Eti Gubre
19:00	Close of Day One

08:00

Registration and exhibition open

Plenary Keynote Session

09:00	Global phosphate market outlook: Analysing trends, opportunities, growth drivers, and restraints Humphrey Knight, Principal Analyst, Phosphate & Potash, CRU Group

09:30	Eti Bakir’s circular approach to integrated sustainability: Maximising natural resources Emre Kayisoglu, General Manager, Eti Bakir
10:00	Panel Discussion: Understanding the demand dynamics: Debating strategies to tackle an economic crisis Marc Ostwald, Chief Economist and Global Strategist, ADM Investor Services Kemalettin Yakup Büyükgöz, Linkedin "Gübre Sektörü" Representative / Shifang Hua Rong Chemical Company Andy Jung, Director, Market & Strategic Analysis, The Mosaic Company Moderator: Humphrey Knight, Principal Analyst, Phosphate & Potash, CRU Group
10:45	Coffee & Networking Break

Commercial & Markets Agenda

Regional supply and demand outlooks

Session moderator: Marc Ostwald, ADM
11:15 Current status and future of the Chinese phosphate fertilizer industry
Overview of the current position: Chinese capacity and production, import and export, fertilizer consumption
Policy update: Reducing consumption and improving fertilizer efficiency
2022 domestic phosphate market analysis
Future outlook
Dr. Lee Bo, Vice Director of Information Department, China Phosphate and Compound Fertilizer Industry Association
11:40 An update on Mosaic and our primary markets: North America, Brazil, India and China
Mosaic’s global phosphates footprint and plans for the future
What Mosaic expects in 2023 for our primary markets in the Americas (North America and Brazil)
Factors to watch: Ag commodity markets; China phosphate exports; The resurgence of Indian phosphates demand
Andy Jung, Director, Market & Strategic Analysis, The Mosaic Company
12:05 Regional Focus: North America
Supply and Demand Dynamics
2022 vs 2023
Seasonal Outlook
Ryan Doyle, Director, US Sales, Itafos
12:25 Low Carbon and Green Fertilizers
Egemen Orucoglu, Sales Director Turkiye & North Africa, Yara

Technical Agenda

Phosphoric acid operations

11:15 Addition of new ANDRITZ tilting pan filter at IMACID in Morocco to filter 1050 tons P2O5/day
Rabi Saadaoui, Process Engineer, Andritz AG
11:45 Nalco Water’s ScaleGuard™ antiscalant technology for Heat exchanger in phosphoric acid concentration at a North African fertilizer plant: A use case
Rajesh Raitani, Nalco Water, An Ecolab Company
12:15 Cooling water facilities at phosphoric acid plants
Jan Tytgat, De Smet Agro

12:45

Networking Lunch

Commercial & Markets Agenda

Regional supply and demand insights

14:00 How to manage and optimize the fertilizer supply chain in a disrupted and uncertain world and in turbulent times
• Global and local supply and demand of phosphate markets
• Main risks and issues in the markets
• Adopting sustainable ESG practices in the phosphate
Hakan Goral, Vice Chairman, Toros Turkey
14:30 Phosphate rock market across Latin America countries: An update on the Bifox project
Brief overview of the phosphate fertilizer market in Latin America
Phosphate rock use for direct application and processing across Southern Cone countries (Chile, Paraguay, Uruguay, Argentina)
The Bifox project in Caldera (Chile): current situation and commercial expansion plans for the near and medium run
Ernesto Lima, Chief Operations Officer, Bifox Limited
15:00 Developing Verdant Minerals’ Ammaroo Ammonium Phosphate fertilizer project
Chris Tziolis, CEO, Verdant Minerals

Technical Agenda

Phosphoric acid operations

14:00 Phosphoric acid concentration unit technology
Hadrien Leruth, Business Development Engineer, Prayon Technologies
Jan Tytgat, Process Engineering Manager, De Smet Agro
14:25 Economies of scale in large phosphoric acid plants
Elton Curran, JESA
14:50 Review of Phosphoric Acid Production Technologies
Lyndsay Tran; Jayden Ladebruk, Hatch
15:10 Innovative and sustainable technologies for selective removal of cadmium and arsenic from phosphoric acid
Ravi Hiremath, Solvay

15:30

Coffee & networking break

Commercial & Markets Agenda

Phosphate rock market updates

16:00 Financing junior phosphates projects: What is the investment appetite?
• The role for juniors in the phosphates industry in the light of food security, de-globalization and energy transition
• Investment appetite and investor considerations while financing new projects, and takeaways from recent fund raisings
Santhosh Seshadri, Research Analyst, Global Agribusiness and EV Battery materials, HSBC Securities and Capital Markets
16:20 Rock market dynamics and project updates
• Norge Mining vision and commitment to socially and environmentally responsible mining
• General overview of project status and next steps in development
• Importance of project to Norway and EU
Tim Galusky, Project Director, Norge Mining
16:45 The Shiel Phosphate Mining Project: A World Class Opportunity for Sustainable Growth
Kabelo Mathopo, Executive Director and Chief Operations Officer, MGB Mining Resources (Pty) Ltd

Technical Agenda

Developments in phosphate beneficiation

16:00 Unlocking value - Verdant Minerals and TOMRA Sorting find a common approach
Jens-Michael Bergmann, TOMRA sorting GmbH
16:30 Novel surfactants to enhance collectors for the direct flotation of apatite
Lucas Moore, Colonial Chemical, Inc.
17:00 New reagent schemes for processing sedimentary phosphate ores
Guoxin Wang, Arkema

08:00

Registration and exhibition open

Commercial & Markets Agenda

Exploring the role of phosphates in the energy transition: LFP Battery spotlight session

09:00 Analysing demand for lithium-iron-phosphate batteries in the electric vehicle sector
Sam Adham, Head of Battery Materials, Sustainability, CRU
09:30 The coming shortage in LFP grade phosphoric acid
Overview of the current position: Chinese capacity and production, import and export, fertilizer consumption
How do we define “LFP grade” phosphoric acid and What are the Criteria?
Clean, traceable, ethical, consistent, secure, high quality, to ESG scale, with a low carbon footprint
Compliancy with U.S. Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) guidelines. Local secure sourcing
Directly integrated into the supply chains of the major north American electric vehicle manufacturers
The technology client and its necessities. This cannot be an after-thought of the food or fertilizer business
The need to work together and to understand and to be a fundamental part of the EV battery supply chain
John Passalacqua, CEO, First Phosphate
10:00 Avenira – Australia’s first integrated LFP battery cathode project
Avenira – well positioned in the battery supply chain
High purity TPA production for flexibility for high value markets
Wonarah – Tier 1 high grade phosphate resource
Sustainable practices and outcomes
Brett Clark, Chairman and CEO, Avenira

Technical Agenda

Advancing sustainability in the phosphate industry

09:00 Ash2®Phos: Closing the Phosphorus cycle - Value added recycling from incinerated sewage sludge
Dr. Philipp Theuring, Market Developer, EasyMining
09:30 Energy transition: Will there be any impact on Sulfuric Acid Production?
Agnes von Garnier; Hannes Storch, Metso Outotec
10:00 Sustainability – The trademark for Prayon processes
Hadrien Leruth, Prayon Technologies

10:30

Coffee & networking break

Commercial & Markets Agenda

Specialty demand outlooks

Session moderator: Egemen Orucoglu, Sales Director Turkiye & North Africa, Yara
11:00 Developments in the specialty and complex fertilizer markets
Specialty and complex fertilizers demand has been rising in Southeast Europe over the last years. What are the reasons? Is it a sustainable trend? Who are the players? Are the higher prices for these specialty fertilizers justified compared to potential higher harvest results. What is the strategy of Agropolychim for these types of fertilizers?
Philippe Rombaut, Managing Director, Agropolychim
11:20 Specialty Plant Nutrition Market
• An insight into the Brazilian agriculture
• Specialty plant nutrition categories
• Key agronomic services
• Disruptive, consistent and science-based innovation at ICL
Eli Amon, Growing Solutions President Deputy and Head of Commodities, ICL Group
11:30 Phosphoric acid – The future is white
• Phosphate rock and value chain
• Manufacturing of Phosphoric acid and the environment
• Phosphoric acid market trends
• Purified Phosphoric acid- Need of the hour
Ajay Mahajan, CEO - Overseas Chemicals, Aditya Birla
12:00 Implications for industry of EU policies
• Update on the major developments in EU policies on fertilisers and chemicals which are underway, with the Commission Communication on Fertilisers Availability and Affordability (November 2022)
• Entry into force of the EU Fertilising Products Regulation (June 2022)
• Green Deal target to reduce nutrient losses by 50%
• Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability and revision of REACH
• Revision of the EU Critical Raw Materials List (Phosphate Rock, P4 and possibly Potash)
• National policies (Austria is now the third European country to notify a phosphorus recycling legal obligation) and industry developments (P, K and N recycling units coming online)
Ludwig Hermann, President, ESPP

Technical Agenda

Developments in fertilization and nutrient use efficiency

11:00 Environmental challenge to opportunity
Alexander Van Heuverswyn, Business Developer, Jan De Nul Group
11:30 Improving soil chemistry to increase nutrient use efficiency
Hunter Swisher, Phospholutions
12:00 Product design for customised specialty fertilizers
Jens Bergmann, Glatt Ingenieurtechnik GmbH

12:30

Lunch

Commercial & Markets Agenda

Supply chain and logistics

14:00 The impact of shipping on phosphates prices and trade flows
• Shipping markets review and outlook
• Recent trends in the phosphates trade; The impact of the Russia-Ukraine war on fertilizer prices and phosphates trade flows
• Towards “green shipping” – the implications of environmental regulations on shipping dynamics and shipping costs
Plamen Natzkoff, Associate Director, Dry Bulk Commodities, MSI
14:30 Utilising local resources for decentralised phosphate production
Current phosphatic fertilizers are produced in only a few countries and poses risks of timely availability and price hikes with supply chain disruptions
Soils in sub-Saharan Africa are P deficient and many farmers cannot afford to apply optimum rates of fertilizers. Yet many of these countries have phosphate rock (PR) deposits
The current P fertilizer production requires huge financial investment and to be economically feasible, PR deposits must be large (last for 30-50 years). Hence restricted to fewer countries, making PR deposits in sub-Sarana Africa economically non-viable. The current production practice also generates wastes
Direct application of PR while limited to reactive PRs and acidic soils overcomes the above issues. Phosphate rock decision support system (https://prdss.ifdc.org/) helps identify conditions suitable for direct application of PR
The utility of direct application of PR is also enhanced by processes that improve plant availability of P. This process will allow previously non-viable PR deposits to produce P fertilizers while improving accessibility and affordability in sub-Saharan Africa

Dr. Upendra Singh, Vice President, Research, IFDC

Technical Agenda

Efficiency improvements

14:00 Phosphate-based fertilizer cooling comes full circle: The role thermal processing technologies are playing in improving the operational energy climate
Igor Makarenko, Solex Thermal Science
14:30 Beyond digitalisation: the next leap in plant efficiency
Collin Bartlett – Director, Business Development – Metals & Chemical Processing
Tara Rana – Global Solutions Architect, MMM Segment Schneider Electric