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European Parliament event hosted by MEP Krzysztof Hetman on “Cheap Fertilizers from Russia – Another Threat to the EU Economy”
At yesterday's European Parliament event hosted by MEP Krzysztof Hetman on “Cheap Fertilizers from Russia – Another Threat to the EU Economy,” our Board Members Tiffanie Stephani, Hubert KAMOLA...
Need for an increased dialogue with united EU food chain to ensure a robust and enforceable Framework Legislation on Sustainable Food Systems
The European agri-food chain is eager to play a constructive and proactive role in driving the transition towards more sustainable food systems. With this purpose, we wish to step up the public-private cooperation between the Commission and the agri-food chain to ensure the creation of an efficient, robust, and successful Framework for Sustainable Food Systems (FSFS).
Fertilizers Europe is pleased to welcome its new Slovakian member, Duslo, a.s.
Fertilizers Europe is pleased to welcome its new Slovakian member, Duslo, a.s. which is part of the international group Agrofert holding since 2005 and one of the most crucial chemical industries in S...
Required changes in nitrogen inputs and nitrogen use efficiencies to reconcile agricultural productivity with water and air. Quality objectives in the EU-27
Nitrogen (N) losses to air, ground water and surface water in response to agricultural N inputs affect air and water quality. Agricultural N inputs in this article are defined as mineral N fertilisers...
Reconciling farming & air quality
European farms are essential in providing quality food that can sustain life on this planet today and in the future. However, agricultural activities also impact the environment. For example, agricult...
The EU’s push for biodagradable polymers in mineral fertilizers
by Leondina Della Pietra, Senior Scientific Officer, Fertilizers Europe
The EU Commission launched the Circular Economy Action Plan early in 2018. Among the main priorities of the plan is the reduc...
The European Fertilizer Industry at the crossroads between nutrition and Energy
by Jacob Hansen,
Director General, Fertilizers Europe
Over the past 6 months, the European Commission has made two important proposals.
On 1 June 2018 the European Commission presen...
Future of the EU’s agricultural policy: what about nutrient management?
By Tiffanie Stéphani Agriculture and Environment Manager at Fertilizers Europe
Article published in Fertilizer Focus Magazine
On 1 June 2018, the European Commission presented its legislative...
Symbiosis and Circular Economy in Fertilizers
The adoption of the New Fertilisers Regulation as it is proposed by the European Commission would imply that any product where “by-products” have been used at any stage in production would effecti...
The European Parliament goes down a wrong path
On 24 October 2017, the European Parliament adopted the compromise put forward by the S&D and ALDE groups, which sets an impossible reduction plan for cadmium in phosphorus fertilizers.
“The...
STATEMENT – European Parliament stresses CE-Marking means quality
Jacob Hansen (Director General of Fertilizers Europe) stated after the vote in the Internal Market and Consumer Protection Committee of the European Parliament on 13 July 2017 the following: "I congr...
Fertilizers Europe members awarded with the Product Stewardship Certificate
Following the Product Stewardship audits of 2017 performed by DNV-GL, all Fertilizers Europe members were awarded with certificates for best management practices of the life cycle of fertilizers.
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Circular Economy & Smart Farming: the fertilizer sector has a crucial role to play
The biannual Forum on Fertilizers and Nutrients for Growth, organized on 7 June 2017 by Fertilizers Europe, observed efforts in circular economy and means of scaling up smart farming in Europe. The tw...
Vote in AGRI & ENVI Committees: One step forward, two steps back
Reaction of Fertilizers Europe after the votes on the Fertilizer Regulation in the Agriculture and Environment Committees of the European parliament The Agriculture Committee of the European Parliamen...
Allowance balance calculation in the EU ETS
A new study from ECOFYS (May 2017) shows that whereas most industrial sectors have an allowance surplus to carry into ETS phase IV and some even into ETS V, the fertilizer sector has had a negative ba...
Future of CAP: maintain agricultural productivity
Fertilizers Europe welcomes the public consultation on modernizing the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) launched by EU Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development, Phil Hogan. The association c...
MEPs continue dialogue on the New Fertilizer Regulation
Collaboration is crucial for product quality and securing competitive production capacity of mineral fertilizers in Europe
MEP Ildikó Gáll-Pelcz, Vice-President of the European Parliame...
Plenary vote on ETS IV strikes balance
Fertilizers Europe welcomes the vote on ETS IV during the plenary session in Strasbourg on 15 February. We feel that the outcome of this vote strikes a fair balance and works in favor of the industry...
Fertilizers Europe welcomes ENVI vote on ETS 4
Today at the European Parliament, the ENVI Committee voted on the ETS 4 reform. Fertilizers Europe welcomes the vote which we believe gives a fair compromise of ambition and fairness.
Fir...
Forum on Fertilizers and Nutrients for Growth
The fifth Forum on Fertilizers and Nutrients for Growth event took place on October 19th in the European Parliament, hosted by MEP Peter Jahr and MEP Julie Girling. This year's forum focused on the ne...
Hellagrolip SA joins Fertilizers Europe
Hellagrolip SA is the leading commercial and industrial fertilizer company in Greece and has joined Fertilizers Europe as a full member in July 2016.
This company is the top producer of...
Agri-Food Chain Coalition
The report on “Technical solutions for sustainable agriculture” drafted by MEP Anthea McIntyre, and already endorsed by the European Parliament’s Agricul-ture Committee (COMAGRI), received stron...
How to tier and where to tier? Key ETS reform questions that need answering
In designing the new emissions trading scheme (ETS IV), it is important to build a system that will help the environment and drive emission reductions. At the same time, the system must stay close to...
Bio-economy depends on technological innovation and the fertilizer industry wants to be part
Berlin, 16 January 2015
Bio-economy is about using renewable biological resources and making the economy more sustainable and resource-efficient. We live in times of a growing global popu...
EU Nitrogen Expert Panel presented to the European Parliament
Brussels, 10 December 2014
The “Forum on Fertilizers and Nutrients for Growth” took place in the European Parliament on the 9 December 2014. The meeting was chaired by Julie...
EU Nitrogen Expert Panel gets off to a flyer
Probably the greatest minds in the world of Nitrogen met in Windsor, UKI between the 22-23 September. The launch of the Nitrogen Expert Panel brought the cream of knowledge from the academic, scientif...
Product Stewardship awards ceremony
Minister Karpinski, the Polish Treasury Minister, today presided over the Fertilizers Europe Product Stewardship awards. 15 of our member companies passed the robust audit process managed by Det Norsk...