Argus Asia Fertilizer

The No.1 Event for Finding New Opportunities and New Contacts in the Asian Fertilizer Market

The 14th annual Argus Asia Fertilizer conference will be held on 11-13 April 2018 in Beijing, China. 500+ attendees, across 300 companies from 55 countries are expected at this year's conference.

If you see an opportunity to import raw materials from China and want to meet all your potential suppliers in one trip, or you want to understand how changes in trade will affect your business, join us at the next Argus Asia Fertilizer conference. This is the event which brings the global fertilizer trade to China – which in turn attracts all the major Chinese exporters.

See who you could meet at the conference here

2018 Confirmed Speakers Include:
Xu Qinzheng, Vice President, Stanley
Suhaidi Hamzah, Chief Executive Officer, Felda Agricultural Services
Wang Liqing, Secretary General, China Nitrogen Fertilizer Industry Association
Li Guang, Secretary General, China Phosphate Fertilizer Industry Association
Baoquan Li, Sales Director, LUXI Group
Thirach Rungruangkanokkul, Executive Director, AFMA (Agricultural and Food Marketing Association for Asia and the Pacific)
Satish Chander, Director General, FAI - The Fertiliser Association of India
Amir Gerber, Semi-Specialties Marketing Manager, ICL Fertilizers

What you will get at the conference:

You can explore opportunities in South East Asia, including Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia
Gain insight on global production capacities and the impact on your 2017 strategy
You can meet all of your potential suppliers in one trip
Develop your product range at Asia’s only dedicated event for this sector
Do business with over 500 key fertilizer producers, traders and importers

Secure your place today!

Download the 2018 brochure

New for 2018!

You can now benefit from our new one-day conference – Argus Added Value Fertilizers Asia – being held alongside Argus Asia Fertilizer 2018 on Wednesday 11 April.

The conference is focused on the specialties and enhanced efficiency fertilizers which can add the most value to Asian crops and Asian companies. This is your chance to assess growth prospects in Asia and to meet your potential customers, suppliers and partners in this region.

You can take advantage of special prices for attending both events – secure your place here!

Take a look at what Argus Added Value Fertilizers Asia offers you.

View more photos from the 2017 conference here

Attendee by country

A sample of companies confirmed to attend 2018 include:

Belarusian Potash Company, AFMA (Agricultural and Food Marketing Association for Asia and the Pacific), FITCO International, ALLIED HARVEST COMPANY LIMITED, Anhui Liuguo Chemical Industry, Anhui Runquan Trading, CHENGDU NITORA AGROTECH, China Blue Chemical, China Phosphate Fertilizer Industry Association, China Pigeon Chemical, CNAMPGC(SHANGHAI) Chemical Fertilizer, DESHANG (CHINA) TRADING, ERLIANHOT TIANYU TRADING, Etherchem International Company Limited, EuroChem Agro Asia, EuroChem Agro Trading (Shenzhen), Fertisul Beijing Limited, Guangdong Tianhe Agricultural Means of Production, Guangdong Zhanhua Group, GUIZHOU KAILIN INTERNATIONAL TRADING, Haicheng Magnesium Fertilizer Industrial, Handan Shengsong, Hebei Shengyi Fertilizer, Heilongjiang Beifeng International Trading and many more…

View the full list of attendees here

For further information on Argus Asia Fertilizer 2018, please contact us using the details below:

+44 20 7780 4340
fertconferences@argusmedia.com

2018 Confirmed Speakers Include:

Xu Qinzheng, Vice President, Stanley

Suhaidi Hamzah, Chief Executive Officer, Felda Agricultural Services
Wang Liqing, Secretary General, China Nitrogen Fertilizer Industry Association
Li Guang, Secretary General, China Phosphate Fertilizer Industry Association
Baoquan Li, Sales Director, LUXI Group
Thirach Rungruangkanokkul, Executive Director, AFMA (Agricultural and Food Marketing Association for Asia and the Pacific)
Satish Chander, Director General, FAI - The Fertiliser Association of India

Amir Gerber, Semi-Specialties Marketing Manager, ICL Fertilizers

Agenda

*This agenda is subject to change.

Wednesday 11 April
09.00	Registration and Coffee Exhibition Stands Open Pre-arrange your meetings and start doing business straight away
09.00 - 17.30	Argus Added Value Fertilizers Asia 2018 – separately bookable A seperately bookable new one-day conference focused on the specialties and enhanced efficiency fertilizers which can add the most value to Asian crops and Asian companies.
16.00 - 17.00	Roundtable Discussions with the Argus Editors Your chance to talk through shared problems and exchange knowledge with colleagues working in the same field. Choose the topic which is most important for you and join in the moderated discussion. A great way to generate new ideas and meet potential suppliers, customers and partners! • Table 1 Phosphate Market Outlook Mike Nash, Editor - Argus Phosphates • Table 2 Nitrogen Market Outlook Steve Mitchell, Editor - Argus Nitrogen • Table 3 Outlook for Asia Carl Roache, Editor - Argus Asia • Table 4 NPKs Outlook Gavin Chong, VP Asia, Fertilizer Markets, Argus
17.30 - 19.30	Cocktail Reception You can enjoy a relaxing evening catching up with customers or making new contacts

Thursday 12 April
08.30	Registration and Exhibition Opens
	Plenary Session: Market Update and Growth Opportunities
09.30	Chairperson’s Welcome Remarks and Argus Strategy Update Xie Fang, Senior Analyst, Argus Lauren Williamson, Senior Vice President - Fertilizers, Argus
09.50	Opening Remarks: Fertilizer Industry Developments in China Wang Liqing, Secretary General, China Nitrogen Fertilizer Industry Association Li Guang, Secretary General, China Phosphate Fertilizer Industry Association Chen Guofu, Secretary General – Potash Branch, China Inorganic Salt Industry Association
10.20	Meeting Environmental Controls in China and Possible Impacts to Fertilizer Production - Policy update - Will emissions controls reduce exports out of China? - Strategies for environmentally friendly operations Baoquan Li, Sales Director, LUXI Group
10.50	Coffee Break
11.20	Coal Market Price Impacts on Urea Outputs - How coal prices will impact urea imports to China - Natural gas accessibility - Coal vs gas production outlook for 2018 William Wang, Senior China Analyst - Coal, Argus
11.50	Outlook for the Chinese Urea Market - How will oversupply impact the supply and demand balance in China - Is there a movement towards multi-nutrient fertilizers? - What to expect from Chinese production in 2018 Yanyu Xu, Vice President, Jiangsu Linggu
12.30 - 14.00	Lunch
	Chair’s Opening Remarks Gavin Chong, Vice President Business Development – Asia, Argus
14.00	NPK Fertilizer Market Developments - Factors impacting NPK costs - Export tax policy developments - New production outlook Xu Qinzheng, Vice President, Stanley
14.30	Domestic Potash Production - SOP production capacity - Where is this going? - Impacts of new supply Zhang Lin, Marketing Director, Luobupo
15.00 - 15.30	Coffee Break
15.30	Phosphate Market Developments - International and domestic market outlook - Impacts of new supply - Regional developments and S+D trends Wang Ying, Head of Info Dept, China Phosphate Fertilizer Industry Association
16.00	Sulphur Market Developments and Impacts to Phosphate Production in China - Target markets - Changes to global supply dynamics - Outlook for 2018 Claira Lloyd, Editor – Argus Sulphur, Argus
16.30	End of day one
17.30 - 19.30	Cocktail Party

Friday 13 April
08.30	Registration and Exhibition Opens
	The Indian Fertilizer Market
09.20	Chairperson’s Opening Remarks Carl Roache, Editor - Asia Fertilizers, Argus
09.30	India Market Outlook for 2018 - Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) update and market impact outlook - Market challenges - Outlook for 2018 Satish Chander, Director General, FAI - The Fertiliser Association of India
10.00	Increasing the Use of Value Added Fertilizers in India - Water soluble fertilizer developments - Micronutrient adoption - Application trends Madhab Adhikari, Senior General Manger, Coromandel International Limited
10.30	Prospects for the Urea Market in India - Meeting domestic demand - 2018 regional supply and demand trends - Outlook for growth of coated urea Manoj Mishra, Chairman & Managing Director, National Fertilizer Ltd
11.00 - 11.30	Coffee Break
	Exploring South East Asia
11.30	Drivers for Penetrating the Fertilizer Market in Indonesia and Malaysia - Regulatory clarity and restraints - Strategy for standardising fertilizer products - Outlook for success Patrick Loo Chong Poh, Senior Independent Consultant in Agrochemicals, Fertilizers and Agronomy of Tropical Crops
12.00	Outlook for the Evolving Fertilizer Market in the Philippines - Market overview - New capacity - Outlook for 2018 Ernest B. Ganga, AVP for National Sales, Atlas Fertilizer, Philippines
12.30 - 14.00	Lunch
14.00	End of conference

For more information please contact Emma Preston on the details below:

+44 20 7719 7143
emma.preston@argusmedia.com

Chair’s Opening Remarks

Registration

Registrations Fees

Standard conference rate	$1695
Standard conference rate plus Added Value Fertilizers Asia	$2195

Download the 2018 brochure

Group Booking Discount:

3rd, 4th, 5th or 6th delegate - 15% discount. To qualify, all registrations must be made at the same time.

For more information on registering or group bookings for the Argus Asia Fertilizer 2018 conference, please contact us:

London Office:
+44 (0) 20 7780 4340
fertconferences@argusmedia.com

Beijing Office
+86 10 8535 7686
jie.fu@argusmedia.com

Terms and Conditions

View the conference booking terms and conditions here.

Antitrust Compliance Reminder

Argus takes compliance with antitrust law seriously. The purpose of Argus FMB Asia Fertilizer 2018 is to provide participants with a high-level update on Asian issues in the context of our global fertilizer industry. The conference sessions will follow the agenda as circulated.

Argus reminds all participants of the need to be mindful of the requirement to comply with antitrust and competition laws. There should be no discussion of any matters relating to competition among participants, including discussion of individual prices, rates or market strategies and no exchange of information concerning any other competitive aspect of an individual company’s operation. Should any participant to this conference attempt to initiate a discussion with other participants on any of these matters, we recommend that other participants end the conversation immediately, and at all times act in accordance with their own antitrust compliance policies and all applicable laws.