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Main Stage Agenda 2026
20 October 2026
Carbon Borders and Trade Focus Day
- 08:30
Registration and exhibition opens
* This is for Main conference pass + Carbon Borders and Trade Focus Day and All access passholders. Please note to access the Carbon Borders and Trade Focus Day you will need to add this onto your main conference pass when registering for the event.Main conference passholders: Badge pick up and entry to exhibition area and networking. Upgrade your pass today to access the Carbon Borders and Trade Focus Day content.
Morning sessions
- 09:25 - 09:30
Chair’s opening remarks
- 09:30 - 10:00
European Commission: What are the rules of the game?
- Hear directly from the European commission on their regulatory direction and priorities for the fertilizer industry
- Understand the policy objectives behind CBAM, tariffs, and related reforms, and how Europe is balancing competitiveness, decarbonisation, and supply security
- 10:00 - 10:30
The new regulatory landscape: CBAM, ETS, tariffs and the future cost structure of European fertilizers
- Gain clarity on the regulatory changes, signals, and timelines impacting the European fertilizer industry
- Understand how carbon‑adjusted fertilizer pricing is calculated, how it compares with emerging low‑carbon fertilizer price structures
- Implications for compliance planning and capital allocation frameworks for producers and importers
- 10:30 - 11:15
CBAM’s market impact: Pricing, trade flows, and competitive dynamics in European fertilizers
- How has CBAM has reshaped fertilizer pricing trends and what pricing impacts should the market expect beyond 2026?
- How are trade flows shifting under CBAM, and how have geopolitical amplified or redirected these trends?
- Beyond nitrogen containing fertilizers what are the impacts on other key agricultural or related chemical sectors
Lunch
- 12:00 - 14:00
Lunch
Afternoon sessions
- 13:30 - 14:00
CBAM verification in practice
- What are the verification timelines
- Who are the CBAM verification bodies and how will verification actually work
- How can importers and producers obtain actual data that stands a real chance of receiving and passing verification in 2027?
- 14:00 - 14:45
End market insights: How is CBAM reshaping European Agriculture
- Farmer perspectives and thoughts on CBAM costs
- How has the introduction of CBAM impacted the competitiveness of European agriculture
- How can carbon regulations support European agriculture
*Add-On Fertilizer Fundamentals: Part 1
- * This is for main conference pass + Fertilizer Fundamentals Workshop passholders and All access passholders). Please note to access the Fertilizer Fundamentals Workshop sessions on 20 and 21 October you will need to add this onto your main conference pass when registering for the event.
- 15:00 - 15:30
Sustainable fertilizers
- 15:30 - 16:00
Sulphur and sulphuric acid
- 16:00 - 16:30
Natural Gas
- 16:30 - 17:00
Ammonia
Drinks reception
- 17:30 - 20:00
Evening drinks reception in the Hilton
(Open to all)
21 October 2026 - Day 1
Main conference: Argus Fertilizer Europe
- 08:30
Exhibition Open
- 08:30 - 09:15
Women in Fertilizer breakfast networking
- 10:25 - 10:30
Chairperson’s Opening remarks
- 10:30 - 10:40
Host sponsor welcome
- 10:40 - 11:10
Keynote Opening Address
Details coming soon!- 11:10 - 11:45
Argus fertilizer market outlook: Pricing Europe’s fertilizer markets at a time of conflict
- How supply, demand, and trade flows in Europe’s fertilizer market are evolving under heightened volatility
- The structural and long‑term pricing implications of Middle East conflict, including energy risk and supply disruption
- What producers, traders, and buyers should be watching as key price drivers over the next 12–36 months
- 11:45 - 12:30
Keynote panel: European competitiveness in a new geopolitical era: Securing production, energy, and food systems amid global upheaval
- What have recent geopolitical shocks revealed about Europe’s reliance on external fertilizer supply
- How can producers plan amid high gas prices, the loss of Russian volumes, supply shortages, and volatile markets
- What future disruptions or ‘Black Swan’ events could reshape the industry over the next five years
Lunch
- 12:00 - 14:00
Lunch
Afternoon Sessions
- 14:00 - 14:45
Shipping, sourcing & supply chain resilience in a geopolitical crisis: Securing fertilizer flows in an era of fragmentation
- How can the fertilizer industry navigate soaring freight rates, tightening maritime insurance conditions, and new geopolitical chokepoints?
- How are sourcing patterns shifting without dependable flows, and how does today’s disruption differ from in 2022?
- What technologies, logistics innovations, and operational models can strengthen the resilience of fertilizer supply systems?
- 14:45 - 15:05
Argus Natural Gas outlook: Temporary disruption, or prolonged supply shock
- How have geopolitical shocks reshaped natural gas and LNG prices, trade flows, and regional supply–demand balances?
- What does the next 12 months and longer‑term outlook look like
- 15:05 - 15:10
Day 1 closing remarks
- 15:00 - 16:00
Happy Hour in the exhibition hall
*Add-On Fertilizer Fundamentals: Part Two
- * This is for main conference pass + Fertilizer Fundamentals Workshop passholders and All access passholders). Please note to access the Fertilizer Fundamentals Workshop sessions on 20 and 21 October you will need to add this onto your main conference pass when registering for the event.
- 15:30 - 16:00
Potash
- 16:00 - 16:30
Phosphates
- 16:30 - 17:00
Urea
Networking reception
- 17:00 - 18:30
Rooftop evening networking reception
22 October 2026 - Day 2
Main conference: Argus Fertilizer Europe
- 09:00
Doors open
- 09:25 - 09:30
Chairperson’s Opening Remarks
- 09:30 - 10:00
Sulphur market outlook: Refining expansions, trade shifts and Europe’s strategic demand
- How are refining cuts and conflict driven trade disruptions in the Middle East and Russia fuelling sulphur price volatility and delivery unpredictability?
- What sourcing strategies are European buyers adopting as conflict related risks reshape traditional supply routes?
- 10:00 - 10:40
Beyond gas-based fertilizers: The growing role of specialty, additive & bio-organic solutions in Europe’s fertilizer future
- Why are specialty fertilizers, inhibitors, organics, and biostimulants gaining momentum in Europe and how is the market growing
- Can bio fertilizers reduce dependence on gas‑based fertilizers amid geopolitical and energy‑market disruption?
- How are EU policies, sustainability standards, and government mandates accelerating adoption
- 10:40 - 11:10
Networking break
- 11:10 - 11:50
End-user perspectives: The reality of rising fertilizer prices, volatility and European food security
- How are elevated and volatile fertilizer prices impacting farm‑level economics, including margins, fertilizer application decisions, crop choices, and the ability to maintain yields across key seasons
- What happens when fertilizer costs exceed sustainable levels, and how close is European agriculture to demand destruction, under‑application, or long‑term productivity loss?
- How can fertilizer access and affordability be safeguarded to protect Europe’s food and feed security
- 11:50 - 12:20
Clean ammonia and the future of fertilizer: Energy security, adoption, and demand
- Can clean ammonia offer a near‑term solution to energy volatility and geopolitical risk, enabling more secure fertilizer production from local, renewable feedstocks?
- What role can the fertilizer industry play in accelerating clean ammonia adoption and production?
- How to unlock end user demand from the agricultural and FMCG industry for low carbon fertilizer
- 12:20 - 12:40
Agricultural market update: Impact of the Middle East conflict
- How have tariffs and geopolitical tensions reshaped agricultural trade flows
- How did the middle east conflict impact the fertilizer application season and impact yields
- Outlook planting
- 12:40 - 12:45
Chairperson’s closing remarks
Lunch
- 12:30 - 13:30
Farewell Lunch
Interested in taking part?
If you would like to discuss speaking opportunities at the Argus Fertilizer Europe Conference 2026, please contact:
Finn Chatterton
finn.chatterton@argusmedia.com
Argus Fertilizer Europe Conference
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