Argus Fertilizer Live - Virtual Conference

• Trends in adoption of specialty fertilizers   
• Outlook for market consolidation and integration activity
• Challenges and opportunities for the supply and distribution of specialty fertilizers 
• The implications of covid-19 for specialty fertilizer consumption in Asia 

• Trends in adoption of specialty fertilizers 
• Outlook for market consolidation and integration activity
• Challenges and opportunities for the supply and distribution of specialty fertilizers, including the impact of covid-19  

• Market update of stabilized fertilizers: main drivers and future growth of inhibitor incorporated nitrogen fertilizers
• R&D investments for EEF product development and enhancing fertilizer performance
• Challenges for upgrading fertilizer products: economics, sustainability, technology, and marketing

• Market drivers for water soluble fertilizer product development, including the prevalence of drought in Southeast Asia 
• Price volatility for different water-soluble products and the challenges and opportunities this presents 
• How will growing demand for foliar application technology aid increasing water-soluble fertilizer use?  

Moderator: Jack Merriott, Manager - Consulting Services, Argus

• The pros and cons associated with the development and increasing use of urease inhibitors due to regulatory incentives 
• What are the likely knock-on effects for the European urea market?  
• Will inhibitors be increasingly included in the production of fertilizers upstream?  

• Challenges and strategies for commercialisation and wider use of added-value fertilizers 
• What are the main challenges to achieving international harmonisation? Regulatory developments 
• Benefits for NUE, tolerance to abiotic stress and crop quality – how can biostimulants and microbials help improve nutritional value of food in the post-covid era? 

Panellists:

David Beaudreau, Executive Director, Biostimulant Coalition 

Martin Brown, Managing Director, Verdesian Life Sciences Europe

Franck Hennequart, Director Research and Innovation, Algaia

Marc van Oers, Director of Innovation, Van Iperen

• The benefits of using multi-matrix micronutrient products to improve nutrient use efficiency of fertilizers, how to maximise effect? 
• Challenges associated with sourcing micronutrients: supply of boron, zinc, magnesium and manganese  
• The benefit of soil analysis and precision technology: regional micronutrient demand overview 

• Increasing micronutrient awareness to secure crop productivity and quality  
• Micronutrients’ role to ensure a balanced nutrition to the plants  
• Importance of micronutrients to food security  

• Where do specialty fertilizer producers fit in the fertilizer supply chain and how will their presence evolve? How are markets adapting to change?  
• The pros and cons of upstream vs. downstream formulation of specialty products - establishing ROI for farmers 
• Transportation and distribution challenges associated with specialty products hindering commercialisation  

 Moderator: Jack Merriott, Manager - Consulting Services, Argus

• Strategies for communicating the efficiency and productivity of specialty products to enhance their commercial viability in various markets 
• Challenges around AVF affordability, developments in regulatory standards and ensuring widespread commercialisation  
• How specialty fertilizers allow for optimisation of NUE, increasing yields and mitigate environmental impacts through emissions abatement 

Speakers: 

Trey Cutts, Market Development Manager, Yara North America

Markus Braaten, Market Development Manager, Yara North America

• Perspectives: What will be the future landscape of innovation for specialty fertilizers after COVID-19?  
• The role of added value fertilizers in conjunction with mineral fertilizers in achieving sustainable food production and global food security with minimum GHG emissions  
• Nutrient recycling for effective fertilizer use: an example of embracing the circular economy principles by closing the gap on waste  

Panellists:

Robert Spingelen, Director of Business Development EMEA, Ostara

Carolina Olivera Sanchez, Senior International Consultant on Soil Fertility, FAO

Doug Pottinger, Business Manager, Discovery and Innovation, Brandt Consolidated

Hunter Swisher, CEO, Phospholutions