Africa presents both great opportunities and challenges for fertilizers and their producers. Agriculture accounts for 16% of Africa’s gross domestic product (GDP) and is the
Category: Geopolitics
Tough Choices Ahead: MENA Climate Alliance for Green Revolution in the Making
The United States and the United Arab Emirates pledged in early April to help finance decarbonisation across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) through
Digital Commerce in Africa: OCP Group Revolutionizes Intra-African Blockchain Trade Transactions
Thousands of tons of fertilisers are being shipped from Morocco to Ethiopia through transactions worth nearly US$400 million using dltledgers’ blockchain platform. The Eastern and
Morocco’s Power Surge: Carbon-Free Europe Will Still Need North African Energy
Most of the fossils extracted from under the sands in Algeria, Libya, Morocco and Tunisia are burned in the European Union, which results in a
The Fuel of the Future: Green Hydrogen is a Sustainable Replacement for Fossil Fuels
Gas companies in Europe and America are looking at using the existing gas network to serve industrial “clusters” of hydrogen users in sectors like chemicals,
Norway’s Newly Discovered Phosphate, Vanadium and Titanium Deposits Now in EU’s Spotlight
The huge deposit of critical raw materials Norway has discovered could make the European Union less dependent on Russia and China and boost the bloc’s
EU’s Palm Oil Policy U-Turn: Why Has Brussels Quietly Changed Its Mind on Palm Oil Ban
A remarkable thing happened at the EU-ASEAN summit on 1 December 2020 – the European Union agreed to a new conciliatory approach to palm oil.
Import Duties Against Moroccan Phosphate Imports Threaten US Farmers’ Access to Key Fertilizers
Duty-driven supply tightness will likely sustain higher prices of MAP and DAP, both popular cropping fertilizers, in the United States ahead of the spring as
OCP Group Ranked 3rd Worldwide in Sustainability Performance and Corporate Social Responsibility
The OCP Group was recently the subject of two new ratings by the international agencies Vigeo Eiris and Sustainalytics, respectively specialized in the evaluation of
China’s Rare Earth Threat: Trump Declares National Emergency for Critical Minerals
US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order declaring a national emergency to expand the nation’s domestic mining industry and reduce its dependence on