Agenda 2025
Tuesday 21 October 2025
Day 1
- 8:30
Registration and exhibition opens
Badge pick up and entry to exhibition. (ADD-ON Passholders access to Main Conference hall)
Add-On* Carbon Borders and Trade Focus Day
- 9:55
Chairperson’s Opening Remarks
- 10:00 - 11:00
CBAM: Have we figured out an efficient carbon border system?
- How has CBAM affected European businesses?
- Will repercussions of CBAM on the fertilizer markets correct in the long term?
- Navigating through new regulations: How do we tackle carbon border related challenges?- 11:00 - 11:30
Argus CBAM assessments presentation
- Carbon adjusted pricing for fertilizer vs low carbon fertilizer pricing explained
- 11:30 - 12:00
Morning break
- 12:00 - 12:45
Breaking down tariffs: what have we learnt about market volatility?
- Will political volatility become the new market driver?
- 12:45 - 13:00
CBAM Focus presentation: legal perspectives
- 13:00 - 14:30
Lunch
Lunch
- 13:00 - 14:30
Lunch served and networking bar open
Afternoon sessions
- 14:30 - 15:00
Trade and Logistics spotlight: fertilizer freight markets and effects of tariffs on fertilizer shipping
- 15:00 - 15:30
Trade and Logistics spotlight: Packaging, storage and shipping efficiency
- 15:30 - 16:15
Networking happy hour for Add-On Passholders ONLY
*Add-On Fertilizer Fundamentals
- 15:00 - 15:15
Introduction to fertilizer markets
- 15:15 - 15:45
Sulphur and Sulphuric Acid
- 15:45 - 16:00
Coffee Break
- 16:15 - 16:45
NPKs
- 16:45 - 17:00
Sustainable fertilizers
Introduction to biostimulants, micronutrients and organics
Drinks reception
- 17:00 - 18:30
Welcome drinks reception
Wednesday 22 October 2025
Morning sessions
- 9:00
Doors open and coffee served
- 10:25
Chairperson opening
- 10:30 - 11:00
Keynote speech
- 11:00 - 11:45
Argus Market Outlook 2025
- How have shifts in trading and production affected Europe
- Where is Europe's fertilizer coming from?
- Production and domestic supply demand dynamics explored- 11:00 - 11:45
Morning coffee break
- 12:00 - 12:45
Producers keynote: exploring Europe's fertilizer landscapes
- Is the balance between sustainable production and efficient output?
- How do you make the fertilizer manufacturing industry in Europe more competitive?
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Lunch and networking
- 13:00 - 14:30
Lunch served
Lunch served and networking bar opens
Afternoon break
- 15:30 - 16:30
Afternoon networking break
Afternoon sessions
- 14:30 - 15:00
What is on the menu? How are food producers integrating sustainable fertilizer products within their crop programmes?
- Growth in food producers looking upstream towards sustainable procurement of fertilizers
- Understanding crop programme requirements for different regions in Europe- 15:00 - 15:30
Specialty fertilizers: how supplementing traditional fertilizer products with specialties has become the norm.
- Growth in organics and natural biostimulants
- How have biostimulants become a tool to fight climate change and soil degradation
*Add-On Fertilizer Fundamentals
- 15:30 - 16:00
Potash
- 16:00 - 16:30
Phosphates
- 16:30 - 17:00
Clean Ammonia
Thursday 23 October 2025
Agriculture and Grains Focus Day
- 9:00
Doors open and coffee served
- 9:55 - 10:00
Chairperson's opening statements
- 10:00 - 11:00
The agriculture and fertilizer market overlap: How has European fertilizer and agriculture become co-dependent
- 11:00 - 11:30
Argus Agriculture Pricing Outlook
- 11:30 - 12:00
Climate change and its effects on fertilizer and grain demand
- Understanding how winter and summer shifts have caused issues with yield?
- Why is weather becoming an important pricing factor for the fertilizer industry
- What does 2024 tell us about climate change and effects on 2025 yields?- 12:00 - 12:30
Case study: Ukrainian grain logistics and potential for market rebounds in eastern Europe
Lunch
- 12:00 - 13:00
Lunch served and end of conference