Agenda
7th International Conference Fertilizers 2025:
Eastern and Western Europe, Baltic states & Balkans
Vienna, Austria, 21-23 January 2025
Well reduced fertilizer sales, demand and consumption, continuous climate changes and cheaper import substitutes will be in the conference focus. The conference will cover the markets of the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Austria, Hungary, Slovenia, Poland, Ukraine, the Baltic states, Romania, Bulgaria, Croatia, Serbia and Greece. The situation in Northern and Southwestern Europe will also be discussed to get the complete market picture.
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21 January, Tuesday - delegates’ arrival and accommodation
preliminary registration
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PRELIMINARY REGISTRATION
COCKTAIL RECEPTION
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22 January, Wednesday – first conference day
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REGISTRATION
WELCOME COFFEE
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Session 1. GLOBAL RAW MATERIAL AND FERTILIZER MARKETS TURBULENCE AND THEIR IMPACT ON THE EUROPEAN REGION. OVERVIEW OF THE CHALLENGES FACED BY EUROPEAN PRODUCERS, UPDATE ON EU POLICY AND PROSPECTIVE FOR THE EUROPEAN FERTILIZER MARKET
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Speakers
GLOBAL GAS MARKET REVIEW AND OUTLOOK
Greg Molnar, Gaz Analyst, International Energy Agency
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 ACTUAL FERTILIZER SITUATION AND OVERVIEW FROM PRODUCER SIDE
Damir Pirsic, Director of Sales Operation, Petrokemija d.d. Kutina, YILFERT Group
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 WHAT’S NEXT FOR EUROPE’S FERTILIZER INDUSTRY FROM A POLICY PERSPECTIVE?
Dr. Antoine Hoxha, Director General, Fertilizers Europe
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 THE FUTURE OF EUROPEAN FERTILIZER PRODUCERS: CLIMATE, ECONOMIC, AND POLITICAL CHALLENGES
Philippe Rombaut, Chairman of the board of Directors, Agropolychim
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Session 2. EUROPEAN AND UKRAINIAN FERTILIZER MARKET 2024:
PRICE TRENDS, TRADE FLOW UPDATES, TOUGH COMPETITION
BETWEEN LOCALLY PRODUCED AND IMPORTED GOODS,
PENT-UP DEMAND, AND THE 2025 OUTLOOK
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LATEST DEVELOPMENTS ON GLOBAL NITROGEN MARKET AND THEIR IMPACT ON EUROPEAN TRADE FLOWS
Evgenia Apostolopoulou, Marketing Director, Indagro S.A.
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FERTILIZER MARKET DYNAMICS IN THE BALTIC REGION: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR 2025
Audrius Jakutis, Country Head / Head of Sales Baltics, Helm Baltics
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ROMANIAN FERTILIZER MARKET, SHARING YOUR INSIGHTS ON ITS CURRENT TRENDS, TRADE DYNAMICS, AND FUTURE OUTLOOK
Ofelia Nalbant, Senior Regional Trader Fertilizers & Special Products, COFCO International
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UKRAINIAN FERTILIZER MARKET: PRODUCTION, IMPORT DYNAMICS, AND PROSPECTS FOR 2025
Maria Bezzubova, Co-founder, TRUAGRO Ukraine
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Session 3. ROUND-TABLE DISCUSSION: RISKS AND CHALLENGES
IMPORTS OF RUSSIAN, IRANIAN AND BELARUSIAN FERTILIZERS
POSE TO THE EUROPEAN MARKET |
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Topics for discussion:
- exploring the current situation
- unique perspectives of European producers
- alternatives to ensure Europe’s food security
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 IMPACT OF NITROGEN FERTILIZER IMPORTS FROM RUSSIA AND IRAN ON THE EUROPEAN MARKET
Anastasia Akerman, Senior Analyst, WorldFertilizerMarket
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REVIEW OF RUSSIAN AND BELARUSIAN PHOSPHATE AND NPK FERTILIZER IMPORTS INTO EUROPE AND THEIR INFLUENCE ON THE REGIONAL MARKET
Anna Kozachukhno, Senior Analyst, WorldFertilizerMarket
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Participants:
Damir Pirsic, Director of Sales Operation, Petrokemija d.d. Kutina, YILFERT Group
Wolfgang Hofmair, Manager Public Affairs,LAT Nitrogen Austria GmbH
Dr. Antoine Hoxha, Director General, Fertilizers Europe
David T. Bige, CEO, Nitrogenmuvek - Bige Holding Group
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TIME FOR INDIVIDUAL NEGOTIATIONS
COFFEE BREAK
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23 January, Thursday – second conference day
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Session 4. INCREASING IMPORTANCE OF SPECIALTY, STABILIZED AND
FOLIAR FERTILIZERS IN EUROPE AS THE ONLY CHANCE TO ADAPT
TO THE LATEST CLIMATE CHANGES
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 FROM AMMONIA TO THE FIELD: WHAT IS THE FUTURE OF THE NITROGEN INDUSTRY?
Thomas Proffit, Global Manager Inhibitor, Syensqo
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 REGIONAL AGRICULTURAL CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES: MANTAIN AND INCREASE RESULTS WITH SOIL IMPROVERS AND BIOSTIMULANTS
Tetiana Shkarban, Area Manager, DAYMSA
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INHIBITORS, ENHANCERS AND BIOSTIMULANTS: THE KEY DRIVERS IN THE FERTILIZER INDUSTRY TO MITIGATE CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS ON AGRICULTURE
Trifon Vasilev, International Commercial Agent, CroxX
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 MARKET OF BIOFERTILIZERS AND PERSPECTIVES OF PREMIUM FORMULATIONS OF FERTILIZERS ENFORCED BY MICROORGANISMS
Dmytro Yakovenko, Head of International Department, BTU. Biotech company
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INSECT FRASS: A SUSTAINABLE BIOSTIMULANT AND ORGANIC FERTILIZER FOR THE FUTURE OF AGRICULTURE
Kristin Bohm, R&D Lead Insect Frass, REPLOID Group
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CONNECT THE DOTS - HOW THE BATTERY MARKET IS DISRUPTING WATER SOLUBLE FERTILIZERS – THE CASE OF tMAP AND wSOP
Denis Hoefner, Market Development Agriculture, K+S Minerals and Agriculture GmbH
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