Agenda



3nd International Conference Fertilizers 2025:
Turkiye and Black Sea region
Istanbul, Turkiye, April 2025


Arrival
18:00-
20:00

PRELIMINARY REGISTRATION

COCKTAIL RECEPTION

 

Day 1

09:00-
12:00

Session 1. Turkish market of conventional fertilizers: review of N and P fertilizer markets, main supply sources of finished fertilizers and their feedstock; consumption of finished fertilizers and outlook for their further development

Speakers


 

Zhanar Zhumatova 1-01OVERVIEW OF NITROGEN FERTILIZER MARKET IN TURKIYE AND EXPORT PROSPECTIVES
Zhanar Zhumatova, Chief Commercial Officer, Gemlik Gubre Sanayii, Yilfert Holding A.S.

 

 


 

Topics for discussion

■ Review of current state of conventional N- and P-based fertilizer market, changes in supplying countries’ shares of Türkiye’s imports
■ Raw material import issues: dependence on ammonia, phosphate rock and sulphur imports and their price fluctuations in Türkiye
■ Government regulations and their influence on fertilizer market in Türkiye: fertilizer tracking system and inflation accounting issues inside country
■ Proper use of fertilizers: necessity of educating the public on the use of various fertilizers by type of soils and grain in country


 

 

12:00-
13:00

LUNCH

13:00-
17:00

Session 2. Türkiye’s role as a fertilizer exporter: trends and opportunities; trade in Black Sea region and other world fertilizer markets; latest challenges for fertilizer logistics

 

Topics for discussion

■ Turkish producers’ ability to compete in global AN/CAN, NPK and phosphate market
■ Expansion of fertilizer capacity in Türkiye in 2025—2030: new UAN and NPK projects in 2025, manufacture potential and possible export growth
■ Export quota system of Turkish government: its unpredictability and impact on export activity
■ Fertilizer export and re-export logistics and infrastructure systems - Türkiye retains role as major re-export hub, attracting more investment in segment. Fertilizer logistics routes across Black Sea


 

17:00-
19:00
DINNER

 

Day 2

09:00-
12:00

Session 3. Specialty NPK grades and water-soluble fertilizers: growth of demand, challenges of manufacture, prospects of use in Türkiye

 

Topics for discussion

■ Increase in greenhouse farming in Türkiye: what grades of water-soluble fertilizers and specialty NPKs gain traction among Turkish farmers?
■ Use of organo-mineral fertilizers in Türkiye and their share of fertilizer market
■ Probability of gradual increase in output of water-soluble fertilizers from Turkish conventional fertilizer producers


 

12:00-
13:00
LUNCH