Agenda



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

16 April, Wednesday - delegates’ arrival and accommodation

18:00-
20:00

PRELIMINARY REGISTRATION
COCKTAIL RECEPTION

 

17 April, Thursday – first conference day

09:00-
12:00

Session 1: Fertilizer markets and trade in Black Sea region:
analysis of key market trends, trade routes and supply dynamics

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.

Darina 1

TBA
Daryna Pecherska, Deputy Editor, WorldFertilizerMarket

 


 

Burak

TBA
Burak Kalkavan, General Manager, Valour Gubre

 

 



Topics for discussion

■ The review of the conventional nitrogen and phosphate fertilizer markets in Türkiye, Ukraine, Romania and the Balkans; changes in the supplying countries’ shares of regional imports, pricing dynamics in 2024 and early 2025

■ The key exporters to the Turkish and the Black Sea (Ukraine, Romania, Bulgaria, Greece) markets: greater flow of North African, Middle Eastern and Central Asian fertilizers into the region; the effect of imports on the regional manufacturing

■ Fertilizer consumption trends: a shift in demand for fertilizers amid geopolitical, economic and environmental changes; growing demand for North African fertilizers in Romania in 2024

■ The government regulations and their influence on the fertilizer market in Türkiye: fertilizer tracking system and inflation issues inside the country

■ The outlook for nitrogen and phosphate fertilizers in 2025

■ Supplies of Central Asian and Middle Eastern fertilizers to Ukraine in 2024; a possibility of an increase in their market share in 2025

■ The fertilizer capacity expansion in Türkiye in 2025—2030: new UAN and NPK projects in 2025, the output and export growth potential


 

12:00-
13:00

LUNCH

13:00-
17:00

Session 2. Logistics and raw material supply in Black Sea region:
examining logistical challenges, fertilizer supply chain risks and
raw material flows

Speakers


 

Maria BezzubovaTBA
Maria Bezzubova, Co-founder, TRUAGRO Ukraine

 




Topics for discussion

■ Raw material import issues: the dependence on ammonia, phosphate rock, sulphur and sulphuric acid imports and their price fluctuations in Türkiye and the Black Sea region; the largest supply sources of these materials (North Africa, the Middle East, Central Asia)

■ Fertilizer export and re-export logistics and infrastructure systems: Türkiye retains its role as a leading re-export hub, attracting more investment into the industry. Fertilizer shipping routes across the Black Sea

■ The review of logistical challenges in the Black Sea region and Türkiye: infrastructure and capacity issues in the Black Sea ports, the impact of geopolitical tensions and conflicts on logistics

■ The role of trade barriers and border regulations on fertilizer imports and exports in Türkiye and the Black Sea region. The unpredictability of export quota distribution by the Turkish government and its influence on the export activity of domestic producers

■ Risk mitigation strategies and regional cooperation to strengthen the fertilizer and raw material supply chains in Türkiye and the Black Sea region: adapting to logistical disruptions, multilateral agreements to streamline the logistics between the countries


 

17:00-
19:00

DINNER


18 April, Friday – second conference day

09:00-
12:00

Session 3. Specialty NPK grades and water-soluble fertilizers:
demand growth, manufacture challenges, prospects for consumption
growth in Türkiye, Romania and the Balkans

Moderator Trifon Vasilev-02

Speakers


 

Trifon

TBA
Trifon Vasilev, International Commercial Agent, CroxX


Topics for discussion

■ The spread of greenhouse farming in Türkiye: what grades of water-soluble fertilizers and specialty NPKs gain traction among Turkish farmers?

■ The use of organo-mineral fertilizers by consumers in Türkiye and the Black Sea region and their share of the fertilizer market

■ The probability of a gradual increase in the output of water-soluble fertilizers from the Turkish conventional fertilizer manufacturers


 

12:00-
13:00
LUNCH