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An Argus FMB
and CRU collaboration
Latino Americano
27-29 January 2016
Hilton Hotel Cartagena, Colombia
600
attendees
over
50
countries
represented
over
300
companies
Opening Cocktail
Party Sponsor
Join us at the leading fertilizer
event in Latin America!
Speakers include:
Olaf Hektoen
Head of BU Latin America (ex. Brazil)
Yara
Ray Dowbenko
Senior Agronomy Specialist
Agrium
Jeff Holzman
Director, Market Research
PotashCorp
Guillermo Acha
President
YPFB
Pablo Pussetto
Commercial Manager
Profertil
Patricia Imas
Chief Agronomist
ICL Fertilizers Closing Cocktail
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7 reasons to attend the conference:
Gain an understanding of the latest
market developments in Latin
America and how this is impacting
global fertilizer trade
Create new product
formulations for overcoming
sulphur deficiencies
in Brazil
You will network with senior
decision makers - you will receive
the full contact delegate list 6 weeks
prior to the event to enable you to
arrange your meetings in advance
Hear the latest on slow
and controlled release
fertilizer technology
Access to delegates from 17 Latin
America countries including,
Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Mexico,
Peru, Venezuela, Colombia, Uruguay
and Bolivia
Develop products for
crop yield increase with
enhanced efficiency
fertilizers
Your chance to meet the
biggest players in the market
from across the fertilizer
supply chain
Attending countries include:
New for 2016
Two themed cocktail parties
Networking App
Hear the latest on innovations in
new technologies and specialty
product formulations
Here’s who you could meet:
• Abo Zaabal Fertilizers & Chemicals • Adfert Aditivos Indústria e Comércio • ADNOC • Adufértil Fertilizantes • AGEMAR • Agrifert Farm Inputs • Agrium •
AgroBrasConsult • Agrofertrans • Ameropa • Anacofer • Anagra • ANDRITZ Separation • Angara • Anglo American • Banco Mizuho do Brasil • Baxtery Trading •
Belarusian Potash Company • Belco Resources • BHP Billiton • Bio Huma Netics • BMO Capital Markets • BNDES • Brazil Potash • Broyeurs Poittemill Ingénierie •
BTG Pactual Commodities • Canfornav Inc. • Canpotex • Cargill • CDI Comunicação Corporativa • CF Industries • CFI Holding • CHS Europe • CIAMSA • Cibrafertil
- Companhia Brassileira de Fertilizantes • Colinagro • Comercial Agrocenter • Comexport Cia De Comercio Exterior • Compass Minerals • Cosmocel • DASCO •
Delcorp • DOMO Caproleuna • Dreymoor • Etimine • EuroChem Trading • Euroports • FAMESA Explosivos • Fauji Fertilizer Bin Qasim • FBC Logistics • Fednav
Brasil Agencia Maritima • Fertagro • Fertiberia • Fertimport • Fertinagro Nutrientes • Fertipar Fertilizantes do Paraná • Fertisa • Fitco International • FLSmidth
• Fluid Fert International • Focus Ventures • Fosfatos Del Pacifico • Frontera Minerals • Galvani Ind Com e Serviços • Gavilon Fertilizer • GB Minerals • Glencore
do Brasil • Grodno Azot • Keystone Logistics • Keytrade • Koch Fertilizer • Kumark Company • Lanxess • Los Grobo Agropecuaria • Louis Dreyfus • Lumpp SAS
• Ma’aden • Maersk Line • Manuchar • Maschinenfabrik Köppern • Mejisulfatos • Mekatrade Asia • Microfertisa • Minera Santa Rita • Ministry of Agriculture Brazil • Minstry of Energy and Mines of Peru • Mitsubishi • Mitsui & Co. • Modul • Monomeros • NAQ Global • Naviera Chilena del Pacifico • New China Chemicals
• Nidera Sementes • Nitora Commodities • Nitron • Noble • Oakley • OCI • OCP • Omnia Fertilizantes • Pan American Grain • Petrobras Distribuidora • Pequiven
• PhosAgro • Potash Corp. • Prayon • Produquimica • Profertil • Qingdao Hitrust Import And Export • Quantum Fertilizers • Rabobank • Raizen Energy •
Rexnord Industries • Rio Tinto Minerals • Rosier • SABIC • SQM • Stamicarbon • Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp • Tessenderlo • The Mosaic Company • Timac
Agro • Trammo • Transmerquim de Guatemala • UBS • Ultramar do Brasil • Unimar Agenciamentos Maritimos • Uralchem Trading • Uralkali • Valagro • VALE
Fertilizantes • Valor Econômico • Yara • Yargus Manufacturing • Yingkou Magnesite Chemical Ind • Zeeland Seaports • and many more…
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Wednesday 27 January
9.00 - 17.00
18.30 - 20.30
Hosted by:
Registration, Coffee and
Exhibition Open
Cocktail
Party
Thursday 28 January
Strategic Developments in Latin America
8.30 Registration and Coffee
9.20 Chair’s Opening Remarks
9.30 Keynote Address: Expectations for Growth in the Latin
American Fertilizer Market in 2016
Olaf Hektoen, Head of BU Latin America (ex. Brazil), Yara
10.00 Roundtable Discussion: Agricultural Outlook for Latin America
• Crop economics
• How is agricultural production changing?
• Crop type trends
John Baffes, Senior Economist, World Bank
Claudio Ebert, Supply Manager, SLC Agricola
Steven Zahniser, Agricultural Economist, USDA-ERS
10.40 Fertilizer Consumption Volumes in Brazil and the Impact
on Global Trade Flows
• Changes to local credit markets
• Where will product go?
• Outlook for 2016
N, P, K Markets
11.40 Global Urea Outlook and the Impact on the Latin
American Market
• New capacity in the Americas
Frances Wollmer, Principal, Fertilizer Consulting, Argus FMB
12.10 Phosphates Market Trends and Opportunities
• Import expectations for 2016
• Domestic consumption
12.40 Potash Supply and Demand Dynamics
• Consumption volumes in Brazil
• Will demand continue to increase?
• New projects
Jeff Holzman, Director, Market Research, PotashCorp
13.10 – 14.25 Networking Lunch - Hosted by:
Fertilizers
11.10 Coffee Break
Regional Fertilizer Markets
Technology and Innovations Track - New!
14.25 Chair’s Opening Remarks
14.25 Chair’s Opening Remarks
14.30 Expectations for Fertilizer Consumption in Argentina
14.30 Integrating Agronomy and Fertilizer Production
• Impacts of the local economic situation
• Factors impacting consumption
• Agricultural development outlook
• Expected changes in crop configuration and nutrient demand
Francisco Llambias, Supply and International Sales,
Profertil
14.50Sustaining Fertilizer Market Growth Argentina
• Strategies for developing growth
• Challenges
• 5 year outlook
María Fernanda González Sanjuan, Executive Director,
FERTILIZAR Colombia
15.10 N,P and K Usage in Colombia and Market Trends
• Consumption volumes
• Imported products
• Market potential
Olaf Hektoen, Head of BU Latin America (ex. Brazil),
Yara Colombia
Global Fertilizer Markets
16.00 Mexican Fertilizer Exports and Market Drivers
• Trade flows
• Market outlook
• Are fertilizer prices affected by competition?
Olaf Hektoen, Head of BU Latin America (ex. Brazil),
Yara Colombia
• Requirements for feed grains and sustainability
• Improving productivity with technology
• How can the fertilizer industry increase efficacy?
John Sinden, Senior Partner, JSA
15.00 Slow and Controlled Release Fertilizer Technology
Developments and Accessibility to Products
• Regional users
• Access to products
• Improving N use efficiency
Ray Dowbenko, Senior Agronomy Specialist, Agrium
15.30 Opportunities for Crop Yield Increase with Enhanced
Efficiency Fertilizers
• Nutrient use efficiency
• Fertilizer technologies
• Farming profits
Dr. Cleiton Sequeira, Manager, Agronomy & Specialty Sales,
Koch Agronomic Services
16.00 Coffee Break
16.30Increases in Yield and Quality of Cocoa Crops in Tropical
America – Fertilizer Success and Challenges Ahead
• Changes in cocoa nutrition
• New high-yielding varieties
• Fermentation techniques
Raúl Jaramillo, Director,
International Plant Nutrition Institute (IPNI)
16.30 Assessing China’s Urea Production and Trade with
Latin America
• Trade volumes
• N, P and K supply volumes to Latin America
Gao Li, Manager of Marketing and Information
Department, China Nitrogen Fertilizer Industry
Association (CNFIA)
17.00 The Importance of Sulphur for Crop Production in
the Americas
• Upward trend in S fertilizer demand
• Crop deficient areas
Wesley Haun, Agronomist - Crop Performance Division,
Tiger-Sul - H.J. Baker Bro
17.30 End of Presentations
17.20 End of Presentations
18.30 - 20.30 Cocktail Party
Hosted by:
Enjoy excellent networking opportunities
with drinks and canapés!
Friday 29 January
Pricing Expectations and Implications for Trade
Crop Analysis and Agronomic Strategies
9.00 Coffee
9.00 Coffee
9.30 Chair’s Opening Remarks
9.20 Chair’s Opening Remarks
9.40 The Outlook for Fertilizer Prices in 2016
9.30 Exploring the Compatibility of Speciality Fertilizer
Products on Latin American Crops
Mike Nash, Editor, Argus FMB Phosphates, Argus FMB
• Factors impacting prices
Alistair Wallace, Head of Nitrogen Research, CRU
10.10 Crop Price Expectations for 2016
• The impact of crop prices on the fertilizer sector
• Pricing forecast
Alan Jorge Bojanic, Representative for Brazil,
Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
David Hernandez, Director Research & Alliances,
Plant Nutrition, Compass Minerals
10.00 Micronutrient Fertilizer Formulations Tailored to
Latin American Crops
• Crop deficiencies
• Technical developments
Hector de la Cerda, Sales Manager, Latin America, Etimine
10.30 NPK Formulations Optimized for Sugarcane Crop
Success
10.40 Coffee Break
• Technical developments
José Francisco Cunha, Agronomist, Tec-Fertil
New Projects
11.10 Bolivia: The New Urea Exporter in the Region
• Consumption trends in Bolivia
• Bulo Bulo Plant production volumes and consumption and
growth forecast
• Export markets, volumes and logistics
Guillermo Acha, President, Yacimientos Petroliferos
Fiscales Bolivianos (YPFB)
11.40 Global NPK Trade
• Movement to NPK production
• NPK trade flows
• Key development regions
Mounir Halim, Business Development, Argus FMB
11.00 Coffee Break
11.30 Fluid Fertilizer Use in Latin America and the Impacts
on Crop Yields
• Consumption by country and crop
• Fluid fertilizer types and application methods for major crops
• Fertilization strategies for achieving high- yielding
crops and minimizing environmental impacts
• Market and technological trends for near and medium term
Martin Torres Duggan, Senior Consultant, Tecnoagro
12.00 Adapting S Speciality Products to Increase Crop Yields
• Performance and characteristics
• The need for sulphur application
• Crop studies and benefits of using Polysulphate
Patricia Imas, Chief Agronomist, ICL Fertilizers
12.30 The Benefits of Rock Phosphate for Direct
Applications in Agricultural Systems of South
America
Dr. Ricardo Melgar, Consultant, Grow Max
12.30 Networking Lunch - Hosted by:
Conference Location - Cartagena, Colombia
Cartagena combines the attractions and
amenities of a Caribbean beach resort with
a unique old city which dates from the 16th
century and gives a fascinating insight into
the history of Latin America.
A UNESCO World Heritage Site, the old walled city is
an atmospheric maze of cobbled streets, beautiful
squares, and colonial architecture sitting side by side
with superb restaurants and buzzing bars – making it an
unforgettable destination. Explore the nearby shores of
Isla de Barú and Islas del Rosario - well known for their
coral reefs and scuba diving and reachable by boat.
Conference Venue – Hilton Cartagena
Getting There
The Hotel is located on El Laguito Peninsula and is surrounded by the Caribbean
Sea on three sides, offering picturesque views and a relaxing atmosphere.
There are 20+ flights from
Bogota to Cartagena a day and
flight connections from over 10
international locations outside of
Colombia, making your trip flexible
to suit your diary. The conference
hotel is only a 15 minute drive from
the airport.
The Hilton offers various dining options from business brunches to pre-dinner
drinks and everything in between. There are great spaces around the hotel for
holding your meetings.
The hotel is conveniently located near local attractions including the ancient
walled city, San Felipe de Barajas Castle, La Popa Monastery, and Rosario Islands.
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