16th CRU Phosphates Conference 2024 | CRU Group | 25 February 2024 | Hilton Warsaw City, Grzybowska 63, 00-844 Warszawa, Poland

With its unique combination of strategic insights from industry leaders, and technical and operational developments, this event provided a welcome opportunity for the industry to reconnect in-person for important discussion, debate and business development. The event will connect a global audience from across the international supply chain involved in the phosphate fertilizer, feed and industrial industries. Attendees learnt how the latest technologies are driving sustainability and efficiency improvements in the phosphate industry.

The technical content stream, with a dedicated agenda of technical papers and showcase presentations, was specifically tailored to support operations and production personnel from across the phosphates value chain. The technical agenda explored how new technology, process, materials, and equipment developments can improve efficiency, environmental compliance and productivity.

Essential insights into market dynamics: The commercial and markets agenda, anchored by CRU's expert analysts, provided crucial insights into the supply, demand, trade and regulatory issues that shape the global phosphate market. From regional outlooks through to niche demand areas, the agenda gave attendees a thorough overview of market forces, informing their business decisions for the year ahead.

Sourcing solutions with a range of technical experts: The exhibition of world-class solution providers provided a one-stop-shop to meet with a wide range of companies providing products and services from mining and beneficiation technology through to fertilizer finishing and packaging - saving attendees time and money by bringing together solution providers from across the entire phosphate production cycle.

2024 Speakers

Angelica Ayala
Europe Sales & Marketing Manager, Scantech International Pty Ltd

Humphrey Knight
Principal Analyst, CRU

Maria Gamboa
Phosphate Analyst, CRU

Sam Adham
Head of Battery Materials, CRU

Maurício Fortuna
Phosphate Analyst, CRU

Rajesh Raitani
Senior Marketing Manager, Nalco Water - An Ecolab Company

Hannes Storch
Vice President, Metals and Chemical Processing, Metso

Ravi Hiremath
Sr. Applications Engineer II, Alumina & Industrial Minerals Technology Solutions, SYENSQO

Gerry Heebner
Sr. Manager Market Development, Kraton Chemical

Juliano de Goes Arantes
Digital Account Executive - EMEA, Rockwell Automation

Greg Becherer
Senior Vice President, CG Thermal LLC

Salvatore Raffa
Digital Solution Consultant, Rockwell Automation

Carolina Martinez de Peon
Sales Manager Technical Applications, KAO Chemicals Europe S.L.U.

Dr. Hannes Storch
Vice President – Metals and Chemical Processing, Metso

Rene Dijkastra
Acid Technology Manager, Worley Chemetics

Edward DeRose
Global Director of Phosphates, Hatch

Philippe Chaboche
Technology Manager, Yara

Maria Gamboa
Phosphate Analyst, CRU

Marwan Karaki
Director of Outside Sales, Weir Minerals

Simon Inglethorpe
Editor, CRU

Anouar El Amrani
Regional Account Manager – Europe / North Africa, Weir Minerals (Lewis)

James Byrd
Manager of Phosphate Technology, JESA Technologies

Julie Veevers
Corporate Account Manager, Solenis UK Ltd

Daniel Zahn
International Sales Director, Düchting Pumpen

Maurício Fortuna
Phosphate Analyst, CRU

Gary Fowler
Lab / Pilot Plant Beneficiation Technology Manager, JESA Technologies

Muhammad Faishal Ma’arif
Assistant Vice President Ammonium Sulfate II, Petrokimia Gresik

Rachida Daoudi
Senior Beneficiation Specialist and R&D Lead, JESA Technologies, LLC.

James Byrd
Senior Manager, Engineering Technology, JESA Technologies

Hunter Swisher
President and CEO, Phospholutions, Inc.

Koyel Choudhury
Senior Manager Operations, Ma'aden

Mindaugas Dailide
Head of Sales, Lyncis, UAB

Mohamed Amine Rabitateddine
Chief Process Engineer / Water Group Lead, JESA Technologies

Susanna Voges
Director of Operations, Voovio

Mohammad Zahid Ahmad
Senior Industry Technical Consultant, NALCO WATER – AN ECOLAB COMPANY

Alfonso Fernandez
Technical Director, Loesche

Guoxin Wang
Director, Global Mining Technologies, Arkema

Laia Llenas Argelaguet
Deputy Director, BETA Technological Center (Spain) and Fertimanure (EU Horizon project)

Robert Van Spingelen
President, ESPP

Jens-Michael Bergmann
Segment Manager Industrial Minerals, TOMRA Sorting GmbH

Igor Makarenko
Chief Sales Officer, Solex Thermal Science

Michael Wurmser
Founder and Deputy CEO, Norge Mining

Martin Kibili
Senior Manager Sales, SGL Carbon

Diaz Palestine
Technology & Operation Synergy Officer, Pupuk Indonesia

Wahome Muya
Senior Consultant, CRU

Lucas van der Saag
Process Engineer, ICL Fertilizers

Marc Sonveaux
HCI Based Processes Technology Lead, Prayon Technologies

Juan von Gernet
Market Intelligence Manager of Growing Solutions, ICL

Bryan Gooch
Senior Director, Phosphate Product Management, Nutrien

Timothy Cotton
CEO, Novaphos

Fanny Tham Ratz
Deputy CEO, Race For The Baltic

Sam Adham
Head of Battery Materials, CRU

Ernesto Lima
Board Executive Director & COO, Bifox Ltd

Danny Luu
Process Engineer, Derrick Corporation

Anthony Zanelli
Vice President, Senior Operations, ICL Growing Solutions

Ian Keith Hancock
Vice President Sales and Operations, Bradley Pulverizer

Brian Ostroff
President, Arianne Phosphate

Thomas Baumann
Sales Engineer, AKW Apparate + Verfahren GmbH

John Passalacqua
CEO, First Phosphate Corp.

Driya Herseta
Process Engineer, PT Petrokimia Gresik

Farid Hayu Kurniawan
Assistant Vice President of Utility Plant II, PT.Petrokimia Gresik

Karl Wyant
Director of Agronomy, Nutrien

Dinesh Pratap Singh
Executive Vice President – Operations, Deepak Fertilisers and Petrochemicals Corporation Ltd

Joe Garofoli
CEO, ROC Global

Humphrey Knight
Principal Analyst, CRU

Andy Jung
Vice President, Market and Strategic Analysis, The Mosaic Company

Sara Stiernstrom
Product Manager, EasyMining

Marzena Smol
Head of Division, Mineral and Energy Economy Research Institute of the Polish Academy of Sciences

Filippo Davolio
Senior Process Engineer, Casale SA

Kevin De Bois
Process Manager, Prayon Technologies

Ilya Orlov
Senior Applications Specialist, Solenis UK Ltd

Ben Lucas
General Manager, Rapid Building Systems

Valery Halavachou
Sales and Proposal Engineer, Steam Turbines, Howden Turbo GmbH

Ricardo Sepulveda
Business Development Manager, Pegasus TSI, Inc.

Markus Kratz
Head of Research and Development, RHEWUM

Sébastien Bernard
Business Development Manager, De Smet Agro

Rodrigo Nogueira
Area Sales Manager France, Benelux, Northern Africa, Graphite Technology

2024 Sponsors

GOLD SPONSORS:
• Mediterranean Fertilizers DMCC
• REMA TipTop
• Sulzer
• Weir Minerals
• Hatch
• JESA