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Media Partnership - Strengthening Europe’s Fertilizer Industry: Competitiveness, Trade and the Green Transition

16-10-2025

Media Partnership - Strengthening Europe’s Fertilizer Industry: Competitiveness, Trade and the Green Transition

Registrations for this event are now closed.

Please note that this event is in-person only and only participants who received a confirmation message will be admitted to the venue.


As Europe navigates a world defined by geopolitical instability, climate urgency, and economic challenges, one imperative is becoming increasingly clear: the European Union must secure and strengthen its strategic autonomy in critical sectors.

From energy to semiconductors, the EU is prioritising resilience and self-sufficiency. But one sector remains underappreciated despite its quintessential role in Europe’s food and industrial security – fertilizer industry.

Fertilizers, and the broader ammonia value chain, are not merely agricultural inputs. They are strategic assets. Ensuring their availability, affordability, and sustainability is central to Europe’s long-term objectives - food security, industrial competitiveness, and clean energy transition.

However, finding a balance between competitiveness and low-carbon transition remains a huge challenge.

Join Fertilizers Europe conference to discuss with high-level representatives from EU institutions, industry, academia and other stakeholders on how to align industrial policy with the transition to low-carbon economy.

Organised by: Fertilizers Europe
Media Partner: Euractiv

Location

Residence Palace
Rue de la Loi 155, 1040 Bruxelles

Panellists

KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Maria Elena Scoppio, Director, DG TAXUD, European Commission

Panellists Session 1: Future of fertilizer industry in Europe: Balancing competitiveness with climate ambitions

Maria Elena Scoppio, Director, DG TAXUD, European Commission
Leo Alders, President, Fertilizers Europe & CEO, LAT Nitrogen
Domien Vangenechten, Programme Lead EU Industry, E3G
Maria Karagiannidou-Rosiek, Head of Policy, IOGP Europe

Panellists Session 2 Shaping tomorrow: Driving Demand for Circular, Low-Carbon Fertilizers

Hans Ingels, Head of Unit, European Industry and Decarbonisation, DG GROW, European Commission
Tiffanie Stephani, Vice-President, European Government Relations and External Communications, Yara
IJmert Muilwijk, Programme manager, Energie-Nederland
Aurica Pripa, EU Public Affairs Representative, Paulig

Concluding remarks: Antoine Hoxha, Director General, Fertilizers Europe

Moderator

Dave Keating
Euractiv

Schedule

8:30 – 9:00 Registration
9:00 – 9:10 Welcoming remarks (Antoine Hoxha, DG, Fertilizers Europe)
9:10 – 9:30 KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Maria Elena Scoppio, Director, DG TAXUD, European Commission
9:30 – 10:40 Panel Discussion Session 1 Future of fertilizer industry in Europe: Balancing competitiveness with climate ambitions
10.40 – 11.10 Coffee Break
11.10 – 12.20 Panel Discussion Session 2 Shaping tomorrow: Driving Demand for Circular, Low-Carbon Fertilizers
12.20 – 12.30 Concluding remarks (Antoine Hoxha, Director General, Fertilizers Europe)
12:30 – 13:30 Networking lunch

Contact

Ana Alexandrescu
ana.alexandrescu@euractiv.com