Fertilizer Matters: Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism - Update, March 2025
Mar 13, 2025•18 min•Ep. 959
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Episode description
Hear Argus’ essential analysis of proposed amendments to the European Union’s carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM) and what they mean for the fertilizer industry in Europe and abroad.
Join Mike Nash, Senior Editor - Fertilizers and Lizzy Lancaster, Senior Market Reporter – Ammonia as they discuss this vital subject in the latest episode of the Argus’ Fertilizer Matters podcast series.
Key topics covered in the podcast:
- Assessing changes to the minimum threshold from which CBAM applies
- Delays to the start of CBAM certificate sales from 1 Jan 2026 to February 2027
- Administrative burdens – have they been simplified?
- Review of changes to how default values are calculated
- The 80% rule becomes the 50% rule
- Key concerns from the fertilizer industry
Related links
- Related podcast: CBAM in brief – what is it, how will it work and why is it important?
- Argus Fertilizer market intelligence: Ammonia | Nitrogen | Phosphates | NPKs
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- Free sign up: Argus Fertilizer Market Highlights Newsletter
- Fertilizer Matters podcast series
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