Sustainable phosphorus: innovation, efficiency and circularity
24-26 November 2026 - Benguerir, Morocco
https://www.phosphorusplatform.eu/espc6
Call for abstracts is open! Check here - deadline 30th April 2026.
ESPC is the world’s leading sustainable phosphorus event, happening every 2 years. Don’t miss it! ESPC6 will include a site visit to a phosphate mine, rock beneficiation and processing.
ESPC6 is co-organised by OCP Group and ESPP, with support of UM6P (University Mohammed VI Polytechnique).
ESPC6 will address :
- Fertilisers, P-stewardship and their role in supporting sustainable food systems and food security
- Interactions between climate change and phosphorus, including impacts on P dynamics, carbon sequestration, soil fertility, crop productivity, and nutrient requirements
- P-recovery and recycling
- P-removal
- Sustainability in P mining and processing
- Other aspects of P chemistry, P management, and P different uses.
In addition to site visit, side events may include a Young Nutrient Researchers Day. Proposals for side events are welcome to
ESPC6 follows successful conferences over the last decade, with over 300 participants onsite at previous editions, the biggest conference on phosphorus worldwide.
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Conference venue
UM6P - Université Mohammed VI Polytechnique, Benguerir, Morocco. There are several hotels and B&Bs in Benguerir. A daily shuttle will be provided to Marrakech (1 hour).
Programme outline
Monday 23rd November
Young researchers’ day. Possible other side events.
Tuesday 24th November
- 9h00 - opening plenary: welcomes, Morocco and EU phosphorus supply, phosphorus and food security, global policy perspective, phosphorus and diet, phosphorus use efficiency from mine to plate
- parallel sessions A and B (see conference themes above)
- plenary: why we need phosphorus: plant nutrition, livestock nutrition, P4 derivates, fire safety, catalysts, pharmaceuticals, solar panels, batteries …
- conference networking dinner
Wednesday 25th November
- plenary: phosphorus and the environment – water quality (EU water policy), climate change, soil health
- plenary: phosphorus reuse and recycling - EU Waste Water Treatment Directive art. 20, links to EU policies on biogas (RED), BioEconomy
- parallel session C (see conference themes above)
- conference conclusions: outputs of parallel sessions and of researchers’ day, concluding panel
- close 17h30
Thursday 26th November
Optional site visits: OCP’s phosphate mine, UM6P University research activities
- return Marrakech airport & conference hotel 16h30.
Call for abstracts
Download the call for abstracts in pdf.
Abstracts are invited for presentations or posters – deadline 30th April. Conference themes:
- Fertilisers, P-stewardship and their role in supporting sustainable food systems and food security
- Interactions between climate change and phosphorus, including impacts on P dynamics, carbon sequestration, soil fertility, crop productivity, and nutrient requirements
- P-recovery and recycling
- P-removal
- Sustainability in P mining and processing
- Other aspects of P chemistry, P management, and P different uses.
Abstract submission: free format (word or pdf), must include: proposed short title of presentation/poster; names, organisations and emails of all authors; summary of maximum 500 words.
https://www.phosphorusplatform.eu/espc6
