Phosphorus is essential for agriculture, food security and industry, but a critical challenge for water quality and the environment.
ESPP brings together companies, scientists and stakeholders for sustainable phosphorus management and nutrient recycling.
IN THE SPOTLIGHT
8th global Sustainable Phosphorus Summit (SPS8)
Read our last newsletter, summarising the 8th global Sustainable Phosphorus Summit (SPS8), bringing together over 600 participants in Accra and online. It includes information about the launch of the “African Sustainable Phosphorus Network” and of the “African Platform for Phosphorus for Food Security”. Read it here.
ESPP at CRU Phosphates + Potash 2026
Join Robert van Spingelen, ESPP President, and Willem Shipper, Willem Schipper Consulting, at the upcoming CRU Phosphates + Potash Expoconference, Paris (France), 13-15 April 2026. They will give a presentation on "Elemental Phosphorus (P4) Markets: End-Uses, Supply Bottlenecks, and European Project Pathways".
Latest News
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Phosphate and potash added to US Critical Minerals List
November 14, 2025
Updated US Critical Minerals List, published by the Department of the Interior, includes 60...
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November 2025 - Scope #157
November 14, 2025
This Newsletter summarises the 8th global Sustainable Phosphorus Summit (SPS8), bringing together...
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ESPP workshops on phosphorus as a Critical Raw Material and on White Phosphorus (P4)
August 20, 2025
Outline programme Wednesday 19th November: 10h30 – 12h: ESPP General Assembly (members only) 14h30...
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Sign the joint stakeholder call for nutrients in the EU Circular Economy Act
June 17, 2025
The EU Circular Economy Act is currently under preparation. This will be the first EU legal Act...
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April 2025 - Scope #156
May 26, 2025
This Newsletter summarises the ESPP workshop at Aquatech, 13th March 2025: “The new EU Urban...
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EU phosphate supply: can Europe find enough P without Russian imports ?
April 23, 2025
Expert analysis by Alberto Persona (Fertecon - S&P Global) shows EU P supply risks and dependency...
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EU Clean Industrial Deal: the EU Comission flags fertilisers as a showcase
April 23, 2025
Commission flags fertilisers as a showcase for low-carbon and recycled nutrients reducing import...
