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Fertilizer Efficiencies
Friday, February 17, 2023 1:53PM CDT
Fertilizer Efficiencies 02/17 13:52
TFI Report Highlights Fertilizer Industry's Sustainability
A new report by The Fertilizer Institute highlights improvements made by the
fertilizer industry to become more sustainable. Some of the high points include
workplace safety, energy and the environment, fertilizer use and industry
innovation.
Russ Quinn
DTN Staff Reporter
OMAHA (DTN) -- The fertilizer industry has made progress in improving the
sustainability of its operations, according to a new report released by The
Fertilizer Institute (TFI) on Thursday.
Data has been collected since 2013 on metrics that provide insight into the
fertilizer industry's efforts to improve itself, according to a TFI news
release. The data in the report (https://www.tfi.org/sustainability) was
gathered in 2022 and reflects industry operations in 2021.
"The 104,000 employees of the fertilizer industry work each day to produce
and supply fertilizer to farmers in an effort to feed the world," said Corey
Rosenbusch, TFI president and CEO.
"To feed a global population of 10 billion people by 2050, fertilizer is
playing a critical role in increasing food production and land use efficiency
sustainability in agriculture. 2022 also showed us how fertilizer's role in
feeding the world contributes to global stability and national security."
Some report highlights include:
-- Survey participants invested an average of over $1 billion annually in
capital investments to help the industry meet sustainability goals, including
increasing production efficiencies, reducing energy and water use, reducing
greenhouse gas emissions and strengthening the U.S. economy to meet current and
future agricultural needs.
-- In 2021, the industry captured 31% of all CO2 generated per ton of
nutrient produced, an increase of 368% over emissions captured in 2013.
-- To reduce the industry's energy footprint, 39% of all energy consumed is
generated using waste heat rather than pulling from the electrical grid.
-- Nitrogen producers recycled enough water to fill 1.6 million
Olympic-sized swimming pools.
-- In 2021, both the recordable rate and lost time incident rate were the
second lowest since the survey begin in 2013.
"The industry is continuously working towards more sustainable operations,
including efforts to decarbonize and mitigate environmental impacts,"
Rosenbusch added.
"Each step of the supply chain is focused on communities and the
environment. The data in this report highlights the achievements we've made in
worker safety and energy and environmental metrics."
Russ Quinn can be reached at Russ.Quinn@dtn.com
Follow him on Twitter @RussQuinnDTN
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