30 June 2011
William J. Doyle of PotashCorp Becomes President of the International Fertilizer Industry Association
Paris, France: 30 June 2011 – William J. Doyle, President and CEO of Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan Inc. (PotashCorp), was elected President of the International Fertilizer Industry Association (IFA) during IFA’s Annual Conference that took place in Montreal from 23 to 25 May. Mr. Doyle succeeds Mr. Ajay Shriram, Chairman and Senior Managing Director of DCM Shriram Consolidated Ltd, who will remain a member of the Executive Management Group of the Association as Immediate Past President.

23 June 2011
Fertilizers are an essential component of long-term food security, agricultural market stability and sustainable farming
Paris, France: 23 June 2011 – Today the International Fertilizer Industry Association (IFA) released its medium-term Fertilizer Outlook 2011-2015 to the public. The report clearly highlights the interdependence of the fertilizer industry and the agricultural sector. Fertilizer markets for the main nutrients – nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P) and potassium (K) – have fully recovered from the downturn in 2008/09. This improved environment provides a strong basis for long-term investment in additional capacity in order to respond to rising demand in the agricultural sector. The industry is pursuing its steady programme of long-term investment in new production sites to respond to an anticipated 11% growth in total demand between 2010/11 and 2015/16, as forecast by the Association.

18 April 2011
Dr Roland Buresh receives the IFA Norman Borlaug Award for improving rice fertilization in Asia
Paris, France: 12 April 2011 – The laureate of the 2011 IFA Norman Borlaug Award for excellence in crop nutrition research is Dr Roland Buresh of the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) in the Philippines. Dr Buresh is Principal Scientist at IRRI where he leads the Institute’s work on site-specific nutrient management (SSNM).

3 February 2011
Fertilizer “first movers” forging ahead with the industry-wide product stewardship initiative
Paris, 3 February 2011 - The International Fertilizer Industry Association (IFA) and its member companies recognize the need for enhanced life cycle management of the safety, health, environmental and security aspects of fertilizer products. As a result, the Association has recently launched a global product stewardship initiative via the www.protectandsustain.org web site.