Marrakech, Morocco. 28 September - 1 October 1998

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• The OCP Group: its ready ability to adapt and meet customers’ needs.
  A. El Houari, A. Alouani, A. Arafan, A. El Fakir & J. Amharech, OCP, Morocco.

• Organic and organo-mineral fertilizers in Europe - past, present and future.
  F. Samec, Grande Paroisse SA, France.

• Production synergy - fertilizers and chemicals - GNFC experience.
  G.K. Parikh, K.M. Jani and G.C. Shah, Gujarat Narmada Valley Fertilizers Company Ltd., India.

• Phosphate testing - Raw material suitability and project feasibility.
  P.A. Smith and J. Wlodarczyk, Société Chimique Prayon-Rupel S.A., Belgium.
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• Technology transfer - Achieving successful project execution in a changing world.
  J.A. Hallsworth and C.R. Fawcett, Kvaerner Process Technology, UK.

• Turn-key projects - Flexibility in the format of turn-key projects to meet the clients aims.
  G. Davister, SNC Lavalin, Belgium.
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• Flexibility of the BASF nitrophosphate process.
  T. Meyer and R. Nitzschmann, BASF AG, Germany.

• Technology upgradation by breakthrough innovations - GNFC experience with nitrophosphate Odda process.
  M.R. Patwa and M.I. Shamsi, Gujarat Narmada Valley Fertilizers Co. Ltd., India.

• Flexibility and environmental performance of Kemira’s mixed acid NPK process.
  H. Kiiski, Kemira Agro Oy, Denmark.

• The steam heated fluidized bed dryer - a new energy saving drying process.
  N. Raschka and K.D. Müller, Kali und Salz GmbH, Germany.

• Modernization of Khribhco’s fertilizer plant.
  P.P. Singh and J. Singh, Krishak Bharati Cooperative Limited, India.

• Energy optimization of a high monopressure nitric acid plant.
  F. Galindo and S. Corton, Fertiberia S.A., Spain.

• Environmental and energy optimization with cold production in an existing ammonium nitrate plant.
  F. Galindo and S. Corton, Fertiberia S.A., Spain.

• Saskferco urea plant revamping.
  Pan Orphanides and Peter Orphanides, Orphanides Consultants, Greece.

• Technology for the next millennium.
  R.L. Hemmings, Raytheon Engineers & Constructors Inc., United States.

• Counter - current flow radial ammonia synthesis reactor.
  S.P. Sergeev, I.I. Podolsky and M.O. Shlonsky, GIAP, Russia.

• Economics of co-production of methanol in ammonia/urea complex.
  Syed Othman Abu Bakar, Petronas Fertilizer (Kedah) Sdn. Bhd., Malaysia.

• Prediction of decomposition behaviour of fertilizers containing ammonium nitrate.
  A. Vuori, I. Tähtinen and T. Saijonmaa, Kemira Agro Oy, Finland.

• Revamp experience of 1725 MTPD urea plant.
  A. Basit and S. Hasan, Fauji Fertilizer Company Limited, Pakistan.

• Substantial capacity enhancement in a di-ammonium phosphate plant.
  S. Stalin, R. Muthu Manoharan and C. Chockalingam, SPIC, India.

• Caking mechanism of phosphatic fertilizers and its control at GNFC by the application of anticaking agents and their mode of actions.
  R.K. Sharma and D.H. Desai, Gujarat Narmada Valley Fertilizers Co. Ltd., India.

• Phosphate recovery from low grade rock at Eshidiya mine - Development of Phase II.
  A. Ghosheh, D. Amara and L. Dabbas, Jordan Phosphate Mines Co. Ltd.

• The effect of extraneous soluble ions in igneous rock phosphate on crystallography of gypsum dihydrate and thus phosphoric acid production.
  A. Kruger, Institute of Applied Materials and R. Fowles, Foskor Ltd, South Africa.

• Operating experience of processing low grade Jordanian phosphates in the manufacture of WPA production.
  K. Halaseh and H. Dukhgan, Jordan Phosphate Mines Company Ltd.

• Phosphogypsum waste (more or less hazardous) or a resource?
  A. Davister, Belgium.
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• Superphosphate fertilizer plant optimization.
  M. Husein, Y. Kodradi and A. Kholik, P.T. Petrokimia Gresik (Persero), Indonesia.

• Environmental management within the OCP Group.
  H. Hakim, Groupe Office Chérifien des Phosphates, Morocco.

• Removing of harmful substances from waste gases from the production of the NPK fertilizer.
  J. Havlicek, W. Polsedni and J. Kilian, Research Institute of Inorganic Chemistry Ltd, Czech Republic.

• Energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions in fertilizer production.
  G. Kongshaug, Hydro Agri Europe, Norway.

• Selecting the right fertilizer from an environmental life cycle perspective.
  J. Küsters, Hydro Agri Europe, Germany and T. Jenssen, Hydro Agri Europe, Belgium.

• GPIC’s integrated approach to safety, health and environmental management.
  Yousif Abdulla Yousif, Gulf Petrochemical Industries Co., Bahrain.

• Environmental costs in Lovosice: cleaning up a polluted site.
  P. Svarc, Lovochemie A.S., Czech Republic.
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• Benchmarking of emissions from nitrogenous fertilizer plants: Indian experience.
  B. Swaminathan and M. Goswami, The Fertiliser Association on India, India.

• Policies and concepts for improving plant performance at Indo-Jordan Chemicals Company Ltd. (IJC), Jordan.
  B.K. Verghese and V. Ganesh, Indo-Jordan Chemicals Co. Ltd., Jordan.

• Thermal processing of a phosphate rock with a very hugh organic matter content and exploitation of calcined Y2 phosphate rock.
  A. Arafan, Groupe Office Chérifien des Phosphates, M. Erraji, Groupe OCP, Maroc Phosphore, E. Hassani and A. Chik, Groupe OCP, CERPHOS, Morocco.

• Policy of JSC "Apatit" in improving apatite concentrate for consumer’s needs.
  A. Gorbachev and V. Golovanov, JSC "Apatit", Russia.

• Combustion of solid sulphur and calcine in a fluidized bed roaster for the production of sulphuric acid.
  E.J. Chupungco, Jr., Philippine Phosphate Fertilizer Corporation, Philippines.

• Compaction, revamp and expansion - Experience and performance.
  J. Amira and I. Daqour, Arab Potash Company Ltd, Jordan.

• Production of grained free-flowing potash fertilizers (KCL-standard) from finely-disseminated sylvite ores.
  S.N. Titkov, Ju.V. Boukcha and L.M. Pumkina, Russian Research and Development Institute of Halurgy, Russia.

• Inception and design of the world’s largest phosphoric acid plant.
  D.W. Leyshon and B.M. Blythe, Jacobs Engineering Inc., United States and T.N. Jaggi, Oswal Chemicals and Fertilizers Limited, India.

• Expansion at Jorf Lasfar - A new 1000 mtpd P2O5 unit.
  A. El Azrak, Groupe Office Chérifien des Phosphates, Morocco and A. Bourgot, Société Chimique Prayon-Rupel SA, Belgium.
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• Revamping of the OCP Group’s facilities at Jorf Lasfar, an implementation of internal know-how.
  A. El Fakir and A. El Belghiti, Groupe Office Chérifien des Phosphates, Morocco.