Associate Members
Which companies are entitled to apply for associate membership ?
- Distributors, dealers and other entities which transact business in fertilizers, fertilizer intermediates, their raw materials or intermediate products.
- Suppliers of plant equipment, materials or services destined for the fertilizer industry (such as additive providers, consultants, conference organizers, publishers, engineering firms, financial institutions).
- Logistics providers and shipping.
- Producers of fertilizer raw materials or their intermediate products destined for the manufacture of non-fertilizer products.
- Non-fertilizer industry organisations/companies dealing with nutrients.
- Manufacturers of organic materials and/or soil conditioners.
- Entities in the development or construction phase of fertilizer units of production.
- Entities involved in biostimulants and agricultural biologicals.
- Entities involved in the recovery and recycling of plant nutrients.
- Entities involved in precision agriculture, including satellite farming, digital farming and site-specific crop management.
- Entities affiliated with the agri-food value chain, with an indirect interest in plant nutrition.
- Entities outside the fertilizer industry planning for new opportunities.
Subscription rates for distributors / traders (AoA 7.4.1)
- Turnover < USD 25 million: € 6,847
- USD 25 million < Turnover < USD 100 million: € 13,693
- USD 100 million < Turnover < USD 500 million: € 20,540
- Turnover > USD 500 million: € 20,540 + € 1,158 per 500 million more
Subscription rates for other associate members (AoA 7.4.2 to 7.4.11)
- Suppliers of plant equipment, materials or services destined for the fertilizer industry (such as additive providers, consultants, conference organizers, publishers, engineering firms, financial institutions): € 11,576
- Logistics providers and shipping: € 5,800
- Producers of fertilizer raw materials or their intermediate products destined for the manufacture of non-fertilizer products: € 8,104
- Non-fertilizer industry organisations/companies dealing with nutrients: € 8,104
- Manufacturers of organic materials and/or soil conditioners: € 8,104
- Entities in the development or construction phase of fertilizer units of production: € 8,104
- Entities involved in biostimulants and agricultural biologicals: € 8,104
- Entities involved in the recovery and recycling of plant nutrients: € 8,104
- Entities involved in precision agriculture, including satellite farming, digital farming and site-specific crop management: € 8,104
- Entities affiliated with the agri-food value chain, with an indirect interest in plant nutrition: € 11,576
- Entities outside the fertilizer industry planning for new opportunities: € 11,576
Conditions.
Applications are submitted twice a year to the General Meetings in May and in November/early December.
Withdrawal from membership:
- members of all classes may withdraw from membership at any time by giving three months’ notice in writing of their intention to do so and
- upon payment of all sums due to the Association.
For entities in the development or construction phase of fertilizer units of production: