FERTECON S CONSULTANCY SERVICE

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1 FERTECON S CONSULTANCY SERVICE Fertilizer industry market and pricing expert In-depth commercial consultancy services covering all fertilizers

2 ABOUT FERTECON About FERTECON FERTECON comprises an experienced team of fertilizer industry consultants, providing your business with expert knowledge of fertilizer markets. FERTECON was formed in 1978 by a group of respected industry analysts who specialised in fertilizers and related products such as sulphur and ammonia. The company grew rapidly and is held in the highest regard throughout the world. In 2012 FERTECON became part of Informa plc, a leading provider of information on agriculture, shipping and energy. All FERTECON senior consultants are experienced in analysing the fertilizer and related industries. The expertise of FERTECON s consultants encompasses economics, marketing, agronomics and cost analysis providing your business with a wide range of insight. The basic philosophy of FERTECON is to provide its clients not only with high quality reports but also to provide your business with the opportunity to tap the wealth of experience offered by our consultants for those urgent information requirements that occur in day-to-day business. FERTECON s services on fertilizers are subscribed to by virtually all companies and government agencies involved in the world fertilizer and related industries. Products reported on include ammonia, urea, nitrates, ammonium sulphate, phosphate, potash, sulphur and sulphuric acid.

3 FERTECON s bespoke consultancy service What our service provides FERTECON complements its regular reports with single-client consulting work, in which its specialist team advises clients on strategic and investment decisions in fertilizer and related industries. Fertilizer studies covering the nitrogen, phosphate and potash sectors have been completed in recent years, including coverage of the marketing and economic feasibility of major projects. FERTECON s bespoke consultancy service provides clients with cost-effective project specific and detailed confidential analysis to complement information from regular products. How will the service benefit your business? l Customised and cost-effective solutions to your information and analysis requirements allowing you to make informed decisions based on analysis tailored for your business FERTECON S BESPOKE CONSULTANCY SERVICE l Global analysis of fertilizers and fertilizer raw materials allowing your business to make major investment decisions based on the reliability and accuracy of FERTECON s data and analysis capabilities l Access to a network of expertise within the Informa Group, including coverage of agricultural markets, energy and freight, amongst others to allow your business to access the most relevant information for your requirements

4 SPECIALIST FERTILIZER CONSULTANTS Specialist fertilizer consultants Jenny Bouch, Senior Nitrogen Consultant, UK Jenny Bouch manages FERTECON s bespoke consulting services. She joined FERTECON in 2011, and provides strategic, commercial and forecasting services for clients with interests in fertilizers, both within the industry itself and in the financial sector. She has a broad-based industrial background, with over fifteen years of experience in providing consultancy services in the refining and petrochemicals sectors as well as in fertilizers, and previous experience in business management and technical roles within various multinationals, including ARCO, Borden and BP Chemicals. Jenny graduated in Chemical Engineering from Birmingham University in 1981, and was awarded an MBA with Distinction by Southampton University in Contact: jenny.bouch@fertecon.com Telephone: Marina Simonova, Head of Ammonia, UK Marina Simonova is Head of Ammonia Services at FERTECON and has 11 years experience in the fertilizer industry, much of it dealing with ammonia as well as other nitrogen fertilizers. Her previous job was as Senior Consultant with CRU (formerly British Sulphur Consultants) for six years, where her main responsibility was covering the long-term outlook for the ammonia market, as well as other nitrogen multi-client and single-client studies and cost services, including UAN, AS and AN. Prior to CRU, Marina was a nitrogen and phosphate market analyst at a leading Russian fertilizer producer, EuroChem, for four years and was based in Moscow. Marina is a regular speaker at international fertilizer events: she has presented papers to the IFA, TFI, HGCA and CRU s international fertilizer conferences. Marina s primary responsibility at FERTECON is to provide forecasting analysis of the international ammonia market. She is the author of FERTECON s long-term AMMONIA OUTLOOK and the editor of the short-term monthly AMMONIA FUTURES and the WEEKLY AMMONIA reports. She also provides support to consultancy projects. Contact: marina.simonova@fertecon.com Telephone: Allan Pickett, Principal Consultant, UK Allan Pickett has worked in the fertilizer and inorganic chemical consulting business for 18 years, and currently provides consultancy services on phosphates, potash and sulphur. He has 30 years experience in the chemical and fertilizer sector, initially in sales and marketing functions at Monsanto, and then consulting with CRU in London where he ran their fertilizer consulting business for 7 years. Prior to joining FERTECON he ran his own consultancy, specialising in helping phosphate and potash exploration companies market their projects. Allan graduated from University College London in 1984, where he read geography. Contact: allan.pickett@fertecon.com Telephone: Luke Hutson, Head of Nitrates, UK Luke Hutson is Head of Nitrates at FERTECON and one of FERTECON s nitrogen specialists, working on long-term reports and consultancy projects. Luke prepares the FERTECON Urea Outlook, one of the longest-running urea quarterlies for the nitrogen industry, as well as the Urea Futures, the monthly forecast report with a rolling 12-month horizon. He also co-produces the Nitrates Futures report, a multi-product forecast report covering UAN, CAN and fertilizer-grade AN. Previously with CRU (formerly British Sulphur Consultants) who he joined in 2007, Luke moved to FMB, now part of Argus Media, where he launched the urea and phosphates monthly forecasts. He has broad based experience across the nitrogen, phosphates, potash and sulphur markets, as well as covering fertilizer freight. Luke is an experienced conference chairman and has spoken at industry conferences, including the FAI in Delhi and AFA in Egypt Contact: luke.hutson@fertecon.com Telephone:

5 Capabilities in consultancy FERTECON has extensive experience covering the nitrogen, phosphate and potash sectors, and including ammonia, urea, AN/CAN/UAN, MAP/DAP, MOP/SOP and NPK s amongst others Examples of previous consultancy work l Strategic review l Investment opportunities l Outlook for emerging markets l Project economic review and optimisation CAPABILITIES IN CONSULTANCY l Market and price outlook l Bankable market studies for new projects l Due diligence investigations and advice l Cost and competitiveness review l Company profiles FERTECON has a global client base who work in a range of industries including agricultural producers, fertilizer producers, oil and gas, investment banks, mining, shipping and explosives

6 FERTECON S FERTILIZER INTELLIGENCE Fertecon s Fertilizer Intelligence Distinguished from other competitors as part of Informa Group Multi-commodity knowledge base Insight of downstream & upstream sectors Access to Lloyd s List Intelligence database for real time data on vessels movements and latest developments in the shipping sector Access to wider background knowledge of Informa-Economics and Informa-Agra Recent acquisition of DTC, US-based energy consultancy, will benefit the coverage of energy fundamentals Long-lasting relationships with key contacts worldwide involved in fertilizer business

7 FERTECON s full range of services BESPOKE CONSULTANCY SERVICES AND MULTI-CLIENT ECONOMIC AND INDUSTRY STUDIES QUARTERLY OUTLOOK SERVICES l Customised and cost-effective solution to information and analysis requirements l Global analysis of fertilizers and fertilizer raw materials l Access to independent consultants for specialist knowledge l Incisive forecast of the medium and long-term (10 year) outlook for global fertilizer market developments l Detailed analysis of market developments over the previous three months and expected market trends in the short and medium term FERTECON S FULL RANGE OF SERVICES MONTHLY ANALYSIS SERVICES l Review of the month s market developments l Analysis of the market and price outlook for the coming 6-12 months l Access to online pricing data CURRENT INFORMATION l Comprehensive weekly analysis of global fertilizer markets with accurate price, supply and demand analysis l Quick, accurate and authoritative information l Access to online pricing data

8 Contact us For more information and to enquire about FERTECON s consultancy service visit: fertecon.agra-net.com/consultancy-services Or contact us directly at: fertecon@agra-net.com Informa Limited Christchurch Court Newgate Street London, EC1A 7AZ United Kingdom. Telephone: +44 (0)