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Using Renewable Resources - Woodfibre for soilless crops

For decades, peat has been the most widely known and used component for soilless crops worldwide. Environmental concerns regarding the impact of CO2 release and the disturbance to biodiversity during peat management and extraction, have led to the search for non-peat sustainable materials. One such alternative is a by-product from the timber industry. Butt reducings from sawmills are being processed to create “woodfibre”. ICL UK Nutberry specialises in the manufacturing of growing media, also commonly known as substrates, for professional[...]

Agricultural Knowledge Outreach

ICL is working with farmers to help them develop the knowledge needed to engage in sustainable agriculture, including plant nutrition and proper fertilization. This enables farmers to use the land they have more effectively and increase their yields. Growing more food on the land, while using balanced fertilizations brings forth, both increased food production and less of an environmental impact. CocoaSoils: Integrated Soil Fertility Management ICL is a partner in CocoaSoils, a long-term project in West Africa that is defining[...]

Tordell Stream as an Ecological Corridor

ICL Iberia has been preserving and further developing an ecological corridor at the Tordell Stream. This endeavor is designed to recover the stream’s environmental and societal potential. The main project stage concluded in 2018, ICL Iberia will continue to proceed with maintenance activities to further preserve the area. Tordell is a seasonal stream that is a valuable resource in the Suria municipality. The stream separates a nearby urban area from the Suria mine’s facilities. The stream serves as an ecological[...]

Sdom Saltmarsh Lake

The Ashalim reservoir, located south of the ICL’s Dead Sea site, is a wet habitat, situated within a typical arid habitat. It is abundant with rich biological diversity. ICL Dead Sea, whose excavations in the region created this wet habitat, takes extra measures to preserve it, and invested in making this unique habitat accessible to the public. ICL Dead Sea’s actions are an example of its proactive commitment to environmental responsibility, combining its operational needs with efforts to preserve a rich and unique ecological system. In the past,[...]

Ag Tech

One of the key elements of ICL’s strategy is to develop advanced solutions for the agricultural sector by creating global leadership in Innovative Ag solutions and precision agriculture. ICL is leveraging its excellence in R&D to enhance its product pipeline and create new synergies between its extensive range of upstream and downstream products. 2.4 By 2030, ensure sustainable food production systems and implement resilient agricultural practices that increase productivity and production, that help maintain ecosystems, that strengthen capacity for adaptation[...]

Restoration of the Salt Deposits

ICL Iberia’s mine tailing management has a wide reach. Salt is a by-product from the mining of potash in ICL Iberia’s underground mines. The company has implemented numerous measures to control and manage its salt deposits at Suria and Sallent. It manages the salt deposited using Best Available Techniques (BAT based on reference documents published by the European Commission). ICL’s goal is to restore the salt deposit sites, and to improve the nearby rivers water quality by preventing salt water[...]

Controlled Release Fertilizers

ICL is a global leader in controlled release fertilizers which enhance nutrient efficiency and minimize leaching and volatilization into the environment. These products enable growers around the world to reduce fertilizer usage and simultaneously achieve higher quality crops and yields with a lower environmental impact. Revolutionizing Fertilizers with Controlled Release Fertilizers CRF is considered the fertilizer technology with the highest nutrient use efficiency. 2.4 By 2030, ensure sustainable food production systems and implement resilient agricultural practices that increase productivity and production,[...]

Advancing Food Security

ICL is dedicated to improving food security and is an essential part of the global food supply chain. ICL contributes to food security through a broad array of Ag Tech solutions, fertilizers, alternative proteins and other products that enable food to maintain a longer shelf life or that reduce food waste. Advanced & Balanced Fertilization As the global population continues to rise, farmers worldwide are confronted by the constant need to increase yields, while facing climate change and other environmental[...]

Polysulphate

In 2012, ICL introduced a new multi-nutrient fertilizer, Polysulphate, which is available to plants in its natural state. Available in its natural form, Polyhalite (marketed as Polysulphate® fertilizer) is UK-sourced and has a low carbon footprint. It delivers dependable high value, for low environmental impact. It is a natural, sustainable, dependable, organic fertilizer. Polysulphate® fertilizer comes from the Polyhalite layer of rock, over 1000m below the North Sea off the North Yorkshire coast in the UK. Deposited 260 million years ago,[...]

Agriculture & Climate Change

Agriculture, worldwide, is facing unprecedented challenges. The world’s population is growing and expected to reach 9.8 billion by 2050. Meanwhile, food security is decreasing, as broad regions experience the effects of climate change and resources scarcity. ICL’s products and solutions are key to meeting future nutritional requirements. It took 10,000 years for the world’s population to reach 1 billion by the year 1800, another 100 years to double to 2 billion and less than another century to triple to 6[...]

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