Reports Archive

Scientific Collaborations

Food abundance and quality, as well as nutrients in food are critical for human nutrition. ICL collaborates with farmers in the fields, testing, learning together and disseminating knowledge. Working together with farmers, governmental organizations, academia and scientists is necessary to improve agricultural methods and to create abundant, nutritious food. 2.1 By 2030, end hunger and ensure access by all people, in particular the poor and people in vulnerable situations, including infants, to safe, nutritious and sufficient food all year round.[...]

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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[...]

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H2Flo

ICL has developed a line of products designed to manage and conserve water used for irrigation. H2Flo optimizes plant quality, allows better water availability in the root zone, and helps conserve precious water resources. H2FLo - Water management & conservation https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCheiwBwcbs ICL has developed a range of wetting agents ( H2Flo ) for use in agriculture, horticulture, and professional turf. The products optimize plant quality, allow better water availability in the root zone, and help conserve precious water resources. 6.4 By[...]

Specialty Fertilizers

ICL believes growth must never come at the expense of the environment. The Specialty Fertilizers business unit is responsible for innovative technologies implementation and precision plant nutrition to ensure we can grow better crops, plants, and grass with less. Controlled release fertilizers, fertigation, and wetting agents allow growers to optimize their yields, reduce fertilizer use, and save irrigation water. Controlled Release Fertilizers Plants can use nutrients from Controlled Release Fertilizers (CRFs) with great efficiency. Thanks to the high nutrient use[...]

Food Innovations & Alternative Proteins

ICL’s products for the food industry include functional food ingredients and phosphate additives, which provide texture and stability solutions for processed meat, poultry, seafood, dairy, beverage and baked goods. These phosphate solutions help support humanity’s most critical needs, including feeding the world’s continuously growing population. In addition, the segment produces milk proteins and whey proteins for the food ingredients industry. ICL Food Specialties business brings over 75 years of experience to the food industry. The diverse ICL portfolio consists of[...]

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Aligning with the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals

ICL supports the Sustainable Development Goals and was among the first companies to incorporate SDGs in defining its material priorities and reporting on its sustainability-related activities. It is also looking at the SDGs as guiding principles for its path forward on developing new products and finding new uses for its existing products. https://youtu.be/d7b_DoqcMocIn 2015 the United Nations updated its Millennium Goals to define a set of 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to be shared by communities globally. In addition to[...]

Agricultural Research

Increasing food abundance and quality is a critical need, as is increasing efficiency in the agriculture sector. In its role as a major producer of fertilizers, ICL develops and disseminates knowledge regarding plant nutrition and proper fertilizing methods to farmers worldwide, helping to meet the challenges of the world’s growing population, decreasing arable land and the urgent need for greater environmental stewardship. Center for Plant Nutrition In 2015, ICL established a Center for Fertilization and Plant Nutrition (CFPN). The CFPN[...]

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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[...]

Sustainable Solutions

As awareness regarding global and regional sustainability challenges increased, ICL developed a two-legged approach. On the one hand, operational innovation focused on reducing negative impacts - promoting energy, material and carbon efficiency, pollution control, risk reduction, and supply chain impact. In parallel, ICL’s RD&I is looking at the SDGs as guiding principles for further development. There has been a growing focus on the introduction of solutions that increase the global positive impact of ICL’s business - through its products, existing[...]

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[...]

A message from ICL's Chairman and CEO

It is our pleasure to present you with ICL’s comprehensive CSR Report for 2019. Over the past several months the basic foundations of our society have been under intense pressure worldwide. The COVID-19 pandemic is testing every aspect of our daily lives, from our healthcare systems and means of employment to our global food supply chains and agricultural practices. ICL’s focus on contributing to global food security is now more vital than ever. While we are bound to face additional challenges[...]