Phosphorus Platform

🔸 Join ESPP’s 2025 workshops on phosphorus and white phosphorus (P₄) 🔸 📍Brussels & Online | 19–20 November 2025 ESPP invites you to two high-level workshops on: • #Phosphorus as a #Critical #Raw #Material • #White #Phosphorus (P₄) Phosphorus is essential for food security, agriculture, and key industries, yet Europe remains almost entirely import-dependent. Join us to explore how to secure EU #supply, boost #recycling, and discuss whether P₄ should be recognised as a #Strategic #Raw #Material under the EU Critical Raw Materials Act #CRMA. Meet representatives of EU institutions, international organisations, industry, and research, including experts from the European Commission, FAO, OCP Group, Yara International, Ragn-Sells, Prayon, Clariant, #First #Phosphate, Italmatch Chemicals, LANXESS, ICL Group, and several leading EU research projects (EU Project FlashPhos , #ThermusP, #Spodofos). Plus Wed 19th November, 10h30 – 12h: ESPP General Assembly (members only) Discover the full programme and register now 👉 https://lnkd.in/dT65GTG5

Sweden’s State proposals for #simplification of EU legislation (July 2025) include allowing #mineral #recycled #nutrients from #wastewaters in #animal #feed, subject to a prior EFSA safety assessment (European Food Safety Agency). The proposal is to modify the Animal Feed Regulation (EC) No 767/2009, Annex III, points 1 and 5, which effectively prohibit the use in animal feed of nutrients recovered from sewage or manure “irrespective of any form of treatment” or any processing. ESPP understands that Sweden’s proposal, which refers to “recycled minerals” targets nutrients recovered from #wastewater #incineration #ashes. Read more 👉 https://lnkd.in/dVdynhBu

The first full-scale #Ash2Phos plant at Schkopau, near Leipzig, Germany, is expected to be processing 30 000 t/y of #sewage #sludge #incineration #ash by 2027, recovering feed-grade quality #calcium #phosphate. EasyMining Learn more 👉 https://lnkd.in/djPednAR

A spate of food influencer posts on e.g. Facebook, Instagram, … suggest that the inorganic phosphate salt STP (sodium tri polyphosphate) used as a food additive is toxic, and indeed that all phosphorus in diet is toxic. Read all 👉 https://lnkd.in/dJRydJ-S

The EU #Nitrates Committee has now approved the Commission’s proposals on so-called #RENURE materials. This follows over a year of discussion, with one Member State voting against and one abstaining. The proposal will now undergo a three-month scrutiny period in the European Parliament and Council. If no objections are raised, it can then be formally adopted by the Commission. Read all 👉 https://lnkd.in/dh_yvmVp

📆 Open to 6th November 2025📆 The first stage in preparing the future EU #Circular #Economy #Act, announced for end 2026. ❗Sign the joint call for the Circular Economy Act to be ambitious for #nutrient #recycling, to forward #sustainability, EU #job #creation, #competitivity, and #food #system #resilience. The Joint Call proposes 16 actions and policy changes for the Circular Economy Act. See all details👉https://lnkd.in/dn8d7WjG

ESPP input to the public consultation welcomed the aim of the FPR to enable large-scale production of #circular #fertilisers, but underlined that today the FPR is #failing to achieve this: few recycled fertilisers are CE-Mark. Establishing why, and how to resolve this, should be the Evaluation priorities. Read all 👉 https://lnkd.in/di6erUkg

European Commission mandates ask European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) to assess whether it is risk-justified to continue separating and incinerating (most) #Category1 Animal By-Products #ABP materials. The answer could lead to Cat.1 ash largely ceasing to exist. Read all👉 https://lnkd.in/d2xEAPNv

Survey open to #fertilisers #manufacturers: aim is to collect data from fertiliser manufacturers on whether the current REACH+ requirement of the EU Fertilising Products Regulation #FPR is preventing CE-marking of fertilisers. Read more and participate 👉 https://lnkd.in/dHcd6AC4

💧 INCOPA is a proud member of the Phosphorus Platform and together, we are advancing scientific knowledge. The role of inorganic coagulants is key in enabling sustainable recirculation of phosphorus from sewage sludges! 🔗 Learn more in this article ➡️ https://lnkd.in/eP_kUtNY #InorganicCoagulants #LCA #chemistry #phosphorus #WaterTreatment