Reports Archive

BromoQuel™

As the leading global manufacturer of Elemental Bromine, ICL has developed an innovative product to handle Bromine spills. Its BromoQuel™ provides a safe response and immediate suppression of Bromine vapor and liquid spills. Bromine is utilized in multiple applications and industries. Elemental Bromine is liquid at room temperature with high vapor pressure. It is a strong oxidizer and accidental exposure to it without protection may cause irritation, burns and poisoning, depending on the severity of exposure. Bromine leakage also poses[...]

Using Renewable Resources - Woodfibre for soilless crops

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

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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.[...]

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. In order to keep an abundant food supply during the global pandemic, ICL has invested in on-line webinars to farmers[...]

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. Applying with Precision - nutrients via water Fertigation delivers soluble fertilizers via irrigation systems to enhance crop production. Fertigation is a highly effective and flexible method that allows growers to apply nutrients very precisely, according to the demands of the crop. Fertilizer inputs through fertigation can[...]

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Promoting a Circular Economy @ICL Rotem

As ICL broadens and expands its perspective regarding transforming its activities from a linear process to those of a circular economy, new business ventures are being established. ICL Rotem has created a business unit dedicated to finding value in its byproducts that were previously considered unusable or waste streams of its production process. ICL Rotem combines energy, resources and manpower to create its products. The byproducts of the Company’s main production processes contain valuable minerals. These include Fluorine, Silica, Sulphur,[...]

Sustainability Index for Product Development

ICL combines environmental, health and safety criteria with commercial and operational considerations when developing new products as part of its commitment to sustainable development. Potential products and materials are tested comprehensively and rigorously to specify their properties in accordance with an internal Sustainability Index for product development. The R&D departments of several ICL business units have implemented the Sustainability Index. Manufacturing products with a maximum positive impact and minimum negative impact throughout their life cycle requires optimum product planning from[...]

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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, as well as milk and whey proteins the Company produces for the food ingredients industry, help feed the world’s continuously growing population. ICL’s Food Specialties business brings over 75 years of experience to the food industry. Its diverse product portfolio consists of high-quality functional phosphate and mineral systems[...]

New Generation of Flame Retardants

ICL Industrial Products is making significant breakthroughs in the marketplace by expanding its new generation of flame retardants. These new products are in line with ICL-IP's efforts to provide sustainable and efficient flame retardants to the marketplace. This includes potentially adapting to a circular economy. Flame Retardants - No ignition, No Fire https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pPakvDIaa_EICL Industrial Products is making significant breakthroughs in the marketplace by expanding its flame retardants portfolio. ICL-IP offers PolyQuel®P-100, a polymeric and reactive solution for fire safety in[...]

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Industrial Applications

ICL’s industrial chemical know-how and its access to mineral resources serve industries beyond the agricultural sector. These specialty products are used by a range of other manufacturing and infrastructure sectors, including pharmaceuticals, food and beverages, home furniture and appliances, construction and electric power utilities as well as in new and developing sectors, such as energy storage and urban mining. https://youtu.be/vUxybYahrDw Energy Storage Bromine and its bromide derivatives represent an electrochemical couple around which various technologies have been developed for electrical[...]

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Sustainability Metrics

ICL aspires for best practices in the management of all ESG components. Following are the main sustainability quantitative KPIs (Key Performance Indicators) from recent years, and related trend analysis. Governance (see further details here)ICL adopts best practices and advanced management techniques for Corporate Governance. Among else, the company values the importance of gender diversity and adequate representation within the Board of Directors. Accordingly, the Company will strive to increase gender diversity of the Board. Board & Governance InformationTotal Number of[...]

Risk Management & The Precautionary Principle

As part of ICL’s strategic planning to implement sustainable business practices, an organizational risk management structure has been established which includes, among other issues, sustainability related issues. Through a structured process that identifies risks and opportunities, ICL applies what is referred to as “the Precautionary Principle” to environmental and economic issues. Industrial production, in general, and the chemicals industry in particular, must take special precautionary measures to maintain a safe and healthy work environment. Several of ICL’s products, raw materials and[...]

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[...]

Ag Tech

AgTech is a rapidly evolving sector that aims to improve applications of technology to increase yield, growth, quality, and harvesting of crops. 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[...]

The Phoenix Plan

The Phoenix Plan is a strategic project that includes the industrial development of the Bages basin, which will create a wide impact on the infrastructure and logistics of the area, as well as on international markets. With an initial investment of more than 240 million euros, the Phoenix Plan involves the extension and modernization of ICL’s facilities, improvement of transport infrastructure, expansion of logistics facilities at the Port of Barcelona and increased 8.2 Achieve higher levels of economic productivity through[...]

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Controlled Release Fertilizers

ICL is a global leader in controlled release fertilizers. Plants can use nutrients from Controlled Release Fertilizers (CRFs) with great efficiency. Thanks to the high nutrient use efficiency of CRFs and their precise, localized application (at the plant’s root zone), growers worldwide can reduce their fertilizer usage and simultaneously achieve higher quality crops and yields with a lower environmental impact. The use of CRFs can reduce the total use of fertilizers by 20% to even 50% as well as significantly[...]

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Producing Fertilizers with Recycled Phosphate

Phosphate rock is an increasingly scarce source of phosphorus, and methods are underway to recover and recycle phosphates from other sources such as human sewage, animal manure and waste ash. ICL Fertilizers Europe’s goal is to replace phosphate rock with secondary phosphates. https://youtu.be/Yokepk-i66QPhosphorus is an essential element for plant growth that cannot be replaced. As phosphate rock becomes scarcer, ICL is looking at various alternatives, including the possibility of recycling phosphate. Currently, available secondary phosphate, found in sewage sludge as[...]

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PolyStyrene Loop: Retrieving Bromine

ICL is one of the initiators of the PolyStyrene Loop (PSL) recycling project. The project promotes a ‘circular economy’ by introducing a recycling scheme for Polystyrene (PS) foams containing the flame retardant HBCD (Hexabromocyclododecane). PolyStyrene Loop is a cooperative representing more than 70 companies from the polystyrene foam value chain. Its members include polystyrene raw material producers, foam manufacturers, additives suppliers, foam converters and recyclers as well as EUMEPS, the association and voice of European Manufacturers of Expanded Polystyrene. It[...]

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Circular Economy

ICL is developing products and methods that will enable it to be an active participant in efforts to create a global circular economy. It is piloting and implementing circular economy production processes in its own facilities and actively looking for opportunities to be part of this new business thinking. In addition, ICL is developing products from its own by-products, reviewing how its current products function in a circular economy framework and producing new products from waste. In order to reach[...]

Product Safety & Responsibility

ICL’s approach to product safety involves evaluating and managing its products through their life cycle in a responsible manner. ICL continuously assesses the risks of new chemical products prior to their commercialization. In addition, ICL evaluates existing products at every stage of their life cycle, from their production process, through the supply chain, their use and end of life. As a leading global chemicals company, ICL is careful to ensure that the chemical substances it produces and sells are handled[...]

Water & Wastewater

ICL regards water as a high-value natural resource. Many ICL facilities are located in water-stressed regions, and the Company is aware of the need to treat this high-value natural resource with care. Water conservation is, therefore, an inherent part of ICL’s business culture. ICL production facilities maintain various water conservation projects, including using brackish water and recycling of wastewater. Water is the most widely consumed natural resource and the single most essential foundation of human existence. Clean, safe drinking water[...]

Air Quality

ICL strives to continuously improve its environmental footprint. Reducing emissions into the air is a central goal of ICL’s environmental strategy. ICL regularly monitors emissions of pollutants to better manage its operations. ICL is taking steps to reduce air emissions by implementing innovative emission prevention solutions and switching to cleaner fuels. Air pollutants include substances, gases, and particles in the air, whether from natural sources or the result of human activity. Human endeavors, such as energy generation, industrial and agricultural[...]

GHG & Climate Change

Climate change is taking an increasing toll on the earth’s ecosystems and humanity at large. This is a global challenge that requires tremendous undertaking by governments, businesses and each and every one of us. ICL takes extensive actions to reduce its Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions and has set a new challenging goal - to reduce 30% of its GHG emissions by 2030 (vs. a 2018 baseline) and a long-term goal of becoming net zero by 2050. The main initiatives include[...]

Waste

ICL is striving to implement a circular economy approach. In Israel, primarily, the by-product and waste streams of some plants serve as input materials for other production processes. In other production sites (mainly in Europe), ICL uses streams from other companies as part of a broader value chain. The Company is making efforts to “close the loop” for both its production processes and its products. Most industrial processes have various types of by-products. Some industrial wastes can be introduced back[...]

Energy

ICL strives to continuously improve energy efficiency and decrease its emissions. It is doing so by increasing its use of clean and renewable energy, utilizing highly efficient electricity production units (natural gas- based cogeneration) and implementing multi-year energy efficiency programs. All industrial activity requires energy. ICL's Energy consumption is both direct and indirect. Direct energy is energy produced by fuel combustion, mainly used to operate steam boilers, electricity generators and similar installations at ICL production sites, as well as fuel[...]