Field trials with Fertiberia’s Impact Zero® fertilizers deliver up to 30% lower greenhouse gases emissions.
- The companies are now working on expanded trials across Europe to refine fertilization strategies.
Madrid, 22 September 2025. Südzucker Sugar Division has partnered with Fertiberia to reduce the carbon footprint of sugar beet cultivation using Fertiberia’s Impact Zero® solutions. These consist of innovative, high-techlow-greenhouse gases crop nutrition solutions produced with green hydrogen.
The collaboration supports Südzucker’s commitment to more sustainable, low-greenhouse gas agriculture by helping local beet growers advance on their decarbonization journey. To this end, the company is assessing both the agronomic and environmental benefits of Fertiberia’s Impact Zero® fertilizers in multiple European countries.
The trials conducted at the Étrépagny experimental farm of Saint Louis Sucre in France have shown promising results. Applying Fertiberia’s Impact Zero NERGETIC DS+ crop nutrition solution, compared to conventional fertilizers, resulted in a reduction of greenhouse gas emissions of 30%. This result positions Fertiberia’s Impact Zero® as an effective tool for decarbonizing sugar beet production.
Building on these results, Südzucker Sugar Division is currently working on expanding trials in different European regions, with the aim of further optimizing the fertilization strategy and establishing a roadmap that will allow Südzucker to continue with the decarbonization of its sugarbeet production .
Through this initiative, Fertiberia reinforces its role as a key partner to leading agro-industrial companies by delivering advanced agrotechnology and biotechnology solutions. “This initiative is an important milestone in Südzucker’s Sugar Division’s roadmap to a more sustainable future. As part of the Südzucker Group, we are fully committed to contributing to the Group’s integrated sustainability strategy,” said Geert Van Aelst, Head of Sustainability Südzucker Sugar Division.
“Our Impact Zero® crop nutrition solutions are transforming agriculture by delivering higher yields, healthier soils and a substantial reduction in emissions. Combining cutting-edge fertilizer technology with the use of green hydrogen instead of natural gas, the Impact Zero® range not only boosts productivity and crop performance but also marks a decisive step toward sustainable farming by ensuring resilient local production and reducing external dependency,” said Guillermo Pérez-Medina, Export Sales Director at Fertiberia.
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