The Middle East’s

6. Ahmed El-Hoshy

Designation: CEO
Company: Fertiglobe
Established: 2019
Headquarters: U.A.E.

Fertiglobe’s production capacity comprises 6.6 million tons of urea and merchant ammonia, produced at four subsidiaries in the U.A.E., Egypt, and Algeria, making it the largest producer of nitrogen fertilizers in MENA. It owns and operates integrated green hydrogen plant Egypt Green with Scatec ASA, Orascom Construction, and the Sovereign Fund of Egypt. The facility is set to deliver up to 15,000 tons of renewable hydrogen as feedstock to produce up to 90,000 tons of renewable ammonia per year across Fertiglobe’s existing ammonia plants. In July 2024, Fertiglobe was selected to supply renewable ammonia to the E.U. in a pilot auction held by the German-led H2Global initiative. It is expected to supply renewable ammonia starting at 19,500 tons from 2027.