Xinhua Net – Nongda Fertilizer Industry Initiates the Compilation of the “White Paper on the Development of China’s Humic Acid Industry”

On April 22, a symposium commemorating the 48th World Earth Day and the preparation of the “White Paper on China’s Humic Acid Fertilizer Industry,” hosted by the China Humic Acid Industry Association and organized by Shandong Nongda Fertilizer Technology Co., Ltd., was held in Beijing. “Restore the Soil to Its Natural State” emerged as a shared consensus among the attending leaders, experts, corporate representatives, and members of the media.

This year marks the 60th anniversary of the development of China’s humic acid industry, and this symposium is one of the events kicking off the celebrations. Nongda is a leading brand in China’s humic acid fertilizer sector. Nongda Fertilizer has initiated activities to commemorate the 48th World Earth Day and to compile the “White Paper on China’s Humic Acid Fertilizer Industry,” while also taking an active role in organizing this symposium.

This year, China’s annual theme for Earth Day is “Conserve and Intensively Utilize Resources, Promote a Green and Simple Lifestyle—Tell the Story of Our Planet.” At the symposium’s six‑party roundtable, Ding Fangjun, Deputy General Manager of Nongda Fertilizer Industry, argued that China’s fertilizer sector should also adopt its own Earth Day theme—one that emphasizes the supply side and underscores the industry’s historic mission to advance supply‑side structural reform. That theme is: “Empower Resource Use with Intelligence, Advocate Green and Efficient Production—Tell the Story of Our Soils.” “Intelligence” refers to the intelligent, intensive management of fertilizer production; “empowerment” means fertilizers should enhance soil health, boost crop productivity, and even enrich nutrient‑rich ecosystems—“humic acid fertilizers” clearly represent the most valuable form of such empowerment today. “Efficiency” calls for improving quality while increasing output; and “telling the story of our soils” means restoring the soils’ natural character, transforming soil into fertile loam through fertilization, strengthening roots with that loam, and nurturing robust seedlings—ultimately achieving a genuine synergy and harmony between soil and fertilizer.

According to reports, as China’s leading brand in humic acid fertilizers, Nongda was the first in the industry to publish the “Corporate Social Responsibility Green Book” on February 16, 2017. The initiative aligns with the spirit of the No. 1 Central Document of 2017, actively fulfilling its corporate social responsibility to promote harmony between soil and fertilizer, and committing to spearhead China’s supply-side structural reform in the fertilizer sector while pioneering “Fertilizer Industry 4.0.”

The experts and leaders in attendance expressed full recognition of Nongda Fertilizer Industry’s proactive efforts to advance industry development and its exemplary fulfillment of corporate social responsibility as a leading brand. Over its 22 years of operation, guided by the development strategy of “Rooted in Nongda, nurturing the soil, balancing nutrition, and achieving harmony between soil and fertilizer,” the company has focused on developing innovative functional fertilizers such as active humic acid fertilizers and soil-conditioning formulations. While effectively enhancing fertilizer use efficiency and boosting both yield and quality, it has also remained committed to fostering “soil–fertilizer harmony,” improving soil health, and comprehensively delivering economic, social, and ecological benefits—thus fulfilling its corporate social responsibilities. Over the past 22 years, Nongda Fertilizer Industry has promoted a cumulative total of 3 million tons of humic acid‑based fertilizers. Based on an application rate of 40 kilograms per mu, this has collectively improved soil quality across 72 million mu and reduced fertilizer consumption by 108,000 tons. Taking a medium‑yield corn field of 600 kilograms per mu as an example, the company has contributed to an additional grain output of 3.456 million tons; and by conserving urea, it has helped save 162,000 tons of coal resources. According to carbon‑sequestration calculations, these efforts have resulted in a cumulative reduction of 9.504 million tons of environmental carbon emissions. Such achievements have earned high praise from the China Humic Acid Industry Association, and the company has been awarded the “Wujin Cup”—the highest honor in the national humic acid industry—for three consecutive terms as the Best Enterprise.

Ding Fangjun, Deputy General Manager of Nongda Fertilizer Industry, stated, “‘Xiang soil is fertile,’ and ‘good soil is fertile’—Nongda Fertilizer will vigorously advance the development of humic‑acid fertilizers, helping to restore the land to its rich, fertile state and returning our soils to their natural vitality. Furthermore, Nongda Fertilizer will embrace the spirit of selfless dedication embodied in the line, ‘Though fallen petals are not heartless things, they turn into spring mud to better nurture the blossoms,’ fully shouldering its responsibility as a leading brand in China’s humic‑acid fertilizer sector. Under the guidance of the China Humic Acid Industry Association, we will contribute to the growth of China’s humic‑acid fertilizer industry, help alleviate the pressure on agricultural resources and the environment, promote green production practices, optimize product portfolios, and make new historic contributions to enhancing agricultural productivity, increasing farmers’ incomes, and greening rural areas.

Chairman Zeng Xiancheng stated that organizing the seminar to compile the “White Paper on China’s Humic Acid Fertilizer Industry” represents China’s innovative contribution to World Earth Day, and that humic acid fertilizers serve as a crucial tool for translating the green development philosophy of World Earth Day into concrete action. Chairman Zeng proposed that the theme for the 49th World Earth Day commemorative event in 2018 be “Seminar on the Low-Carbon Effects of Humic Acids,” and recommended that Shandong Agricultural University Fertilizer Technology Co., Ltd. continue to serve as the host.