Industry News
June 2025
Press Release
October 2022
Press Release
May 2022
New Chair and Vice-Chair elected for Fertasa Board of Directors
It is a pleasure to announce that Tom Mason, Metson World, has been elected as Chairperson of the board for Fertasa

and Mark Hawksworth, Sasol Chemicals, has been elected as Vice-Chair of the Board for Fertasa.

We wish them both success with the positions that they have been elected to.
Dr Pieter Haumann
CEO, Fertasa
February 2025
Studies conducted by Fertasa and INFOTOX to validate the use of Boron in Fertilizers in South Africa. The following documents are included in the link below:
- Boron or Bust: The essence of Boron for the nutrition of plants: Dr J.J. Bornman
- Economic Impact “Exclusion of Boron on Grain Production: Grain SA Report
- Boron in Sugar Cane Production: D.E. Elephant, SASRI
- Health Risk Assessment and Management of Boron in Fertilizers: Dr W.C.A. van Niekerk, From INFOTOX Report No 008-2024 Rev 1.0
Submission of Required Risk Assessment on Boron Products
Press Release
October 2022
Press Release
May 2022
New Chair and Vice-Chair elected for Fertasa Board of Directors
It is a pleasure to announce that Tom Mason, Metson World, has been elected as Chairperson of the board for Fertasa

and Mark Hawksworth, Sasol Chemicals, has been elected as Vice-Chair of the Board for Fertasa.

We wish them both success with the positions that they have been elected to.
Dr Pieter Haumann
CEO, Fertasa
Press Release
October 2022
Press Release
May 2022
New Chair and Vice-Chair elected for Fertasa Board of Directors
It is a pleasure to announce that Tom Mason, Metson World, has been elected as Chairperson of the board for Fertasa

and Mark Hawksworth, Sasol Chemicals, has been elected as Vice-Chair of the Board for Fertasa.

We wish them both success with the positions that they have been elected to.
Dr Pieter Haumann
CEO, Fertasa
December 2023
Fertasa’s CEO, Dr Pieter Haumann, was interviewed by Plaas Media on the subject, “Can agriculture afford to lose Boron as a Micro-Element”.
Press Release
September 2022
The Fertilizer Association of Southern Africa strives to:
- Promote agri-economic and environmentally accountable fertilizer and aglime application practices. (Stewardship)
- Provide a discussion forum for its members and other parties on all aspects relating to fertilizer and aglime agronomic advice and product quality.
- Assimilate, add value to and disseminate fertilizer and aglime-related information.
The Fertasa code of conduct furthermore requires that its members should promote manufacturing, crop production and product application practices with due concern for human health and the environment.