Kutina is a town located in central Croatia that grew up around Petrokemija, a fertiliser complex that employed a great part of the community. Linked to its industrial inheritance, a few kilometres south lies a phosphogypsum stack of around 200 hectares that is still undergoing a process of neutralisation. Close by, there is Lonjsko Polje Nature Park, a Ramsar wetland and protected bird habitat connected to the Sava river basin.
On 4 March 2026, citizens, environmental advocates, researchers, institutional representatives, and other local stakeholders gathered in Negotin, Serbia, for the FIC-Fighters citizen event. Although the phosphogypsum (PG) stack is located in the nearby little village of Prahovo, the workshop took place in Negotin — the municipality to which Prahovo belongs — to encourage wider community participation and dialogue.
The second FIC-FIGHTERS Citizen Event: “Voices for Change: exploring solutions for the Barreiro stack,” took place on the11 November 2025, where citizens and local stakeholders gathered at the Public Library of Barreiro (Portugal). This workshop created a space for dialogue about the legacy of the local phosphogypsum (PG) stack, often remembered as “Monte Branco” or the “White Hills” among the locals.
On 24 September 2025, citizens from Veles gathered at Europe House to participate in the first FIC-FIGHTERS Citizen Workshop under the theme “Voices for Change – Exploring Solutions for the Veles Stack”.
On the left bank of the Danube, a few kilometres from the town of Turnu Măgurele, sits one of Romania’s largest phosphogypsum (PG) deposits: roughly 68.5 hectares of stacks left behind by decades of phosphate-fertiliser production. It is one of four historic PG...
Intro On 26 May 2026, citizens and representatives of public bodies and research organisations gathered in Kutina, Croatia, for the citizen workshop “Voices for change: exploring solutions for the Kutina stack”. Kutina has a unique relationship with phosphogypsum. For...
Intro Kutina is a town located in central Croatia that grew up around Petrokemija, a fertiliser complex that employed a great part of the community. Linked to its industrial inheritance, a few kilometres south lies a phosphogypsum stack of around 200 hectares that is...
In this post, we bring together what 15 years of scientific research tells us about the phosphogypsum (PG) stack at Kutina — Croatia’s only legacy of this kind, and one of the lesser-known phosphogypsum deposits in Europe. Between 1983 and 2009, the fertiliser company...
FIC-Fighters’ scientific scaling strategy aims to master CO₂ capture with maximum precision. If you were to visit the pilot plant at the University of Seville, where the valorisation of phosphogypsum (PG) through FIC-Fighters’ NaOH Route is being investigated, the...
How a European project is turning a toxic industrial liability into everyday materials, while capturing CO₂ at the same time. Millions of tonnes of phosphogypsum (internationally known as PG) lie stored in vast open-air stacks across Europe, close to cities and...
These images document the FIC-Fighters field work and community engagement activities in Prahovo and Negotin in Serbia, one of the project’s case studies exploring innovative approaches to phosphogypsum management. The gallery captures field visits to the...
The following images document the field research and community engagement of FIC-Fighters in Kutina, Croatia, one of the case studies where the project explores innovative approaches to phosphogypsum management. The gallery captures field research activities and site...
Intro On 4 March 2026, citizens, environmental advocates, researchers, institutional representatives, and other local stakeholders gathered in Negotin, Serbia, for the FIC-Fighters citizen event. Although the phosphogypsum (PG) stack is located in the nearby little...
Intro On the banks of the Danube River in eastern Serbia, Prahovo is a small industrial town belonging to Negotin municipality shaped by an active large chemical production complex. The local industrial ecosystem is strongly linked to phosphoric acid production and...