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Re:The Last Mustard Maker in Dijon by rcme on Monday January 30, 2023 @01:54PM (#34584637)
Maybe, but industrial processes are changed and made more efficient all the time. Nitrogen is a commodity. Anyone with hydrogen can make it. There's no global cartel forcing everyone to use this specific process.
Re:The Last Mustard Maker in Dijon by fragmede on Monday January 30, 2023 @03:36PM (#34586003)
Arguably there is. The large, multinational, powerful conglomerates that run the fertilizer industry have undoubtedly achieved regulatory capture, and gotten government support to keep upstarts out of the market through onerous safety regulations. Fertilizer explodes, so some of those regulations are even safety related!