In this article we will take a look at the 15 largest fertilizer companies in the world.

15. Coromandel International Limited

Market Capitalization: $3.4 billion

Coromandel International Limited is a leading crop nutrients provider based in Hyderabad, India. It operates across Fertilizers, Crop Protection, Bio pesticides, Specialty Nutrients, Organic Fertilizer and Retail segments. With a history dating back to 1906, the company currently stands as the largest private sector phosphatic fertilizer manufacturer in the country.

Coromandel International Limited operates 3 fertilizer units for manufacturing approximately 3 million tons of phosphatic fertilizers per annum. In addition to an extensive network of dealers and retail centers across India, the company also has a presence in nearly 80 countries worldwide.

In May this year, Coromandel International Limited announced that it had agreed to acquire 45% stake in Baobab Mining and Chemicals Corporation, a rock phosphate mining company based in Senegal, Africa. At full capacity, the target company can fulfill up-to one-third of Coromandel’s rock phosphate requirements.

14. K+S AG

Market Capitalization: $4.1 billion

Kassel, Germany-based K+S AG is a leading supplier of potash and potash-related products worldwide. With more than 11,000 employees and production sites in Europe and North America, the company mines and produces potash and magnesium minerals, and markets them for agricultural and industrial use to its customers.

K+S AG sold 3.66 million tons of potassium chloride and fertilizer specialty products to agricultural customers during the first half of 2022.

13. OCI N.V.

Market Capitalization: $7.8 billion

Amsterdam, Netherlands-based OCI N.V. is a leading global producer and distributor of nitrogen and methanol products providing fertilizers, fuels, and feedstock to agricultural, transportation, and industrial customers around the world.

OCI N.V. is the third largest global nitrogen fertilizer producer. The manufacturing facilities of the company span four continents and comprise annual capacity of up to 16.1 million metric tons of nitrogen fertilizers, methanol, diesel exhaust fluid and melamine.

12. Shandong Hualu Hengsheng Chemical Co Ltd

Market Capitalization: $8.3 billion

Shandong Hualu Hengsheng Chemical Co Ltd is a chemical products company based in Dezhou, China. Its main products include new materials, organic amine, fertilizers, acetic acid, and derivatives, which are sold within the domestic market as well as overseas markets.

Shandong Hualu Hengsheng Chemical Co Ltd has an annual production capacity of 1.8 million tons of urea, and 0.2 million tons of water soluble fertilizer, in addition to other chemical products.

11. Acron Group

Market Capitalization: $10.0 billion

Acron Group is a leading Russian and global mineral fertilizer producer with a product portfolio consisting of multi-nutrient fertilizers such as NPK, and nitrogen-based products such as urea, ammonium nitrate and UAN.

Acron Group was founded in 1961 and has grown to become one of the leading suppliers of complex fertilizers. It operates two mineral fertilizer production facilities and a mine in Russia with aggregate annual capacity of over 8 million tons of fertilizer.

Acron Group produced approximately 5.1 million tons of nitrogen fertilizers, including Urea, AN, and UAN, and 2.6 million tons of NPK and bulk blends, in 2021.

As Russian companies come under pressure, US giants like Archer-Daniels-Midland Co (NYSE:ADM), CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CF) and The Mosaic Company (NYSE:MOS) are gaining traction.

10. ICL Group Ltd. (NYSE:ICL)

Market Capitalization: $11.1 billion

Based in Tel Aviv, Israel, ICL Group Ltd. (NYSE:ICL) is a leading global specialty minerals company utilizing its bromine, potash, and phosphate resources to provide solutions for agriculture, energy, industrial, and health & personal care customers. Founded in 1929, the company employs over 12,000 people worldwide with products sold to over 100 countries globally.

ICL Group Ltd. (NYSE:ICL) benefits from an extensive network comprising 38 production sites in 13 countries, 23 R&D centers, and 64 sales and distribution sites in over 30 countries. The company produced 2.3 million tons of potash and 0.48 million tons of polysulphate during the first six months of 2022.

9. Yara International ASA

Market Capitalization: $11.6 billion

Oslo, Norway-based Yara International ASA is a leading global crop nutrition company with 17,800 employees and operations in more than 60 countries worldwide. Founded in 1905, the company produces, distributes, and sells nitrogen-based mineral fertilizers and related industrial products, as well as phosphate and potash-based mineral fertilizers and specialty fertilizers.

During the first nine months of 2022, Yara International ASA delivered 17.5 million tons of fertilizer to its customers across the world. Major fertilizer products of the company include Urea, Nitrate, NPK, CN, UAN, SSP-based fertilizers, and MAP.

In the coming months, European and US companies like Archer-Daniels-Midland Co (NYSE:ADM), CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CF) and The Mosaic Company (NYSE:MOS) will be in the limelight as Russian-Ukraine war causes strains in the global food supply chain.

8. PhosAgro PJSC

Market Capitalization: $13.9 billion

PhosAgro PJSC is one of the world’s leading vertically integrated phosphate-based fertilizers producers, based in Moscow, Russia. The company is the largest producer of phosphate-based fertilizers in Europe and holds a leading position in the production of diammonium phosphate (DAP) and monoammonium phosphate (MAP) fertilizers across the world.

During the first nine months of 2022, PhosAgro produced 6.2 million tons of phosphate-based & MCP fertilizers, and 1.9 million tons of nitrogen-based fertilizers. Its product portfolio includes Urea, DAP, MAP, NPK, NP, and Ammonium Nitrate, among others.

7. The Mosaic Company (NYSE:MOS)

Market Capitalization: $17.2 billion

Tampa, Florida-based The Mosaic Company (NYSE:MOS) is a global leader in the crop nutrient industry, producing and delivering phosphate and potash-based nutrients on a massive scale. The Mosaic Company (NYSE:MOS) engages in every step of the production process, from mining to production.

The Mosaic Company (NYSE:MOS) operates through production facilities across 9 countries, serving customers in more than 40 countries worldwide. The Mosaic Company (NYSE:MOS) employs more than 13,000 personnel globally and has annual production capacity of 25 million tons of finished concentrated phosphate and potash.

6. SABIC Agri-Nutrients Company SJSC

Market Capitalization: $19.8 billion

SABIC Agri-Nutrients Company SJSC, formerly known as Saudi Arabian Fertilizer Company or SAFCO, is a leading provider of crop nutrients and fertilizers, based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Founded in 1976, SABIC Agri-Nutrients has a global presence with more than 40,000 employees and operations in over 50 countries. Like Archer-Daniels-Midland Co (NYSE:ADM), CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CF) and The Mosaic Company (NYSE:MOS), SABIC is one of the notable fertilizer and agriculture companies in the world.

SABIC Agri-Nutrients produces a wide-ranging portfolio of Agri-nutrients such as urea, ammonia, phosphate, and specialized solutions. The company has an annual capacity to produce a combined total of 10.8 million tons of fertilizer across Urea, Ammonia, DAP & MAP, and NPK.

5. CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CF)

Market Capitalization: $20.8 billion

CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CF) is a leading global manufacturer of hydrogen and nitrogen products for clean energy, emissions abatement, fertilizer, and other industrial applications. Founded in 1946 and based in Deerfield, Illinois, the company operates 9 manufacturing complexes across United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom.

CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CF) mainly focuses on the production of nitrogen-based fertilizers, such as ammonia – which can be used as a fertilizer or upgraded into other nitrogen fertilizers such as urea, urea ammonium nitrate (UAN), and ammonium nitrate (AN). The company boasts an annual average capacity to produce 10.5 million tons of ammonia, 4.8 million tons of urea, 7.3 million tons of UAN, and 2.2 million tons of AN.

4. Sociedad Quimica y Minera (NYSE:SQM)

Market Capitalization: $25.5 billion

Santiago, Chile-based Sociedad Quimica y Minera (NYSE:SQM) is a global mining company operating in Chile with leading positions across five business lines: Specialty Plant Nutrition; Iodine and Derivatives; Lithium and Derivatives; Potassium and Solar Salts.

SQM leverages its caliche ore deposits to produce a wide range of nitrate-based products for agricultural uses, including potassium nitrate, sodium nitrate, sodium potassium nitrate, potassium sulphate and potassium chloride fertilizers. The company sold approximately 2.1 million tons of these fertilizers in 2021.

3. Industries Qatar QPSC

Market Capitalization: $26.6 billion

Doha, Qatar-based Industries Qatar QPSC operates in three distinct business segments: Petrochemicals, Fertilizers and Steel. The fertilizer business comprises a 100% owned subsidiary, Qatar Fertilizer Company Limited (QAFCO), founded in 1969.

QAFCO is a leading global nitrogen-based fertilizer producer with 6 manufacturing facilities with annual capacity to produce 3.8 million tons of ammonia and 5.6 million tons of urea. The majority of Ammonia produced by the company is used as feedstock for urea and ammonium phosphate production. It sold 4.7 million tons of fertilizers during the first nine months of 2022.

2. Wesfarmers Ltd.

Market Capitalization: $34.0 billion

Founded in 1914 as a Western Australian farmers’ cooperative, Perth, Australia-based Wesfarmers Ltd has grown exponentially to become one of the leading conglomerates in the country. It operates across home improvement and outdoor living; apparel and general merchandise; office supplies; health, beauty, and wellbeing; chemicals, energy and fertilizers, and industrial and safety products.

The fertilizer segment of Wesfarmers Ltd manufactures, imports and distributes nitrogen, phosphate, and potassium-based fertilizers for the Western Australian agricultural sector. It sells more than 1 million tons of fertilizer each year.

1. Nutrien Ltd. (NYSE:NTR)

Market Capitalization: $38.1 billion

Saskatoon, Canada-based Nutrien Ltd. (NYSE:NTR) is the largest producer of potash by capacity and one of the largest producers of nitrogen and phosphate globally. With a history that goes back nearly 50 years, the company has over 23,500 employees and produces and distributes nearly 27 million tons of potash, nitrogen, and phosphate products.

Nutrien Ltd. (NYSE:NTR) was formed through the merger of Agrium Inc. and Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan Inc., completed in January 2018. The company has total operational capacity to produce 14.8 million tons of potash, 11.4 million tons of nitrogen-based products, and 3.3 million tons of phosphate-based fertilizers.

Source: Yahoo Finance