Industry facts and figures 2018 fertilizers europe web version

INDUSTRY FACTS AND FIGURES

2018

1

THE EUROPEAN FERTILIZER INDUSTRY

10.9 BN* turnover

FERTILIZERS AND FOOD SECURITY FERTILIZERS AND FOOD SECURITY

€ * * 78.500 1.3 BN investment

50% Today, fertilizers account

for 50%

of global food production

employees

in 1960

2 people

120+

production sites

Fertilizers are an integral part of food production.

Without them, 50% of the world would go hungry.

66.2M

were fed from 1 hectare of land

in 2025

5 people

will need to be fed from 1 hectare of land

R&D 2015 (members only) * average last 5 years

All figures presented throughout this brochure refer to the mineral fertilizer industry unless specified otherwise.

2

Source: Erisman et al, (2008) NatureGeo. 3

PRODUCTION OF MAIN FERTILIZER PRODUCTS Raw materials

Intermediate products

Mineral fertilizers

Air (N2) Ammonia Natural gas

Ammonium nitrate (AN)

Nitric acid Carbon dioxide

Urea

UAN

Single superphosphate (SSP) Phosphate rock

Phosphate concentrate

Sulphuric acid

Phosphoric acid

Ammonia

Mono- and diammonium phosphate (MAP/DAP) Triple superphosphate (TSP)

Potash rock

Potash concentrate

Potassium chloride solution Nitric acid Sulphuric acid

4

Muriate of potash (MOP) Potassium nitrate (KN) Sulphate of potash (SOP)

5

FERTILIZER PRODUCTION

BY NUTRIENT

EUROPEAN TRADE

BY NUTRIENT 2017*

FERTILIZER PRODUCTION

BY NUTRIENT 2016

Europe

73%

4.3

Global

242.1 M

16.6 M tonnes

FERTILIZER IMPORTS AND EXPORTS IN THE EU Total EU consumption*

1.9

1.8

P2O5

K2O

20 M

tonnes

59%

N

EU imports (million tonnes)

11% N

P2O5 K2O

2.0

25%

16%

15% N

P2O5 K2O

The EU produces 8% of global nitrogen, 3% of global phosphate and 7% of global potash.

N

0.5

0.7

P2O5

K2O

EU exports

Source: Fertilizers Europe/IFA

30%

N (million tonnes)

* Includes products for agricultural and industrial use

6

71% 73%

tonnes

P2O5

K2O

Imported products' share of EU consumption

Source: Fertilizers Europe/Eurostat 7

EU KEY PARTNERS IN FERTILIZER TRADE*

Norway 94 M€

Russia

231 mil€

31 M€

Belarus

Ukraine 120 M€

4 M€

United States

55 mil €

131 M€

Morocco 69 M€

126 M€

Turkey 367 M€

China

146 M€

153 M€

Egypt 37 M€

36 M€ 63 M€

Brazil

1356 M€

430 M€

290 M€ 569 M€ 1 M€

Imports from EU Exports to EU 8

*Finished mineral fertilizer products

Source: Fertilizers Europe/Eurostat

9

FERTILIZER CONSUMPTION

BY CROP

NITROGEN FERTILIZER CONSUMPTION

BY PRODUCT

EUROPEAN & GLOBAL NITROGEN CONSUMPTION BY PRODUCT*

26% 25% 16%

45%

11% 3%

2%

5%

6%

50%

Europe 2016/17

Global 2015

tonnes

tonnes

11.8 M 23%

6%

18%

13% 13% 6%

Wheat

Coarse grains

Oilseeds

Potatoes Sugar beet Other arable crops

Source: Fertilizers Europe 10

Perm. crops

Fodder crops

106.5 M

Fertilized grassland

Nitrates

Urea

UAN

Compound Others fertilizers

13% Nitrates

5% Urea

UAN

14% Compound Others fertilizers

* Agricultural use only

Source: Fertilizers Europe/IFA 11

FERTILIZER CONSUMPTION

BY NUTRIENT

CONSUMPTION BY NUTRIENT 2017 (million tonnes)

Total nutrients

AGRICULTURAL LAND USE IN THE EU

Expected growth by 2026/2027

16.5 M tonnes

- 0.2%

16

Fertilized grassland

Coarse grains Wheat

15%

11.0

+5.8%

8

Potash

2.5

4

19%

18%

17%

Oilseeds

Nitrogen 12

Non-fertilized grassland

6%

Potatoes Sugar beet

1%

Other crops Fodder 4% crops

7%

Perm. crops

6%

Idle land

6%

1%

+6.0%

2.9 20 20

15 20

10 20

05 20

00 20

95 19

90 19

85 19

19

80

0

Phosphate

* Agricultural use only

178.9 million hectares including 134.5 million hectares of fertilized area Source: Fertilizers Europe 12

Source: Forecast of food and farming and fertilizer use in the European Union 2017-2027, Fertilizers Europe

13

MARKET VALUE OF FERTILIZING PRODUCTS

Fertilizers Europe Members CORPORATE

Borealis AG Austria

AB Achema Lithuania

Anwil SA Poland

Grupa Azoty SA Poland

CF Industries United Kingdom

OCI Nitrogen BV The Netherlands

PFIC LTD Greece

Fertilizers

Azomures SA Romania

Eurochem Antwerpen BV Belgium

ICL Fertilizers Europe BV The Netherlands

Petrokemija Plc Croatia

BASF AG/Fertilizer BU Europe Germany

Fertiberia SA Spain & Portugal

Lovochemie as Czech Republic

Yara International ASA Norway

Mineral Fertilizers - 80% Organo-Mineral Fertilizers - 2%

Media - 6% Limiting Material - 2% Agronomic Additives - 1%

Growing

Soil Improver - 2% Plant Biostimulant - 2%

Organic Fertilizers - 5%

n

NKF Nitrogénmüvek Zrt Hungary

NKF s.a.

Greece

ASSOCIATIONS AIC Agricultural Industries Confederation

Source: European Commission 14

ANFFE Asociación Nacional de Fabricantes de Fertilizantes

ASSOFERTILIZZANTI Associazione Nazionale Fertilizzanti BELFERTIL Belgian Mineral Fertilizer Association

IVA Industrieverband Agrar e.V.

Meststoffen NEDERLAND Fertilizers Netherlands

PIPC Polish Chamber of the Chemical Industry UNIFA Union des Industries de la Fertilisation

15

Fertilizers Europe represents the majority of fertilizer producers in Europe and is recognised as the dedicated industry source of information on mineral fertilizers. The association communicates with a wide variety of institutions, legislators, stakeholders and members of the public who seek information on fertilizer technology and topics relating to today’s agricultural, environmental and economic challenges. The Fertilizers Europe website provides information on subjects of relevance to all those interested in fertilizers contribution to global food security.

Fertilizers Europe asbl Avenue E. Van Nieuwenhuyse 4/6 B-1160, Brussels, Belgium Tel: +32 2 675 3550 communications@fertilizerseurope.com

Group Fertilizers Europe @FertilizersEuro www www.fertilizerseurope.com

16