

Phosphates
Overview
The global phosphates market has witnessed increasing volatility, in response to military conflicts, political tensions and changing market dynamics. Price fluctuations have continued to buffet the market, with increasing demand from south and Southeast Asia the main regions driving consumption growth. Rising raw material prices and improved affordability have lifted prices once again.
Phosphates' usage is also not solely limited to fertilizers. Battery-material suppliers are increasingly seeking to source phosphate rock and specialty phosphates-based products to meet the rapidly rising demand for lithium-iron-phosphate batteries for electric vehicle production.
Our extensive phosphates coverage includes DAP, MAP, TSP and SSP, as well as raw materials phosphate rock and phosphoric acid, with assessments also spanning feed products MCP and DCP. Argus has many decades of experience covering the phosphates market and incorporate our multi-commodity market expertise in key areas including sulphur and ammonia to provide the full market narrative.
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- Short and medium to long-term forecasting, modelling and analysis of processed phosphate and phosphate rock prices, supply, demand, trade and projects
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Australian Whyalla port takes first fertilizer delivery
Australian Whyalla port takes first fertilizer delivery
Sydney, 27 February (Argus) — Australian fertilizer supplier Marnco has delivered an unspecified amount of MAP/DAP into Whyalla Port in South Australia, marking a first for the port. Fertilizer imports into South Australia are usually imported via Port Adelaide and Port Lincoln. Australia's Agfert Fertilizers likely bought the supplies. The company recently completed its new 20,000t fertilizer storage and distribution centre on the Eyre peninsula. By Tom Woodlock Send comments and request more information at feedback@argusmedia.com Copyright © 2025. Argus Media group . All rights reserved.
Australia's CSBP fertilizer sales rise in 1H FY25
Australia's CSBP fertilizer sales rise in 1H FY25
Sydney, 20 February (Argus) — Fertilizer sales by Australia's CSBP rose by 31pc to 396,000t in the first half of the July 2024-June 2025 financial year compared with a year earlier, according to the company's half-year presentation. CSBP is the fertilizer division of WesCEF, a subsidiary of Western Australia (WA)-based conglomerate Wesfarmers. The company did not provide a breakdown of fertilizer sales by type. CSBP's fertilizer revenue increased by 14pc on the year to A$246mn ($155.27mn) in July-December 2024, supported by the higher sales volumes. Revenue from the chemical division of WesCEF rose to A$704mn, up by 12pc from a year earlier, owing to higher ammonium nitrate earnings, while revenue from its energy division fell by 0.8pc to A$260mn over the same period. WesCEF's overall revenue increased by 9.5pc to A$1.21bn in July-December 2024. The company expects higher contracted natural gas prices in WA to continue to weigh on earnings, it said in the presentation. CSBP is seeking to boost its ammonium nitrate output by 40,000 t/yr through "planned debottlenecking" of one of its nitric acid plants, which will increase the firm's capacity to 865,000 t/yr in the first half of the 2025-26 financial year, the company said. By Tom Woodlock Send comments and request more information at feedback@argusmedia.com Copyright © 2025. Argus Media group . All rights reserved.
Egypt’s Misr Phosphate launches low-dust phosphate rock
Egypt’s Misr Phosphate launches low-dust phosphate rock
London, 19 February (Argus) — Major Egyptian phosphate rock producer Misr Phosphate is selling rock with reduced dust content for shipment to Europe and Latin America from Damietta port in the Mediterranean. The producer has built a facility at the Abu Tartour phosphate mine in southwestern Egypt to remove particles measuring less than 80 micrometers from crushed phosphate rock. It says the process reduces dust by about 80pc while raising the P2O5 content by 1.0-1.5pc and cutting the heavy metal content. The ‘de-dusting' facility at Abu Tartour at present is running at an output of about 1,000 t/day (t/d), with the potential to reach capacity of about 2,000 t/d in the second quarter of this year. Misr Phosphate began marketing the low-dust rock at the end of 2024. So far, 15,000t of the product — ranging from 27-29pc P2O5 — has shipped to southern Europe. A further 7,000t — containing 26-27pc P2O5 — is set to complete loading at Damietta for shipment to Brazil this week. Misr Phosphate also will load 15,000t of low-dust rock in March for shipment to Brazil and a further 20,000t in April for shipment to Spain. The prices of the cargoes sold are not yet known but are likely to be higher because of the added processing costs. High levels of dust in Egyptian phosphate rock previously excluded the product from many markets because of environmental regulations at discharging ports. Misr Phosphate says the low-dust cargoes delivered to European ports so far have unloaded successfully. Misr Phosphate is the sole license holder for mining phosphate rock in Abu Tartour. It also holds licenses to operate in El Sabaia and Red Sea mines further east. Misr Phosphate last year produced about 6.7mn t of phosphate rock of all grades, about 3.7mn t of which were exported. It targets 7mn t of phosphate rock production and 4mn t of exports for this year. Total Egyptian phosphate rock exports were 5.2mn t last year and are anticipated to reach as high as 6mn t this year, Egyptian marketing company for phosphate and fertilizers (EMPHCO) said. Egyptian rock exports totalled 680,000t in January, including 273,000t that were shipped to India. EMPHCO expects Egypt to export 1.2mn t of phosphate rock this quarter. By Tom Hampson Send comments and request more information at feedback@argusmedia.com Copyright © 2025. Argus Media group . All rights reserved.
Australian fertilizer, copper, zinc rail line to reopen
Australian fertilizer, copper, zinc rail line to reopen
Sydney, 19 February (Argus) — The Mount Isa rail line — which connects multiple Queensland phosphate and copper mines to the Port of Townsville — will reopen today, after floods damaged the track earlier this month. The track is expected to open on 19 February, the line's operator Queensland Rail (QR) confirmed to Argus. But QR did not specify the reopening time. The company announced the line closure on 10 February, after nearly two weeks of heavy rains. QR identified 1.6km of track damage along the Mount Isa rail by 14 February. The rail operator's staff were unable to access parts of the track at the time, as water covered 2km of the line. Fertilizer suppliers Incitec Pivot and Centrix use the lines for DAP/MAP and phosphate rock shipments respectively from their Phosphate Hill and Ardmore projects. Metals producer Glencore also moves copper and zinc from its Mount Isa mining complex to Townsville via the track. Centrix is planning to ship approximately 10,000t of phosphate concentrate out of the Port of Townsville in mid-March. The company also moved 25,000t of concentrate out of the port on 18 February, supported by its phosphate stockpile in Townsville. Queensland's recent floods also disrupted loadings at many of the state's coal ports, including the Ports of Abbot Point, Hay Point, and Dalrymple Bay, in early February. Coal loadings across Australia's east coast dipped to 5.42mn deadweight tonnes (dwt) over the week to 8 February, down by 27pc from 7.42mn dwt a week earlier, because of the weather issues. Argus ' MAP/DAP fob Townsville price was last assessed at $620-640/t on 13 February. By Avinash Govind Send comments and request more information at feedback@argusmedia.com Copyright © 2025. Argus Media group . All rights reserved.

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