Fertilizer production in the Arabian Gulf is set to expand to 43.1 million tons in the next five years, according to a new report by the Gulf Petrochemicals and Chemicals Association (GPCA).<\/p>\n
At 37.8 million tons, the GCC\u2019s current fertilizer capacity earns US$6.3billion in sales revenue, according to the GPCA\u2019s 2015 Fertilizer Indicators report. Additionally, capacity for this commodity has nearly doubled since 2005 due to strong demand from export markets, resulting in closer trade relationships with diverse markets such as India, the United States and Brazil.<\/p>\n
\u201cSince 2005, the GCC has been the epicenter of a dynamic fertilizer industry, whose growth has been driven by increased demand for food, growing access to feedstock and the rise in global population,\u201d said Dr. Abdulwahab Al- Sadoun, Secretary General, GPCA. \u201cWith the recent focus of regional governments in developing their non- oil industries, fertilizers will continue to be a key focus sector in the medium term.\u201d <\/p>\n
With a production capacity of 16.7 million tons and 9.8 million tons respectively, Saudi Arabia and Qatar lead fertilizer production in the region. <\/p>\n
However, relatively flat demand from local and global markets for fertilizers, coupled with macroeconomic volatility, challenges remain for regional producers.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere is no doubt that GCC fertilizer producers are encountering aggressive competition from producers with access to cheap feedstock as a result of the development of the shale gas in the US and coal based industries in China,\u201d explained Dr. Al- Sadoun. \u201cBeing export oriented industry with over 60 percent of the output destined for international markets, regional companies must formulate and execute new strategies to ensure that their cost leadership and supply chain costs are agile. Price competitiveness will ensure retaining and expanding market share in the future.\u201d <\/p>\n
The Fertilizer Indicators report will be released at the GPCA Fertilizer Convention. Now in its 7th edition, the conference will be held in Dubai from September 6- 8. With insights on the market outlook for commodities, to upcoming trends, the conference will host regional and global expertsf from the fertilizer industry. <\/p>\n
For more information, please visit http:\/\/gpcafertilizers.com\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Fertilizer production in the Arabian Gulf is set to expand to 43.1 million tons in the next five years, according to a new report by the Gulf Petrochemicals and Chemicals Association (GPCA). At 37.8 million tons, the GCC\u2019s current fertilizer capacity earns US$6.3billion in sales revenue, according to the GPCA\u2019s 2015 Fertilizer Indicators report. Additionally, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3217,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_yoast_wpseo_meta-robots-noindex":"1","_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","_pr_autopilot_social_copy":"","_yoast_wpseo_opengraph_title":"","_yoast_wpseo_opengraph_description":"","_yoast_wpseo_opengraph_image":"","_yoast_wpseo_opengraph_image_id":0,"_yoast_wpseo_twitter_title":"","_yoast_wpseo_twitter_description":"","_yoast_wpseo_twitter_image":"","_yoast_wpseo_twitter_image_id":0,"_yoast_wpseo_primary_category":0,"_extra_hide_author_box":"1","_extra_featured_post":"","_partner_post_id":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[24],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3247","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-economy","et-has-post-format-content","et_post_format-et-post-format-standard"],"yoast_head":"\n