Fertiliser Marketing News

LONDON, July 19, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- As per The Business Research Company's Controlled Release Fertilizer Global Market Report 2023, the global controlled release fertilizer market size will grow from $2.8 billion in 2022 to $3 billion in 2023 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of more than 6%. The controlled release fertilizer market size is then expected to grow to $3.9 billion in 2027 at a CAGR of more than 6%. Going forward, an increasing adoption of modern agriculture practices, an increasing population, rising government initiatives and robust research and development activities will drive the controlled release fertilizer market growth.

The global controlled release fertilizer market is highly concentrated, with a few large players in the market. Yara International ASA was the largest competitor with 14.9% of the controlled release fertilizer market share, followed by Kingenta, Nutrien Ltd., ICL Group, Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile S.A, Jcam Agri, Helena chemical company, Haifa Chemicals, Compo Expert GMbh and Nufarm Ltd.

Controlled release fertilizer market companies are focused on developing innovative products to gain a competitive edge and strengthen their position in the market. For instance, in September 2022, ICL Group, an Israel-based company that develops, produces and markets fertilizers, metals and other special-purpose chemical products, launched eqo.x, an innovative rapidly biodegradable release technology created for open-field agriculture. It is a first-to-market groundbreaking solution to offer a controlled release fertilizer (CRF) coating for urea, which biodegrades more rapidly and is specifically created to meet future European fertilizer standards and go into effect in 2026. It reduces nutrient loss and increases nutrient use efficiency (NUE) by up to 80% to aid farmers to enhance crop performance and limiting environmental impact.

Furthermore, in February 2021, ICL Group introduced the fifth version of its Osmocote controlled release fertilizer. Osmocote 5 has a distinctive nutrient-matching release technology as well as an upgraded Optimized Trace Element Availability (OTEA) system that matches plants' needs throughout the release program, resulting in increased plant health, color and growth. Considering the inclination to minimize or remove peat, Osmocote 5 has a slightly increased Nitrogen concentration to enhance growth.

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