About Potash
Potash is one of the most basic of plant nutrients, along with nitrogen and phosphate. With no direct substitute, potash is widely used in the production of fertilizers. The majority of potash is extracted from ancient underground evaporites. Another source is the brine from landlocked water bodies such as the Dead Sea, which also accounts for a significant share. Potash is also used in the manufacture of plastics, pharmaceuticals, soaps, and fire extinguishers.
Macroeconomic and seasonal factors play an important role in determining global agricultural output and consumption of fertilizers. Any demand-supply fluctuation, coupled with the effect of taxation, can impact the global market. The market has traditionally been highly oligopolistic in nature with the presence of two cartels, one based at North America and the other in Europe. Developments of late have radically changed the structure of the market and the nature of competition.
Environmental regulations also play a key role in the growth of this market. Stringent environmental regulations have had an adverse effect on fertilizer manufacturers. In addition to shrinking margins, vendors also have to deal with indirect substitutes.
Technavio’s analysts forecast the global potash market to grow at a CAGR of 4.05%, by volume, over the period 2014-2019.
Covered in this Report
This report covers the present scenario and the growth prospects of the global potash market for the period 2015-2019. The report provides data on the following segments of the market:
• Production process (floating method, hot leaching method, electrostatic separation and others)
• Product type (MOP, PN, SOP, and others)
• End-users (fertilizer industry, general industries, and others)
• Geography (APAC, EMEA, North America, and ROW)
Technavio's report, Global Potash Market 2015-2019, has been prepared based on an in-depth market analysis with inputs from industry experts. The report includes a comprehensive discussion on the market, segmented by geography; it also provides an extensive coverage on various applications and end-uses, considering both the existing market landscape and its growth prospects in the coming years. The report further includes a discussion on the key vendors operating in this market and a comment on the vendors’ product portfolios.
Key Regions
• APAC
• EMEA
• North America
• ROW
Key Vendors
• Agrium
• ICL
• Intrepid Potash
• K+S
• PotashCorp
• Qinghai Salt Lake
• Uralkali
Other Prominent Vendors
• APC
• Belaruskali
• Sinofert Holdings
• SQM
• Vale
Market Driver
• Growing Demand for Biofuels
• For a full, detailed list, view our report
Market Challenge
• Falling Prices of Potash
• For a full, detailed list, view our report
Market Trend
• Increase in Cross-Border Investments and Joint Ventures
• For a full, detailed list, view our report
Key Questions Answered in this Report
• What will the market size be in 2019 and what will the growth rate be?
• What are the key market trends?
• What is driving this market?
• What are the challenges to market growth?
• Who are the key vendors in this market space and what is their portfolio matrix?
• What are the market opportunities and threats faced by the key vendors?
• What is the competitive landscape as characterized by geography?
• What are the strengths and weaknesses of the key vendors?
• What are the possible competitive scenarios in the market and what are their implications on potash prices?
01. Executive Summary
02. List of Abbreviations
03. Scope of the Report
03.1 Market Overview
04. Market Research Methodology
04.1 Market Research Process
04.2 Research Methodology
05. Introduction
06. Market Landscape
06.1 Market Overview
06.2 Potash: Availability
06.3 Scope of Usage
06.4 Five Forces Analysis
07. Global Potash Market
07.1 Market Size and Forecast by Volume
07.2 Market Size and Forecast by Revenue
08. Market Segmentation by Production Process
08.1 Segmentation by Production Process 2014
08.2 Production through Floatation Method
08.3 Production through Hot Leaching Method
08.4 Production through Electrostatic Separation Method
09. Market Segmentation by Product Type
09.1 Global Potash Market by Product Type 2014
09.2 Muriate of Potash
09.2.1 Production
09.2.2 Uses
09.3 Potassium Nitrate
09.3.1 Production
09.3.2 Uses
09.4 Sulphate of Potash
09.4.1 Production
09.4.2 Uses
10. Market Segmentation by End-user
10.1 Global Potash Market by End-user 2014-2019
10.2 Global Potash Market by Fertilizer
10.3 Consumption of Potash in Fertilizer Segment
10.3.1 World Potash Fertilizer Demand Outlook 2014-2019 (in MT)
10.3.2 Muriate of Potash (MOP)
10.3.3 Sulphate of Potash (SOP)
10.3.4 Potassium Magnesium Sulphate
10.3.5 Potassium Nitrate
10.4 Consumption of Potash in General Industrial Segment
10.4.1 Production of Cement
10.4.2 Textiles
10.5 Consumption of Potash in Others Segment
10.5.1 Pharmaceutical Applications
10.5.2 F&B Applications
11. Geographical Segmentation
11.1 Global Potash Market by Geography 2014-2019
12. Potash Market in APAC
12.1 Potash Market: Demand-Supply Forecast for APAC
12.2 Potash Market in APAC 2014-2019 by Volume (million MT)
12.2.1 China
12.2.2 India
12.2.3 Indonesia
13. Potash Market in EMEA
13.1.1 Potash Market: Demand-Supply Forecast for EMEA
13.1.2 Potash Market in EMEA by Volume (million MT)
13.1.3 Europe
13.1.4 Africa
13.1.5 Belarus
13.1.6 Jordan
13.1.7 Russia
13.2 Potash Market in North America
13.2.1 Potash Market Demand-Supply Forecast for North America
13.2.2 Potash Market in North America by Volume (million MT)
13.2.3 United States
13.2.4 Canada
13.3 Potash Market in ROW
13.3.1 Potash Market Demand-Supply Forecast for ROW
13.3.2 Potash Market in ROW by Volume (million MT)
13.3.3 Brazil
13.3.4 Chile
14. Market Growth Drivers
15. Drivers and their Impact
16. Market Challenges
17. Impact of Drivers and Challenges
18. Market Trends
19. Trends and their Impact
20. Vendor Landscape
20.1 Competitive Scenario
20.1.1 Potash Cartels: Influence on Global Market
20.1.2 Scenario Analysis for Global Potash Market 2014-2019
20.1.3 Key News
20.1.4 Mergers and Acquisitions
20.1.5 Major Vendors
20.2 Other Prominent Vendors
21. Key Vendor Analysis
21.1 Agrium
21.1.1 Key Facts
21.1.2 Business Overview
21.1.3 Business Segmentation by Revenue 2013
21.1.4 Business Segmentation by Revenue 2012 and 2013
21.1.5 Geographical Segmentation by Revenue 2013
21.1.6 Business Strategy
21.1.7 Recent Developments
21.1.8 SWOT Analysis
21.2 Intrepid Potash
21.2.1 Key Facts
21.2.2 Business Overview
21.2.3 Product Segmentation 2014
21.2.4 Product Segmentation by Revenue 2013 and 2014
21.2.5 Business Strategy
21.2.6 SWOT Analysis
21.3 Israel Chemicals
21.3.1 Key facts
21.3.2 Business overview
21.3.3 Business segmentation by revenue 2014
21.3.4 Business segmentation by revenue 2013 and 2014
21.3.5 Geographical segmentation by revenue 2014
21.3.6 Business strategy
21.3.7 Recent developments
21.3.8 SWOT analysis
21.4 K + S
21.4.1 Key Facts
21.4.2 Business Overview
21.4.3 Business Segmentation by Revenue 2013
21.4.4 Business Segmentation by Revenue 2012 and 2013
21.4.5 Geographical Segmentation by Revenue 2013
21.4.6 Business Strategy
21.4.7 Recent Developments
21.4.8 SWOT Analysis
21.5 PotashCorp
21.5.1 Key facts
21.5.2 Business overview
21.5.3 Business segmentation by revenue 2014
21.5.4 Business segmentation by revenue 2013 and 2014
21.5.5 Geographical segmentation by revenue 2014
21.5.6 Business strategy
21.5.7 Recent developments
21.5.8 SWOT analysis
21.6 Qinghai Salt Lake
21.6.1 Key facts
21.6.2 Business overview
21.6.3 SWOT analysis
21.7 Uralkali
21.7.1 Key facts
21.7.2 Business overview
21.7.3 Revenue segmentation
21.7.4 Revenue segmentation 2013 and 2014
21.7.5 Geographical segmentation by revenue 2014
21.7.6 Business strategy
21.7.7 Recent developments
21.7.8 SWOT analysis
22. Other Reports in this Series
List of Exhibits
Exhibit 1: Market Research Methodology
Exhibit 2: Segmentation of Global Potash Market
Exhibit 3: Segmentation by Production Process
Exhibit 4: Segmentation by Product Type
Exhibit 5: Segmentation by End-Use
Exhibit 6: Segmentation by Geography
Exhibit 7: Global Potash Market by Volume 2014-2019 (millions MT)
Exhibit 8: Global Potash Market by Revenue 2014-2019 ($ billions)
Exhibit 9: Segmentation by Production Process 2014
Exhibit 10: World Potash Fertilizer Demand Outlook 2014-2019 (in MT)
Exhibit 11: Typical Elemental Composition of Various Fertilizers
Exhibit 12: Segmentation of Global Potash Market by Geography 2014 and 2019
Exhibit 13: Demand-Supply Forecast for APAC
Exhibit 14: Potash Market in APAC 2014-2019 (millions MT)
Exhibit 15: Potash Market Demand-Supply Forecast for EMEA
Exhibit 16: Potash Market in EMEA 2014-2019 (MT)
Exhibit 17: Potash Market Demand-Supply Forecast for North America
Exhibit 18: Potash Market in North America 2014-2019 (MT)
Exhibit 19: Potash Market Demand-Supply Forecast in ROW
Exhibit 20: Potash Market in ROW 2014-2019 (MT)
Exhibit 21: Scenario Analysis for Growth rate of Global Potash Market 2014-2019
Exhibit 22: Key Vendors
Exhibit 23: Agrium: Business Segmentation by Revenue 2013
Exhibit 24: Agrium: Business Segmentation by Revenue 2012-2013 (US$ million)
Exhibit 25: Agrium: Geographical Segmentation by Revenue 2013
Exhibit 26: Intrepid Potash: Product Segmentation 2014
Exhibit 27: Intrepid Potash: Product Segmentation by Revenue 2013 and 2014 ($ million)
Exhibit 28: Global Potash Market: Business segmentation by revenue 2014
Exhibit 29: Global Potash Market: Business segmentation by revenue 2013 and 2014 ($ million)
Exhibit 30: Global Potash Market: Geographical segmentation by revenue 2014
Exhibit 31: K + S: Business Segmentation by Revenue 2013
Exhibit 32: K + S: Business Segmentation by Revenue 2012 and 2013 (US$ billion)
Exhibit 33: K + S: Geographical Segmentation by Revenue 2013
Exhibit 34: PotashCorp: Business segmentation by revenue 2014
Exhibit 35: PotashCorp: Business segmentation by revenue 2013 and 2014 ($ millions)
Exhibit 36: PotashCorp: Geographical segmentation by revenue 2014
Exhibit 37: Uralkali: Revenue segmentation 2014
Exhibit 38: Uralkali: Revenue segmentation 2013 and 2014 ($ billions)
Exhibit 39: Uralkali: Geographical segmentation by revenue 2014
