Egypt NPK Fertilizer Market 2026 — Export & Procurement
Egypt NPK fertilizer market 2026: producers Abu Qir, MOPCO, AlexFert, KIMA; compound NPK 19-19-19 & 15-15-15, urea 46%, AN / CAN, DAP, phosphates. Export flows, HS codes and bulk FOB Damietta procurement for importers and blenders.
Egypt NPK Fertilizer Market — 2026 Overview
Egypt's fertilizer industry
Egypt is MENA's second-largest fertilizer producer after Saudi Arabia, with significant export volumes built on natural gas advantage (urea + ammonium nitrate) and domestic phosphate rock reserves (single-superphosphate + DAP).
Total domestic fertilizer production capacity:
Market at a glance
| Metric | Value | Source / year |
|---|---|---|
| Regional rank | MENA's second-largest fertilizer producer after Saudi Arabia | 2026 brief |
| Urea capacity | 7+ million MT/year, top-10 global exporter | 2026 brief |
| AN + CAN capacity | 1.5 million MT/year | 2026 brief |
| DAP + MAP capacity | 1 million MT/year | 2026 brief |
| SSP + TSP capacity | 800,000 MT/year | 2026 brief |
| Compound NPK blends | 600,000 MT/year | 2026 brief |
| Feedstock advantage | Natural gas (urea, AN) + domestic phosphate rock (SSP, DAP) | 2026 brief |
| Custom-blend minimum | 5,000 MT tender shipments | 2026 brief |
| Export ports | Damietta (EGDAM) primary · Alexandria (EGALY) · Ain Sokhna (EGSOK) · Adabiya (EGADA) | EGG port network |
Major Egyptian fertilizer producers
| Company | Products | Plant Location | Capacity (MT/year) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abu Qir Fertilizers (AFC) | Urea, AN, CAN, NPK | Alexandria | 1,650,000 (urea) + AN/CAN |
| MOPCO (Misr Oil Processing) | Urea, ammonia | Damietta | 2,000,000 (urea) |
| AlexFert | Urea, granular AN | Alexandria | 720,000 (urea) |
| KIMA (Kima Chemicals) | Urea, ammonia | Aswan | 365,000 (urea) |
| Egyptian Fertilizers Company (EFC) | Urea | Ain Sokhna | 1,400,000 (urea) |
| Helwan Fertilizers Co. | SSP, TSP, compound NPK | Helwan | 500,000+ |
| Egyptian Chemical Industries (KIMA) | Compound NPK, sulfate-based | Aswan + Alexandria | 200,000 NPK blends |
NPK compound blends — typical Egyptian formulations
NPK fertilizers in Egypt are produced by dry blending (granular bulk-blends, BB), steam granulation, or chemical compound granulation (more uniform but pricier). Common formulations supplied for export:
Custom blends available for tender shipments with minimum 5,000 MT volumes.
HS codes
Supply options from EGG
| Product | Grade / spec headline | Standard | MOQ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Urea 46 % N — granular (FCO grade) | N ≥ 46.0 %, biuret ≤ 1.0 %, moisture ≤ 0.5 %, 2.0–4.0 mm | FCO / IS 5406:1985 / ES 1186 | 1,000 MT |
| Urea 46 % N — prilled · urea granular bulk (Abu Qir / CIS) | N ≥ 46.0 %, 1.0–2.5 mm | FCO / IS 5406 | 1,000 MT |
| Ammonium nitrate 34.5 % N porous prill | Oil absorption ≥ 6 %, UN 1942 | ISO 9001, SGS | 500 MT |
| CAN 26 % N · CAN 27 % · ammonium sulphate 21 % N | Ca 7.0 %; S ≥ 24 % | ISO 9001, Egyptian Standard | 500–1,000 MT |
| UAN 32 liquid | N 32.0 %, density 1.32 kg/L | ISO 9001 | 25 MT |
| NPK 20-20-20 compound | Compound NPK; custom blends from 5,000 MT | IFA, SGS, Intertek | 1,000 MT |
| DAP 18-46-0 · MAP 11-52-0 | Granular | IFA, SGS, Intertek | 1,000 MT |
| SSP 18 % P₂O₅ · TSP 46 % P₂O₅ · phosphate rock BPL 68 % | Egyptian phosphate chain | ISO 9001, SGS | 500–1,000 MT |
| MOP 60 % K₂O · SOP 50 % K₂O | Re-export potash for blends | ISO 9001, SGS | 250–500 MT |
| Sulphur granular 99.9 % | S ≥ 99.9 % | ISO 9001, SGS | 500 MT |
| Fertilizers division · nitrogen · HS 3105 reference · agricultural applications | — | — | — |
Export ports
How Egypt Globe Group helps fertilizer trade
Egypt Globe Group runs the Pelot Fertilizer Trade arm — connecting international agricultural buyers (East Africa cooperatives, West Africa cocoa boards, South Asia rice farms, GCC date palm operations) with Egyptian fertilizer producers via consolidated FCL or bulk vessel shipments.
We handle:
QA and reliability
Egypt Globe Group positions itself as your verified, long-term supply-chain ally: incorporated 2014 with an internal Quality Assurance division at its nucleus, ISO 9001:2015 across all divisions, and uncompromising QA verification from extraction to destination port. Every lot is tested at the loading-port laboratory and the Certificate of Analysis or Mill Test Certificate is issued before the Bill of Lading; lots outside specification are rejected at the loading port, never re-graded or renegotiated. Independent inspection by TÜV Austria, SGS, Intertek or Bureau Veritas (all ISO/IEC 17020 + 17025) is available on every shipment, laycans are run with documented NOR / SOF, and the specification is guaranteed at the port of loading under the sales contract — see inspection & quality control, trade documentation and quality & compliance. For fertilizer cargoes the port laboratory issues a Certificate of Analysis with guaranteed nutrient analysis, biuret, moisture, particle size and heavy metals per lot before B/L; multi-grade consolidated vessels carry one CoA per grade and per hold.
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