Strategy to 2025: key targets

Fertilizer and feed phosphate production, mln t
Phosphate rock production, mln t
Key markets, mln t
Source: PhosAgro

Production growth

Expanding fertilizer and feed phosphate capacities by 25% to 11.7 mt by 2025, primarily by launching new capacities at Balakovo Branch of Apatit (+1.2 mtpa).

Forecast increase in fertilizer (excluding feed phosphates) production by 2025, by production site, mt
Branches 2018 2019 2025 Expected production growth Key drivers
Volkhov 0.17 0.19 0.84 0.72
  • Reducing current NPK production: –100 kt;
  • New MAP capacities, including low-nitrogen grades (for Latin America): +800 kt;
  • Engaging in water soluble MAP (key component of water soluble NPK) production: +43 kt.
Balakovo 1.75 1.91 2.91 1.16
  • Engaging in NPK production for domestic sales (favourable logistics): +1,400 kt;
  • Engaging in the production of NPS, including grades containing elemental sulphur: +300 kt;
  • Reducing standard MAP production: –900 kt;
  • Production of granulated ammonium sulphate: 360 kt;
Cherepovets 6.69 7.04 7.31 0.62
  • New ammonium sulphate capacities (the main feedstock to produce NPK/NPS – for internal use) +300 kt;
  • Debottlenecking NP/NPK/NPS capacity: +500 kt;
  • Ramping up ammonium nitrate capacity: +140  kt.
Total 8.61 9.15 11.11 2.50
Forecast increase in fertilizer (excluding feed phosphates) production by 2025, by product type, mt
Product 2018 2019 2025 Expected production growth Key drivers
AS 0.00 0.00 0.36 0.36
  • New capacities at Apatit in Cherepovets (+300 kt) – feedstock for NPK/NPS
  • New capacities to produce a premium granulated product at the Balakovo Branch of Apatit +360 kt
AN 0.53 0.57 0.67 0.14
  • Ramping up ammonium nitrate capacity (Cherepovets): +140 kt.
Urea 1.59 1.68 1.59 0,00
APP 0.20 0.19 0.21 0.01
NPS, PKS 0.42 0.74 0.69 0.27
  • Engaging in the production of NPS, including grades containing elemental sulphur (Balakovo): +300 kt;
NPK 2.87 2.84 4.29 1.41
  • Engaging in NPK production for domestic sales (Balakovo, favourable logistics): +1,400 kt;
DAP/MAP 2.98 3.20 3.30 0.32
  • New MAP capacities, including low-nitrogen grades (Volkhov, for Latin America): +800 kt;
  • Reducing standard MAP production (Balakovo): –900 kt;
  • Debottlenecking NP/NPK/NPS capacities (Cherepovets): +500 kt.
Total 8.61 9.15 11.11 2.50