# China’s changing coal landscape crucial to global urea ou... - CRU Group

> CRU reports that China accounts for 34% of global urea capacity and 10% of global trade in 2019. Chinese nitrogen producers are restructuring as strict environmental rules force closures and winter idling, especially of anthracite coal-based plants.

- Date: 2019-11-27 · published 2019-11-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/56379-china-s-changing-coal-landscape-crucial-to-global-urea-ou-cru-group
- Commodities: [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md)

## Why it matters

Chinese marginal exports set the global urea floor price, so shifting coal-based output and closures directly affect supply. Lower-cost bituminous producers are likely to supply marginal tonnes, which shapes the price outlook.

## Read by commodity

- UREA: neutral

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| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| UREA | 2023-12-11 | [(2nd LD) S. Korea to extend tariff quota on urea, fertilizer material over China's export curbs \| Yonhap News Agency](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32638-2nd-ld-s-korea-to-extend-tariff-quota-on-urea-fertilizer-material-over-china-s.md) | -3.1% | -2.4% |
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| UREA | 2025-12-11 | [Urea market braces for EU’s CBAM \| World Fertilizer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21823-urea-market-braces-for-eu-s-cbam-world-fertilizer.md) | +1.0% | +11.2% |
| UREA | 2025-09-26 | [Global Ag News For Sept 26.2025 - ADM Investor Services](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22954-global-ag-news-for-sept-26-2025-adm-investor-services.md) | -3.5% | -4.8% |
| UREA | 2022-07-20 | [Morocco's OCP offers Africa 550k tonnes of fertilizers \| Financial Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40817-morocco-s-ocp-offers-africa-550k-tonnes-of-fertilizers-financial-post.md) | -1.2% | +13.6% |

## Sources

- crugroup.com: https://www.crugroup.com/en/communities/thought-leadership/2019/china-s-changing-coal-landscape-crucial-to-global-urea-outlook/

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