# Iran's urea industry finds new ways to survive as sanctions tighten :: Content :: Tập đoàn Hoá chất Việt Nam (Vinachem)

> Iranian urea producers are expected to struggle to export fertilizer after the US decided not to renew oil sanctions waivers. The waivers for eight countries expire on 2 May. Iran is shifting to non-traditional markets, and some trade continues with Brazil through barter and Turkey through local currency payments.

- Date: 2019-04-26 · published 2019-04-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region Iran · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/59537-iran-s-urea-industry-finds-new-ways-to-survive-as-sanctions-tighten-content-tap
- Commodities: [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md)

## Why it matters

Losing Iranian urea supply into Asia removes a source of tradeable nitrogen and tightens the global market. This supports urea prices, especially where Iranian product had reached India via re-exports from China.

## Read by commodity

- UREA: bullish ▲

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| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| UREA | 2023-04-24 | [World’s fertilizer market in turmoil :: Content :: Tập đoàn Hoá chất Việt Nam (Vinachem)](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36331-world-s-fertilizer-market-in-turmoil-content-tap-oan-hoa-chat-viet-nam-vinachem.md) | +3.2% | +5.6% |
| UREA | 2022-07-13 | [Fertilizer prices expected to remain higher for longer :: Content :: Tập đoàn Hoá chất Việt Nam (Vinachem)](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40825-fertilizer-prices-expected-to-remain-higher-for-longer-content-tap-oan-hoa-chat.md) | -3.4% | +9.3% |
| UREA | 2022-04-28 | [Russia 'still quite active' in urea exports, despite sanctions - Grain Price News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6212-russia-still-quite-active-in-urea-exports-despite-sanctions-grain-price-news.md) | -19.6% | -19.2% |
| UREA | 2025-07-03 | [Urea market tightens amid supply disruptions](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24083-urea-market-tightens-amid-supply-disruptions.md) | +4.4% | +7.1% |
| UREA | 2026-10-23 | [Arab News \| Algerian urea exports to France under threat as diplomatic tensions persist , sources say](https://feedsoft.ai/events/754-arab-news-algerian-urea-exports-to-france-under-threat-as-diplomatic-tensions.md) | -0.1% | — |

## Sources

- vinachem.com.vn: https://www.vinachem.com.vn/content/market-and-product-vnc/irans-urea-industry-finds-new-ways-to-survive-as-sanctions-tighten.html

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