# New US ammonia and urea capacity puts pressure on GCC exporters - GPCA

> Six new US urea plants built since 2016 are now operating, adding nearly 5 million t/yr of capacity, and two standalone ammonia plants add 1.55 million t/yr. GCC urea exports to the US fell by 1.77 million tons compared with 2015-2016 levels.

- Date: 2018-09-02 · published 2018-09-02T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/62975-new-us-ammonia-and-urea-capacity-puts-pressure-on-gcc-exporters-gpca
- Commodities: [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md)

## Why it matters

Growing US domestic nitrogen output displaces imports from the Gulf and pushes Middle East exporters to find other markets. That added supply weighs on global urea and ammonia prices over time.

## Read by commodity

- UREA: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| UREA | 2023-02-06 | [Urea and Ammonia Prices Keep Falling \| CZ app](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11748-urea-and-ammonia-prices-keep-falling-cz-app.md) | -6.5% | -8.3% |
| UREA | 2021-08-27 | [As September comes into view, supply pressure mounts on producers](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6006-as-september-comes-into-view-supply-pressure-mounts-on-producers.md) | +10.6% | +24.4% |
| UREA | 2026-06-23 | [Fertilizer prices fall on slow demand, Chinese exports and Iran - Nikkei Asia](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19114-fertilizer-prices-fall-on-slow-demand-chinese-exports-and-iran-nikkei-asia.md) | -2.1% | -1.4% |
| UREA | 2026-09-09 | [Urea eases to $443/t as Hormuz negotiations and China’s export surge quiet global supply fears](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17786-urea-eases-to-443-t-as-hormuz-negotiations-and-china-s-export-surge-quiet.md) | +3.0% | -3.0% |
| UREA | 2024-02-29 | [urea imports: India's 2023 urea imports fall 21% on year amid jump in domestic production: S&P Global Commodity Insights - The Economic Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31980-urea-imports-india-s-2023-urea-imports-fall-21-on-year-amid-jump-in-domestic.md) | +7.6% | +8.6% |

## Sources

- gpcachem.org: https://gpcachem.org/2018/09/02/new-us-ammonia-and-urea-capacity-puts-pressure-on-gcc-exporters/

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