# ICL bets on polyhalite as UK potash production finally ends - CRU Group

> ICL is ending potassium chloride production at its Boulby mine in the UK and converting it to dedicated polyhalite production this year. Polyhalite sales have grown about 50% annually, and ICL targets 1 Mt/y output by 2020.

- Date: 2018-06-05 · published 2018-06-05T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region UK · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/64848-icl-bets-on-polyhalite-as-uk-potash-production-finally-ends-cru-group
- Commodities: [Potash (KCl)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/POTASH.md)

## Why it matters

Removing a UK potash chloride source is minor against global MOP supply of about 66 Mt, and the polyhalite shift is a niche product change with limited near-term price impact.

## Read by commodity

- POTASH: neutral

## Sources

- crugroup.com: https://www.crugroup.com/en/communities/thought-leadership/2018/icl-bets-on-polyhalite-as-uk-potash-production-finally-ends/

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