# Vinachem announces the divestment of its DAP and urea pro... - CRU Group

> Vietnam's state chemical group Vinachem plans to sell its entire stake in 15 subsidiaries, including all four of its DAP and urea production assets. Analysts expect strong phosphate and nitrogen demand in Vietnam to attract interest in the assets.

- Date: 2018-02-06 · published 2018-02-06T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Vietnam · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/66792-vinachem-announces-the-divestment-of-its-dap-and-urea-pro-cru-group
- Commodities: [DAP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DAP.md), [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md)

## Why it matters

A corporate divestment does not directly change near-term fertilizer supply, so its effect on feed input prices is minimal; it mainly signals continued demand growth in Southeast Asia's rice-driven fertilizer market.

## Read by commodity

- DAP: neutral
- UREA: neutral

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| UREA | 2020-04-16 | [Covid-19 and fertilizers: Five things you need to know - CRU Group](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53560-covid-19-and-fertilizers-five-things-you-need-to-know-cru-group.md) | -0.3% | -21.2% |
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## Sources

- crugroup.com: https://www.crugroup.com/en/communities/thought-leadership/2018/vinachem-announces-the-divestment-of-its-dap-and-urea-production-assets/

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