# Chasing a margin: capacity shifts to NPK - CRU Group

> CRU analysis says NP and NPK fertilizer capacity has grown quickly as producers seek better margins than in weakened global fertilizer markets. China's NP/NPK capacity rose from about 5 Mt in 2000 to about 70 Mt in 2016, with growth concentrated in physical compounds, and capacity has also expanded in South and Southeast Asia.

- Date: 2017-10-23 · published 2017-10-23T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/68784-chasing-a-margin-capacity-shifts-to-npk-cru-group
- Commodities: [Phosphate Rock](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PHOSROCK.md)

## Why it matters

Expanding compound fertilizer capacity, especially in China, increases supply of NP and NPK products and can weigh on compound fertilizer prices over time.

## Sources

- crugroup.com: https://www.crugroup.com/en/communities/thought-leadership/2017/chasing-a-margin-capacity-shifts-to-npk/

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