# Koch wins EU approval to buy half of OCP fertiliser plant

> The European Commission approved Koch's plan to acquire a 50% stake in Jorf Fertilizers Company I, an OCP Nutricrops subsidiary in Morocco with capacity of 1.2 million tonnes a year of phosphate fertilisers. The deal would give Koch and OCP joint control, but the share transfer has not been completed and the price has not been disclosed.

- Date: 2026-11-02 · published 2026-11-02T21:15:42.211Z
- Category: trade · region Morocco · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/76039-koch-wins-eu-approval-to-buy-half-of-ocp-fertiliser-plant
- Commodities: [DAP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DAP.md)

## Why it matters

The approval clears one regulatory hurdle for a joint venture that produces DAP and MAP, which could add US-linked supply once the deal closes. Its effect on prices is limited, since the plant's output is already in the market.

## Read by commodity

- DAP: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DAP | 2022-06-30 | [Koch Industries Complete 50% Acquisition of OCP’s Jorf Fertilizer Company III](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41287-koch-industries-complete-50-acquisition-of-ocp-s-jorf-fertilizer-company-iii.md) | -0.0% | -0.1% |
| DAP | 2022-03-16 | [Morocco's OCP aims to boost fertilizer output despite lack of Russian ammonia \| Financial Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42577-morocco-s-ocp-aims-to-boost-fertilizer-output-despite-lack-of-russian-ammonia.md) | +3.1% | -1.0% |
| DAP | 2022-10-31 | [USAID provides fertiliser for paddy cultivation – The Island](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39456-usaid-provides-fertiliser-for-paddy-cultivation-the-island.md) | 0.0% | -5.7% |
| DAP | 2023-03-20 | [FAO delivers 36,000 tons of USAID-funded TSP fertiliser in time for Yala \| Daily FT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37180-fao-delivers-36-000-tons-of-usaid-funded-tsp-fertiliser-in-time-for-yala-daily.md) | +0.4% | +4.1% |
| DAP | 2025-07-15 | [Mint Primer: What India is now doing to avoid a fertilizer shock \| Mint](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5400-mint-primer-what-india-is-now-doing-to-avoid-a-fertilizer-shock-mint.md) | +2.1% | +10.3% |

## Sources

- en.7news.ma: https://en.7news.ma/koch-ocp-fertiliser-deal-eu-approval/

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