# Koch clears EU review for 50% stake in OCP phosphate plant

> The European Commission approved Koch’s planned acquisition of a 50% stake in Jorf Fertilizers Company I, a Moroccan phosphate-fertilizer plant owned by OCP Nutricrops. The joint venture will share control of the company, which has annual capacity of 1.2 million tonnes, mainly DAP and MAP; the share transfer is still subject to other conditions.

- Date: 2026-11-08 · published 2026-11-08T21:11:00.858Z
- Category: trade · region Morocco · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/88016-koch-clears-eu-review-for-50-stake-in-ocp-phosphate-plant
- Commodities: [DAP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DAP.md)

## Why it matters

The approval clears a regulatory hurdle for a partnership involving a substantial phosphate-fertilizer facility, but does not itself change production or supply. Any price effect is likely limited unless the deal leads to changes in output, investment, or sales flows.

## Read by commodity

- DAP: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DAP | 2022-07-06 | [India hooked on diammonium phosphate from Russia](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40824-india-hooked-on-diammonium-phosphate-from-russia.md) | +4.7% | +0.3% |
| 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 | 2025-12-05 | [Morocco’s OCP sees phosphate exports to India to rise nearly 40% during CY2025 - The HinduBusinessLine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21832-morocco-s-ocp-sees-phosphate-exports-to-india-to-rise-nearly-40-during-cy2025.md) | -0.8% | -3.8% |
| DAP | 2020-06-25 | [Morocco's OCP to commission Nigeria, Ghana plants in 2024 \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52924-morocco-s-ocp-to-commission-nigeria-ghana-plants-in-2024-reuters.md) | +4.8% | +10.7% |
| DAP | 2025-06-24 | [Egypt's NCIC announces phosphate fertilizer sales tender for July](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24551-egypt-s-ncic-announces-phosphate-fertilizer-sales-tender-for-july.md) | +0.7% | +3.8% |

## Sources

- fertilizerdaily.com: https://www.fertilizerdaily.com/20261108-ocp-phosphate-plant-koch-eu-approval/

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