# OCP's takeover of EMAPHOS goes before the Competition Council

> Morocco's Competition Council announced on November 5, 2026 that it received notification of OCP SPS's plan to take exclusive control of Euro Maroc Phosphore (EMAPHOS). The deal, announced October 14, involves buying out the German Budenheim and Belgian Prayon stakes, each holding one third of the company.

- Date: 2026-11-12 · published 2026-11-12T21:11:00.875Z
- Category: policy · region Morocco · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/96517-ocp-s-takeover-of-emaphos-goes-before-the-competition-council
- Commodities: [DAP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DAP.md), [TSP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/TSP.md)

## Why it matters

Consolidation of phosphate fertilizer capacity under OCP could tighten supply of specialty phosphates and influence DAP and TSP pricing over time. The deal's effect on prices is modest and depends on regulatory approval.

## Read by commodity

- DAP: neutral
- TSP: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DAP | 2021-09-30 | [Fert companies confident of supply](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4701-fert-companies-confident-of-supply.md) | +5.2% | +5.7% |
| DAP | 2021-05-20 | [CCEA approves increased prices for Phosphatic and Potassic (P&K) fertilizers vide notification dated 20.5.2021 to be rolled over for the whole year 2021-22](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47024-ccea-approves-increased-prices-for-phosphatic-and-potassic-p-and-k-fertilizers.md) | +0.5% | +4.2% |
| DAP | 2021-04-09 | [Fertiliser  Prices News: Government Tells Fertiliser Companies Not To Raise Prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47929-fertiliser-prices-news-government-tells-fertiliser-companies-not-to-raise-prices.md) | +0.2% | +6.7% |
| DAP | 2022-07-20 | [Morocco's OCP offers Africa 550k tonnes of fertilizers \| Financial Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40817-morocco-s-ocp-offers-africa-550k-tonnes-of-fertilizers-financial-post.md) | -1.0% | -6.3% |
| DAP | 2021-04-09 | [Govt asks companies not to hike non-urea fertilizer prices, look for alternative to expensive raw materials - Times of India](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47934-govt-asks-companies-not-to-hike-non-urea-fertilizer-prices-look-for-alternative.md) | +0.2% | +6.7% |

## Sources

- linitiative.ca: https://linitiative.ca/International/la-prise-de-controle-demaphos-par-ocp-arrive-devant-le-conseil-de-la-concurrence/

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