Fertilizer Crisis Looms in Australia as Plants Close

Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--Soaring gas prices, rising operational costs, declining market demands and overseas competition are triggering several fertilizer plants closure in Australia. CSBP Fertilisers (Kwinana, Australia) has placed its 100,000-ton-per-yaer (T/yr) superphosphate (SSP) plant in Kwinana into "care and maintenance," which means the plant has ceased production. This keeps CSBP's option open to restart the operation when possible. Incitec Pivot Limited (Southbank, Australia) subsidiary Dyno Nobel is progressing its plans to close its 400,000-T/yr SSP plant in Geelong in September 2025. Another move by Dyno Nobel sees its Phosphate Hill fertilizer manufacturing facility undertaking a strategic review for closure consideration, announcing its decision no later than September 2025. This will leave Ameropa's SSP plant in Hobart Tasmania with 200,000 T/yr capacity to be the sole SSP producer in Australia. Closure of fertilizer plants in Australia will increase reliance on imported fertilizer to meet domestic demand and will affect domestic employment.

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