Name

ICL Fertilizers

Legal name

ICL Growing Solutions

Website

https://iclfertilizers.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Specialty Fertilizers

NAICS

Fertilizer and Compost Manufacturing (32531), Nitrogenous Fertilizer Manufacturing (325311), Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing (3253)

akta.pro primary industry

Controlled-Release & Stabilized Fertilizers (Inhibitors/Coatings) (IMAEAEAN)

akta.pro secondary industries

Specialty Fertilizers for Horticulture & Controlled Environment (Greenhouse, Hydroponic, Nursery) (AFABACAL), Turf & Ornamental Specialty Fertilizers (Golf, Sports Turf, Landscaping) (AFABACAM), Liquid Specialty Fertilizers (Suspensions, Solutions, UAN Blends) (AFABACAF), Fertilizer Production & Granulation Services (Tolling, Compaction, Prilling) (AFABABAI)

Keywords

• Specialty fertilizers
• Controlled-release fertilizers
• Water-soluble fertilizers
• Plant nutrition solutions
• Agronomy services

Headquarters

HQ city

Johannesburg

HQ country

South Africa

HQ region

Africa

Offices13 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Technology or R&D, Personnel, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Fertilizer Product Sales: ICL generates revenue through the manufacture and sale of specialty fertilizers including controlled-release fertilizers, water-soluble fertilizers, organic products, biostimulants, and Polysulphate to farmers, turf professionals, and ornamental growers worldwide.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

ICL Fertilizers manufactures and globally distributes specialty plant nutrition products, including controlled-release fertilizers, water-soluble and liquid fertilizers, organic fertilizers, biostimulants, and Polysulphate. Products are produced at 13+ facilities worldwide and sold to farmers, turf professionals, and ornamental growers, supported by on-site agronomic advisers and customized plant nutrition plans. The company also operates two R&D centers developing next-generation biological and coated fertilizer technologies.

Product overview

ICL Growing Solutions offers a comprehensive portfolio of specialty fertilizers and plant nutrition solutions organized across three main segments: Agriculture, Ornamental Horticulture, and Turf & Landscape. The core product offerings include Controlled-Release Fertilizers for sustained nutrient delivery, Organic Products for sustainable growing, and Biostimulants for enhanced plant development. ICL operates a worldwide network of 14 production facilities including Dead Sea Works (natural potash), Boulby (Polysulphate), Heerlen (coated fertilizers), and multiple specialty sites. The company also maintains two global R&D centers (Bio Hub in Israel and Innovation Center in Netherlands) that support development of next-generation biological solutions. ICL serves farmers, turf professionals, and ornamental growers through its network of agronomists and on-site advisers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Polysulphate: Natural low-carbon 4-in-1 fertilizer produced at ICL Boulby in the UK
• EQO-X

Products and services

• Controlled-Release Fertilizers Advanced fertilizers that release nutrients gradually over time, providing sustained crop nutrition, improved fertilizer efficiency, and reduced application frequency. Produced at the Heerlen (Netherlands) and Charleston (USA) facilities for horticulture and specialty agriculture.
• Organic Fertilizers Organic fertilizer solutions for sustainable agriculture, supporting growers who prefer natural plant nutrition methods.
• Biostimulants Biological products that stimulate plant growth and development, enhancing nutrient uptake, stress tolerance, and crop quality through biological mechanisms. Developed at the ICL R&D Bio Hub for sustainable agriculture.
• Polysulphate Natural low-carbon 4-in-1 fertilizer produced at the Boulby facility in the UK, containing multiple essential nutrients (sulphur, potassium, magnesium, and calcium) in a single product.
• Water-Soluble Fertilizers Fertilizers that dissolve completely in water, supporting precision agriculture applications such as fertigation and foliar feeding. Produced at Haifa, Israel and Adel, Georgia USA.
• Liquid Fertilizers Liquid and water-soluble fertilizers produced at the Adel, Georgia USA facility for agriculture and turf applications.
• Coated Fertilizers Coated, controlled-release fertilizers for horticulture and specialty agriculture produced at the Heerlen (Netherlands) and Charleston (USA) facilities, offering customizable nutrient release profiles.
• Natural Potash (Dead Sea Works) Natural potash produced from the mineral-rich waters of the Dead Sea at the Dead Sea Works facility, supplying potash-based fertilizers globally.
• Phosphate-Based Fertilizers (Rotem) Phosphate-based fertilizers produced from Israel's Negev desert at the Rotem facility, combining 70+ years of phosphate expertise.
• Sulfate, PK, Nitrogen, and Compound Fertilizers (Amfert) Sulfate, PK (phosphorus-potassium), nitrogen, and compound fertilizers produced at Amfert sites in the Netherlands and Germany for European markets.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability1 record

Feature5 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Lavie BiocoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024ICL's 2024 collaboration with Lavie Bio focuses on AI-powered microbial solutions for sustainable agriculture. This partnership combines ICL's fertilizer expertise with Lavie Bio's biological and computational biology capabilities to develop next-generation biofertilizer products.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• OCI Global: OCI Global is a large nitrogen, methanol and natural-gas-based fertilizer producer with significant European distribution, competing broadly with ICL's Amfert and Haifa compound/NPK and nitrogen products.
• K+S Aktiengesellschaft: K+S is a European potash and specialty fertilizer producer with similar exposure to the global potash market (overlapping with ICL's Dead Sea Works, Spain and Boulby potash assets) and a growing specialty fertilizer segment.
• Yara International: Yara is a global nitrogen and specialty fertilizer producer with a strong focus on premium and water-soluble products, competing head-to-head with ICL in precision agriculture, fertigation and specialty crop nutrition markets worldwide.
• Nutrien Ag Solutions: Nutrien is the world's largest crop inputs provider and a direct competitor in specialty and controlled-release fertilizers, with comparable agronomist networks and a global retail footprint spanning the same farmer, turf and ornamental customer base as ICL.
• The Mosaic Company: Mosaic is one of the world's largest phosphate and potash producers, overlapping with ICL's phosphate-based offerings from Rotem and YPH China and competing for global agricultural nutrient market share.
• SQM (Sociedad Química y Minera): SQM is a major global specialty fertilizer and plant nutrition company with a strong specialty plant nutrition business (Ultrasol, Qrop, Speedfol), directly comparable to ICL's water-soluble and specialty plant nutrition portfolio.

Direct peers

• Haifa Group: Haifa Group is also an Israel-headquartered specialty fertilizer manufacturer offering water-soluble, controlled-release and foliar fertilizers; it is essentially the closest direct pure-play competitor to ICL's specialty plant nutrition portfolio in virtually every product line.
• Compo Expert: Compo Expert is a specialty fertilizer company focused on slow- and controlled-release, water-soluble and biostimulant products for turf, horticulture and agriculture, directly overlapping with ICL's controlled-release and ornamental plant nutrition offerings.

Others

• ICL Group: ICL Group is the publicly-traded parent of ICL Growing Solutions, providing capital, mining resources (Dead Sea potash, Rotem phosphate) and shared R&D that enable the fertilizer division; it sets the strategic and capital allocation context for the Growing Solutions business.

Emerging players

• OMEX Group / OMEX Agricultural Holdings: OMEX is a UK-based liquid and foliar specialist fertilizer manufacturer with water-soluble and suspension fertilizer products aimed at precision agriculture and horticulture, a comparable but smaller-scale specialist to ICL's liquid/foliar offerings.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries15 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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