Growth Opportunities in the Global Potash Fertilizer Market

The global potash fertilizer market is expected to exceed $39 billion by 2017, with a CAGR of 4.9% over the next five years. The fertilizer is used for crop nutrition required for plant development. It improves a plant's ability to withstand disease, increases yields, improves the quality, and lengthens the shelf life of the c

rops.

The report focuses on the drivers of the potash fertilizer industry. The need for balanced fertilization to increase crop productivity and increasing demand for biofuels require massive agricultural production, which can be achieved through increased potash fertilizer application. Due to a high degree of consolidation, China and Brazil remain interested in and capable of building or buying their own potash fertilizer production as a matter of national food security.

A total of 43 figures / charts and 11 tables are provided in this report to help in your business decisions. Sample figures with some insights are shown below. To learn the scope of, benefits, companies researched and other details of the potash fertilizer market  report, download the report brochure.
 

Lucintel's report provides a brief study of the industry’s major challenges. R&D costs continue to rise due to the increasing regulatory burden and complexity of the products. Sales of various potash fertilizers heavily depend on climatic conditions and crop variance. Global production and trade of potash fertilizer were adversely affected in 2009 as global demand declined due to the economic downturn.

This study is intended to provide industry leaders with a competitive benchmarking of the potash fertilizer market and gives a concise view of the up-to-date information of the market share, profit margin, and strategies of the key players, their capabilities, and effective market planning against the leading competitors.

Europe dominates the industry, representing the largest share in the global potash fertilizer industry.

Some of the features of Growth Opportunities in the Potash Fertilizer market report are:

•    Potash fertilizer market size estimates in terms of (US $) value by regions

•    Global potash fertilizer market analysis annual  trend (2006-2011) and forecast (2012-2017)
•    Porter’s Five Force analysis
•    New product launch, merger and acquisition activity in global potash fertilizer market analysis
•    Quarterly demand trend (Q1 2010-Q4 2011) and forecast analysis (Q1 2012-Q4 2013) for global potash fertilizer market analysis
•    Gross and net profit trends in the global potash fertilizer industry analysis
•    Cost structure trend in the global as well as regional potash fertilizer analysis
•    More than 43 valuable figures/charts and 11 tables are provided in this report
 

Figure 3.1: External forces shaping global potash fertilizer industry

Figure 4.1: Global GDP growth rate trend
Figure 4.2: Global inflation rate trend
Figure 4.3: Global population growth rate trend
Figure 4.4: Global unemployment rate trend
Figure 4.5: Regional GDP growth rate trend
Figure 4.6: Regional inflation rate trend
Figure 4.7: Regional population growth rate trend
Figure 4.8: Regional unemployment rate trend

Figure 5.1: Global potash fertilizer industry annual trend 2006-11 (US $B)
Figure 5.2: Global potash fertilizer industry regional trend 2006-11 (US $B)
Figure 5.3: Global potash fertilizer industry regional trend 2006-11 (%)
Figure 5.4: Global potash fertilizer industry quarterly trend 2010-11 (US $B)
Figure 5.5: Global potash fertilizer industry profitability trend 2006-11
Figure 5.6: Global potash fertilizer industry revenue per employee trend 2006-11
Figure 5.7: Cost structure of global potash fertilizer industry 2006-11
Figure 5.8: Cost structure in North American potash fertilizer industry 2006-11
Figure 5.9: Cost structure in European potash fertilizer industry 2006-11
Figure 5.10: Cost structure in Asia Pacific potash fertilizer industry 2006-11
Figure 5.11: Top 5 companies vs. potash fertilizer industry gross profit & net profit analysis 2011
Figure 5.12: Cash on hand for global potash fertilizer industry 2006-11 (US $B)
Figure 5.13: Cash on hand for global potash fertilizer industry 2006-11 (%)
Figure 5.14: Asset for global potash fertilizer industry 2006-11 (US $B)
Figure 5.15: Assets for global potash fertilizer industry 2006-11 (%)
Figure 5.16: Debt for global potash fertilizer industry 2006-11 (US $B)
Figure 5.17: Debt for global potash fertilizer industry 2006-11 (%)
Figure 5.18: Industry shares of top players in global potash fertilizer industry in 2006
Figure 5.19: Industry shares of top players in global potash fertilizer industry in 2011
Figure 5.20: Global potash fertilizer industry 2006 market share analysis
Figure 5.21: Global potash fertilizer industry 2011 market share analysis

Figure 6.1: Global potash fertilizer industry annual forecast 2012-17 (US $B)
Figure 6.2: Global potash fertilizer industry quarterly forecast 2012-13 (US $B)
Figure 6.3: Global GDP growth rate forecast
Figure 6.4: Global inflation rate forecast
Figure 6.5: Global population growth rate forecast
Figure 6.6: Global unemployment rate forecast
Figure 6.7: Regional GDP growth rate forecast
Figure 6.8: Regional inflation rate forecast
Figure 6.9: Regional population growth rate forecast
Figure 6.10: Regional unemployment rate forecast
Figure 6.11: Global potash fertilizer industry regional forecast 2012-17 (US $B)
Figure 6.12: Global potash fertilizer industry regional forecast 2012-17 (%)

Figure 7.1: Global potash fertilizer industry opportunity by region

Table 3.1: Industry parameters of global potash fertilizer industry
Table 3.2: Relative industry attractiveness by region

Table 5.1: Regional revenue growth rate
Table 5.2: Segment revenue growth rate
Table 5.3: Percentage change in cost structure
Table 5.4: Percentage change in cash on hand
Table 5.5: Percentage change in total asset  
Table 5.6: Percentage change in total debt
Table 5.7: Key companies by revenue growth
Table 5.8: Key companies by revenue decline

Table 6.1: Global potash fertilizer regional forecast growth rate