The foundation of the vast majority of agricultural fertilizer is urea and DAP, and the gulf countries make about 40% of the world’s supply with Iran being the single largest exporter in the world.
Sulphur is also a critical phosphate production, and most sulphur these days comes from petrochemical refinement.
How come fertilizer is routed through the Strait of Hormuz? I can’t think of a reason why it would need petroleum to be made
Literally every single production chain on the planet uses petrochemicals at some point in the process.
The foundation of the vast majority of agricultural fertilizer is urea and DAP, and the gulf countries make about 40% of the world’s supply with Iran being the single largest exporter in the world.
Sulphur is also a critical phosphate production, and most sulphur these days comes from petrochemical refinement.