Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/qbf4rx/phosphorus_and) has announced the addition of the "Global Phosphorus & Derivatives Market Report 2013-2018" report to their offering.

The major driving factors of this market are the growing needs of crops to meet the food requirements of the increasing population, rising demand for water treatment, and a shift from halogenated to non- halogenated flame retardants such as organophoshorus flame retardants.

Gains will be fueled by increasing population, and the demand for more food production. Also, increasing demand in phosphorus applications such as flame retardants and new opportunities such as rechargeable lithium iron phosphate batteries will drive the phosphorus market.

Higher and faster yields of crops require phosphorus fertilizers as it is a basic nutrient for plant growth. This has made fertilizers the most important application of phosphorus and its derivatives market. Fertilizers are followed by detergent applications of phosphorus and its derivatives. Government bodies of developed countries have imposed regulations on the use of phosphorus in detergents that restricts the growth in the developing countries.

Phosphorus forms a number of derivatives, of which ammonium phosphates has the highest market share. Its use in fertilizers has been driving its demand. Other important phosphorus derivatives include industrial phosphates (sodium, calcium, potassium, aluminum, and magnesium phosphates), phosphoric acid, phosphorus chlorides, phosphorus pentasulfied and phosphorus pentoxide.

Yellow phosphorus is an intermediate in the production of phosphorus derivatives. Its production is highly energy intensive with electricity playing a major role in the cost of production. The major countries that produce yellow phosphorus are China, U.S., Kazakhastan, and Vietnam.

Scope of the Report

Applications

- Fertilizer

- Detergents

- Food Industry

- Water Treatment Chemicals

- Metal Finishing

- Flame Retardants

- Others

Types

- Ammonium Phosphate

- Industrial Phosphates

- Phosphoric Acid

- Phosphorus Chloride

- Phosphorus Pentasulfide

- Phosphorus Pentoxide

- Others

Key Topics Covered:

1 Introduction

2 Executive Summary

3 Premium Insights

4 Market Overview

5 Yellow Phosphorus Market

6 Phosphorus & Its Derivatives Market, By Types

7 Phosphorus & Its Derivatives Market, By Applications

8 Phosphorus & Derivatives Market, By Geography

9 Competitive Landscape

10 Company Profiles

- Acron OAO

- Agrium Inc

- Cf Industries Holdings Inc

- Chemische Fabrik Budenheim KG

- Eurochem

- Foskor

- Innophos Holdings Inc

- Israel Chemical Ltd (ICL)

- Italmatch Chemicals SPA

- Jordan Phosphate Mines Company

- Kazphosphate LIC

- Lanxess AG

- OCP SA

- Ojsc Phosagro AG

- Potash Corp Of Saskatchewan Inc

- Prayon SA

- Saudi Arabian Mining Company (Ma'aden)

- Solvay-Rhodia

- The Mosaic Company

- United Phosphorus Limited (UPL)

- Vale SA

- Yara International ASA

- Yuntianhua Group Co Ltd

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