ICL Group Ltd. (

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: איי.סי. אל. גרופ בע"מ) (formerly Israel Chemicals Ltd., ICL) is a multi-national manufacturing concern that develops, produces and markets

fertilizer A fertilizer or fertiliser is any material of natural or synthetic origin that is applied to soil or to plant tissues to supply plant nutrients. Fertilizers may be distinct from liming materials or other non-nutrient soil amendments. Man ...

s, metals and other special-purpose chemical products. ICL serves primarily three markets: agriculture, food and engineered materials. ICL produces approximately a third of the world's

bromine Bromine is a chemical element; it has chemical symbol, symbol Br and atomic number 35. It is a volatile red-brown liquid at room temperature that evaporates readily to form a similarly coloured vapour. Its properties are intermediate between th ...

, and is the world's sixth-largest

potash Potash ( ) includes various mined and manufactured salts that contain potassium in water- soluble form.

producer. It is a manufacturer of specialty fertilizers and specialty phosphates, flame retardants and water treatment solutions. ICL is majority controlled by the

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, one of the largest Israeli conglomerates. In addition to the

Dead Sea Works The Dead Sea Works (, ''Mif'alei Yam HaMelakh'') is an Israeli potash plant in Sdom, on the Dead Sea coast of Israel. History Under the British administration, concessions from the Mandatory government were given. On January 1, 1930, the "Con ...

, Israel Chemicals mines phosphates in the

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desert. ICL Group serves customers in Asia. The company's share is a dual stock traded on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange since 1991 and on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol ICL, and is part of the Tel Aviv 35 Index.

Operations and business

90% of ICL's sales are exports. Through its subsidiaries, ICL produces 35% of world's

, 13% of the world's potash (excluding US-Canada cross-border trade), 9% of the western world's

magnesium Magnesium is a chemical element; it has Symbol (chemistry), symbol Mg and atomic number 12. It is a shiny gray metal having a low density, low melting point and high chemical reactivity. Like the other alkaline earth metals (group 2 ...

and 3% of the world's

phosphate Phosphates are the naturally occurring form of the element phosphorus. In chemistry, a phosphate is an anion, salt, functional group or ester derived from a phosphoric acid. It most commonly means orthophosphate, a derivative of orthop ...

rock, (excluding US-Canada cross-border trade). ICL exports fertilizers to Europe and to numerous specialty chemical market segments. In Israel, ICL is the largest supplier of fertilizers and chemicals, as well as one of Israel's largest companies. 60% of ICL's raw products (minerals) are excavated in Israel. ICL also owns and operates underground mines in Spain, United Kingdom (

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), China, the United States and South America. Also, in Ethiopia at Danakil mine, Afar Regional State, purchased from Allana Potash Corporation. ICL North American headquarters are in

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Polysulphate

Polysulphate is a brand name for

polyhalite Polyhalite is an evaporite mineral, a hydrated sulfate of potassium, calcium and magnesium with formula: . Polyhalite crystallizes in the triclinic system, although crystals are very rare. The normal habit is massive to fibrous. It is typica ...

products produced for farming, turf, and horticulture. The only mined source is a polyhalite seam that lies beneath the

potash Potash ( ) includes various mined and manufactured salts that contain potassium in water- soluble form.

seam at

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, England.

Food business

ICL is active in the market for plant-based

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and invested $20 million in October 2019 to expand its manufacturing capacity and R&D base. In December 2021, ICL announced the grand opening of a 10,000 square foot alternative protein production facility in

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, previously owned by

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Lithium iron phosphate

ICL began developing a new plant in

to process

lithium iron phosphate Lithium iron phosphate or lithium ferro-phosphate (LFP) is an inorganic compound with the formula . It is a gray, red-grey, brown or black solid that is insoluble in water. The material has attracted attention as a component of lithium iron phosp ...

in 2023. In 2024, ICL received US federal infrastructure grant funds to build a larger plant in north St. Louis.

White phosphorus

ICL supplies

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to the

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and commercial customers, such as Israel. The largest production facility is in

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, as a collaboration with

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, ICL, and

. Among

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was a demonstration outside ICL Iberia in

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on account of white phosphorus attacks on civilians in Gaza, as well as extraction of water from Manresa municipality. Protesters called for a boycott of ICL. Humanitarian organizations

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and

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have documented Israeli use of white phosphorus over dense civilian areas in the

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, arguing that it constitutes indiscriminate attacks and prohibited by the

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as a

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Financials

In April 2009, the company was said to be considering a bond offering to raise 500 million shekels ($122 million). ICL announced in September 2018 that it was launching a tender to buy back $800 million worth of 4.5 percent debt due in 2024 sold to bondholders in 2014. The bonds of the new offer are running for 20 to 30 years.

References

External links

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Israel Chemicals acquires Allana Potash for $150m
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