ICL Group Ltd. is a global leader in agriculture, food and industrial solutions, utilizing its unique mineral resources and extensive expertise to address key sustainability challenges related to food security and access to essential minerals. The company focuses on driving long-term growth through its specialty agriculture and food businesses while strategically managing its bromine, potash, and phosphate mineral resources. ICL Group Ltd. operates through four segments:…
ICL Group Ltd. is a global leader in agriculture, food and industrial solutions, utilizing its unique mineral resources and extensive expertise to address key sustainability challenges related to food security and access to essential minerals. The company focuses on driving long-term growth through its specialty agriculture and food businesses while strategically managing its bromine, potash, and phosphate mineral resources. ICL Group Ltd. operates through four segments: Industrial Products, Potash, Phosphate Solutions and Growing Solutions.
ICL Group Ltd. generates revenue through the sale of specialty fertilizers, potash, phosphate-based products, bromine compounds, and specialty food ingredients. The company serves agricultural, industrial, and food markets worldwide, providing essential nutrients, flame retardants, water treatment solutions, and functional food ingredients that enhance product quality and shelf life. Revenue is derived from both commodity and specialty products across its integrated value chains.
The company operates through the following segments: Industrial Products, Potash, Phosphate Solutions and Growing Solutions.
- Industrial Products: This segment produces elemental bromine and bromine-based compounds used in flame retardants for electronics, automotive, and construction applications. It also manufactures phosphorus-based flame retardants, magnesium products, and calcium carbonate for dietary supplements and pharmaceutical use. Key brands include VeriQuel®R100, CareMag® D, FruitMag™, and TextiMag®.
- Potash: This segment produces potash fertilizers, pure magnesium, magnesium alloys, chlorine, and electricity from the Dead Sea and underground mines in Spain. It supplies essential potassium for plant growth and industrial applications. The segment leverages solar evaporation at the Dead Sea for low-cost production.
- Phosphate Solutions: This segment produces specialty phosphate salts and acids for food, beverage, oral care, and industrial applications, including water treatment and metal treatment. It also manufactures commodity phosphates used as fertilizers and raw materials for LFP batteries through its YPH joint venture in China. Brands include purified phosphoric acid and phosphate-based functional food ingredients.
- Growing Solutions: This segment focuses on specialty crop nutrition, including controlled-release fertilizers (CRF), water-soluble fertilizers, liquid fertilizers, and bio-stimulants. It produces branded products such as Osmocote, Peters, Universol, NovaPeak, Nova PeKacid, NovaMAP, PeKacid, H2Flo, H2Pro, and Polysulphate®. The segment also manufactures secondary nutrients, soil conditioners, and seed treatment products.
ICL Group Ltd. holds leading positions in key markets due to its access to low-cost mineral resources, integrated value chains, and global production footprint. The company is a top producer of elemental bromine, the sole global producer of Polysulphate®, and a leader in specialty phosphates in Europe, North America, and Latin America. Competitive advantages include proprietary concessions, patented technologies, and a strong R&D infrastructure with 945 active patents across 175 patent families.
ICL Group Ltd. serves farmers, agricultural distributors, food and beverage manufacturers, industrial clients, and specialty chemical companies worldwide. Key customers include major food producers, agricultural cooperatives in Brazil, India, and China, and global distributors such as AMP Holdings Group Co. Ltd. The company also supplies potash to long-term customers like IPL in India and Chinese agricultural distributors under framework agreements.