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
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.
Literally every single production chain on the planet uses petrochemicals at some point in the process.