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  • OT (Almost) Fertiliser and Strait of Hormuz

    From Chris Hogg@me@privacy.net to uk.rec.gardening on Fri Apr 10 17:15:08 2026
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    The news at the moment is all about the Strait of Hormuz and the
    restriction to the oil supply.

    But occasionally they mention fertiliser. What fertiliser? The
    principal components of fertilisers are Nitrogen, Phosphorus and
    Potassium (N,P,K). But which is it that would normally be exported
    through the Strait of Hormuz and how and where is it made?
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    Chris

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    from the West, but open to the North and East.
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  • From The Natural Philosopher@tnp@invalid.invalid to uk.rec.gardening on Fri Apr 10 20:14:09 2026
    From Newsgroup: uk.rec.gardening

    On 10/04/2026 17:15, Chris Hogg wrote:
    The news at the moment is all about the Strait of Hormuz and the
    restriction to the oil supply.

    But occasionally they mention fertiliser. What fertiliser? The
    principal components of fertilisers are Nitrogen, Phosphorus and
    Potassium (N,P,K). But which is it that would normally be exported
    through the Strait of Hormuz and how and where is it made?

    A lot of fertiliser is made using natural gas*. I suspect its cheaper to
    export the fertilizer than the gas

    *The main process is Haber-Bosch, using natural gas (methane) and
    atmospheric nitrogen to produce ammonia at high temperatures and
    pressures. This ammonia is then converted into urea or nitric acid.
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