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Indicative price brief for Ammonia - Middle East. Methodology: trade publications, broker reports, and industry sources reviewed by Nexchem. This is directional intelligence, not a regulated benchmark assessment.
FOB Middle East ammonia spot pricing. QAFCO and Maaden export terminal disruption analysis, Hormuz closure export logistics assessment, natural gas feedstock cost advantage, India and East Asia import demand, and 3-scenario price outlook. Published monthly.
Middle Eastern ammonia pricing in June 2026 is the most direct illustration of the Hormuz paradox for Gulf chemical producers - FOB pricing is up 16.7% year on year because the Hormuz disruption is tightening the global supply balance, but the producers setting that FOB price cannot fully monetise it because the vessel loading delays, insurance surcharges, and alternative routing costs are absorbing a significant portion of the FOB price premium in delivered economics.
Middle Eastern ammonia production capacity is among the lowest cost globally, using subsidised natural gas from associated production at estimated feedstock cost of approximately USD 42 per metric tonne of ammonia versus USD 136 per metric tonne for European gas-based producers at current TTF pricing. QAFCO at Mesaieed Qatar with approximately 2.1 million MT per year, Maaden at Al-Jubail Saudi Arabia with approximately 1.2 million MT per year, and Fertil at Ruwais Abu Dhabi with approximately 1.0 million MT per year are the primary Middle Eastern ammonia exporters. All three export terminals are affected by the Hormuz closure, with Ruwais directly inside the Gulf and Mesaieed and Jubail requiring Hormuz transit for westward (European) delivery. Demand for Ammonia in Middle East is driven by industrial process applications across fertiliser, metal processing, and chemical synthesis end uses, with pricing linked to domestic production economics and the cost of the marginal swing supply source serving regional buyers at current volume requirements. Ammonia Tanker Dispatch Delays at Jubail and Ruwais - QAFCO Mesaieed, Maaden Al-Jubail, and Fertil Ruwais ammonia export terminals are experiencing tanker loading delays of 10 to 18 days versus normal 2 to 4 day vessel turnarounds.
The combination of vessel scheduling uncertain. In the current 2026 supply and demand environment, Ammonia pricing in Middle East reflects both structural market conditions and active geopolitical supply chain disruption. The IMF confirmed in March 2026 that the closure of the Strait of Hormuz had disrupted approximately 20% of global seaborne oil and LNG supply. For FOB Middle East ammonia, the Hormuz disruption is the dominant and direct pricing driver - the Strait of Hormuz is the only viable shipping route for ammonia tankers departing Ruwais, Jubail, and Mesaieed, and the closure creates tanker scheduling delays, insurance surcharges, and alternative routing costs that simultaneously reduce export volumes and increase delivered cost. The FOB price increase of USD 32 per metric tonne year on year is smaller than the CFR price increase at import destinations because the Hormuz surcharge is shared between the FOB price and the freight component depending on delivery terms, meaning the full Hormuz cost impact is visible only when comparing total delivered cost rather than FOB pricing alone. Fertiliser Chain Import Watch - India downstream ammonia demand for DAP and MAP phosphate fertiliser production at Coromandel, Deepak Fertilisers, and Rashtriya Chemicals is absorbing available import supply from Trini.
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The IMF confirmed in March 2026 that the closure of the Strait of Hormuz had disrupted approximately 20% of global seaborne oil and LNG supply. For FOB Middle East ammonia, the Hormuz disruption is the dominant and direct pricing driver - the Strait of Hormuz is the only viable shipping route for ammonia tankers departing Ruwais, Jubail, and Mesaieed, and the closure creates tanker scheduling delays, insurance surcharges, and alternative routing costs that simultaneously reduce export volumes and increase delivered cost. The FOB price increase of USD 32 per metric tonne year on year is smaller than the CFR price increase at import destinations because the Hormuz surcharge is shared between the FOB price and the freight component depending on delivery terms, meaning the full Hormuz cost impact is visible only when comparing total delivered cost rather than FOB pricing alone.
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