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Indicative price brief for Urea - Northwest Europe. Methodology: trade publications, broker reports, and industry sources reviewed by Nexchem. This is directional intelligence, not a regulated benchmark assessment.
CFR NW Europe granular and prilled urea spot and contract pricing. Middle East and Hormuz export disruption analysis, ammonia feedstock cost tracker, seasonal European agricultural demand cycle, Yara and OCI production status, and 3-scenario price outlook. Published monthly.
NWE urea pricing in 2026 is being driven by the same compounding geopolitical disruption that is affecting ammonia - the Hormuz closure is disrupting Gulf urea export flows from SABIC, QAFCO, and Fertil simultaneously with the residual Russia-Ukraine supply displacement that never fully recovered, creating a structural tightness in NWE nitrogen supply that is unlikely to resolve before Q3 2026 at the earliest.
NWE urea supply is sourced from European domestic production - primarily Yara International across multiple European sites and OCI NV at Geleen in the Netherlands - and from imports originating in the Middle East, Egypt, Trinidad, the US Gulf Coast, and historically from Russia and Ukraine. The Russia-Ukraine supply disruption from 2022 permanently removed a significant share of the low-cost NWE urea import supply base. Yara is the largest single NWE urea producer and is modulating production at several sites based on European natural gas pricing at TTF, creating the same co-production dynamic that affects NWE ammonia supply. Demand for Urea in Northwest Europe 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. Middle East Urea Export Flow Delays - Gulf urea export terminals at SABIC, QAFCO, and Fertil are experiencing loading and dispatch delays from the Strait of Hormuz disruption. Middle East accounts for approximately 35% of NWE urea import supply under normal conditions.
Estimate. In the current 2026 supply and demand environment, Urea pricing in Northwest Europe 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 NWE urea the geopolitical impact operates through both direct supply and feedstock cost channels. Direct: Gulf urea export flows from QAFCO, SABIC, and Fertil - which normally supply approximately 35% of NWE urea imports - are disrupted by the Hormuz closure. Feedstock: European TTF natural gas prices are elevated by the LNG supply disruption from the Hormuz closure, increasing the natural gas feedstock cost of European domestic urea production at Yara and OCI sites. Seasonal Demand Peak Absorption - European spring agricultural demand peak in Q1 and Q2 2026 has absorbed available NWE urea supply, contributing to the price increase from the USD 248 per metric tonne January 2026 low.
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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 NWE urea the geopolitical impact operates through both direct supply and feedstock cost channels. Direct: Gulf urea export flows from QAFCO, SABIC, and Fertil - which normally supply approximately 35% of NWE urea imports - are disrupted by the Hormuz closure. Feedstock: European TTF natural gas prices are elevated by the LNG supply disruption from the Hormuz closure, increasing the natural gas feedstock cost of European domestic urea production at Yara and OCI sites. The combination of reduced Gulf import availability and higher domestic production cost is the most severe dual supply shock the European urea market has experienced since the Russia-Ukraine disruption in 2022.
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