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Beneficiated Rock Phosphate (28–32% P₂O₅ / 68–72 BPL)

Beneficiated rock 28–32% P₂O₅ (68–72 BPL) ex-Jordan (Aqaba) & Egypt (Safaga)

CBIL brokers beneficiated natural phosphate rock for phosphoric acid, single superphosphate (SSP) and triple superphosphate (TSP) plants from two Red Sea origins: Jordan Phosphate Mines Company (JPMC) via the deepwater Port of Aqaba, and Egyptian state mining operations via the Port of Safaga, Hamrawein, and Ain Sokhna. Discharge markets are India, Southeast Asia (Indonesia, Malaysia, Vietnam) and Europe. Shipments move in Handysize, Supramax, and Panamax bulk vessels (25,000–65,000 MT) for unground rock (HS 2510.10), as well as 1 MT UV-stabilised jumbo bags for finely ground reactive rock (HS 2510.20), accompanied by full SGS or Intertek chemical and physical assay certificates at load port.

Chemical consistency determines acid digestion efficiency and plant profitability. Our beneficiated rock grades are contracted across 28.0–32.0% P₂O₅ (62–70 BPL), with select Jordan high-grade lots reaching 33.0–34.0% P₂O₅ (72–75 BPL). Critical industrial metrics include: calcium-to-phosphate ratio (CaO/P₂O₅) strictly maintained at 1.50–1.62 to minimise sulphuric acid consumption during wet-process digestion; magnesium oxide (MgO) capped at ≤ 0.8–1.2% to prevent filter cloth blinding and high viscosity in concentrated green acid; combined iron and aluminium oxides (Fe₂O₃ + Al₂O₃ / R₂O₃) held at ≤ 2.5–3.0% to preserve water-soluble P₂O₅ ratios in downstream DAP/MAP production; chloride ≤ 0.05% (500 ppm) to prevent evaporator corrosion; and reactive silica (SiO₂) balanced at 3.0–5.5% for optimal off-gas fluorine scrub efficiency. For direct field application in Southeast Asian tropical plantations (mature oil palm and rubber grown on low-pH ultisol and oxisol soils), we supply finely milled reactive ground rock phosphate (RRP, ≥ 90% passing 100 mesh / 150 µm with certified 2% citric acid solubility ≥ 30%), which dissolves progressively under soil acidity to supply sustained phosphorus and calcium without leaching.

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Excluded origins are not offered, including product re-exported, blended or re-processed through a third country. Every lot moves with a certificate of origin naming the producing plant, mine or grower country, and nothing is quoted before the seller and loading point are known.

Indicative reference

$95–185 USD / MT

as at September 2026

IncotermsFOB · CFR · CIF
OriginsJordan (JPMC - Port of Aqaba, Red Sea), Egypt (Safaga, Hamrawein, Abu Tartur - Red Sea), Morocco (OCP - Jorf Lasfar / Casablanca), Togo & Peru, Red Sea and Mediterranean routes
PackagingBulk vessel (Panamax / Supramax / Handysize) · 1 MT jumbo bags (ground reactive rock)
HS Code2510.10

Reference level only — not an offer, and reviewed quarterly. Levels shown are as at September 2026. Firm pricing is quoted per RFQ, subject to volume, terms and inspection.

Jordan (JPMC - Port of Aqaba, Red Sea) · Egypt (Safaga, Hamrawein, Abu Tartur - Red Sea) · Morocco (OCP - Jorf Lasfar / Casablanca) · Togo & Peru · Red Sea and Mediterranean routes

Typical Specification

P₂O₅ Content28.0–32.0% (62–70 BPL; up to 72–75 BPL)
CaO / P₂O₅ Ratio1.50–1.62 (low acid consumption)
Magnesium Oxide (MgO)≤ 0.8–1.2% max
Combined R₂O₃ (Fe₂O₃ + Al₂O₃)≤ 2.5–3.0% max
Chloride (Cl)≤ 0.05% (≤ 500 ppm)
Silica (SiO₂)3.0–5.5%
Moisture≤ 1.5% (dried concentrate) / 8–10% (wet rock)
Grind Fineness (RRP grade)≥ 90% passing 100 mesh (150 µm)
Cadmium (Cd)Certified low / per destination

Specifications are indicative and adjusted to the agreed contract and destination requirements. Final spec confirmed on COA / SGS.

Available Grades

Beneficiated Rock Phosphate 31–32% P₂O₅ (68–70 BPL ex-Jordan Aqaba)Beneficiated Rock Phosphate 28–30% P₂O₅ (62–66 BPL ex-Egypt Safaga)High-Grade Rock 33–34% P₂O₅ (72–75 BPL ex-Jordan)Reactive Ground Rock Phosphate (RRP, 90% passing 100 mesh for Acid Soils)Dried Concentrate (Moisture ≤ 1.5%) vs Washed Wet Rock (Moisture 8–10%)

Applications

  • Wet-process merchant-grade phosphoric acid (MGA) manufacture
  • Single Superphosphate (SSP) & Triple Superphosphate (TSP) acidulation
  • Direct application on acidic plantation soils (oil palm & rubber)
  • Dicalcium phosphate (DCP) animal feed manufacturing
  • NPK compound fertilizer granulation plants

Category

Agriculture & Fertilizers

Incoterms

FOB · CFR · CIF

Pricing basis

USD / MT

Inspection

SGS / Intertek at load port

Beneficiated Rock Phosphate (28–32% P₂O₅ / 68–72 BPL) — buyer questions

How does rock phosphate ex-Aqaba and Safaga reach its markets?

Both Jordan's Port of Aqaba and Egypt's Port of Safaga are located directly on the Red Sea. Vessels loading phosphate rock at these berths sail south through the Bab el Mandeb into the Arabian Sea / Indian Ocean, or north through the Suez Canal into the Mediterranean. Freight is quoted on the actual load port and route.

What does BPL mean and how does it convert to P₂O₅?

BPL stands for Bone Phosphate of Lime (tricalcium phosphate, Ca₃(PO₄)₂). To convert P₂O₅ percentage to BPL, multiply by 2.185. A 28% P₂O₅ rock equals 61.2 BPL; 30% P₂O₅ equals 65.5 BPL; 32% P₂O₅ equals 69.9 BPL (~70 BPL); and a 33.5% Jordan high-grade rock represents ~73.2 BPL. In commercial contracts, always specify whether pricing is based on dry-basis BPL or product P₂O₅.

Why are the CaO/P₂O₅ ratio, MgO, and R₂O₃ critical for phosphoric acid plants?

A CaO/P₂O₅ ratio above 1.62 sharply increases sulphuric acid consumption per ton of P₂O₅ produced, driving up operating costs. MgO content above 1.0% causes high viscosity and sludge formation during evaporative concentration of merchant-grade acid (MGA), reducing plant filtration throughput. High iron and aluminium oxides (R₂O₃) precipitate water-insoluble complex phosphates in downstream DAP manufacturing, dragging the finished fertilizer below legal water-solubility thresholds.

Who buys rock phosphate in Pakistan?

Phosphate fertiliser producers: single superphosphate makers in Punjab, Sindh and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and nitrophosphate production, which acidulate imported rock because the country has little beneficiated rock of its own. Pakistan imported about 454,000 MT in 2025 and 577,000 MT in 2024, 79 to 83% of it from Morocco and the rest from Algeria, at a landed value of about USD 289 per tonne in 2025, close to twice the world median for unground rock. Cargoes discharge at Port Qasim and Karachi in Handysize and Supramax lots. Jordanian rock loading Aqaba and Egyptian rock loading the Red Sea ports are a shorter haul than the Atlantic, and CBIL quotes 30 to 32% P₂O₅ rock from those origins CFR Port Qasim for a named producer.

How does reactive rock phosphate (RRP) perform in Southeast Asian plantations?

In tropical acidic soils (pH 4.0–5.2) typical of oil palm and rubber plantations in Indonesia and Malaysia, reactive sedimentary rock ground to 100 mesh releases plant-available phosphorus steadily as soil acids dissolve the carbonate-fluorapatite crystal lattice. This provides a multi-year reservoir of P₂O₅ and calcium without the rapid phosphate fixation and leaching associated with soluble chemical phosphates on tropical ultisols.

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