SABIC Agri-Nutrients: Saudi urea and ammonia producer
SABIC Agri-Nutrients, formerly SAFCO: Saudi urea, ammonia and phosphate fertilisers, majority owned by SABIC, with 7.371 million tonnes sold in 2025.
SABIC Agri-Nutrients is a Saudi producer of urea, ammonia and other fertilisers, majority owned by SABIC and formerly known as SAFCO.
Saudi Arabia · Majority owned by SABIC
SABIC Agri-Nutrients Company is a Saudi Arabian fertiliser producer. It was established in 1965 by Royal Decree as the Saudi Arabian Fertilizer Company, SAFCO, and later took its present name. SABIC holds the majority of its shares, with the remainder held by the private sector and the public. Nitrogen products form the core of its business, and the company is an active participant in international fertiliser trade.
Its main products, urea and ammonia, are the two basic building blocks of nitrogen fertilisation. Ammonia is applied directly in some markets and is the raw material for most other nitrogen fertilisers, while granular urea is one of the most widely traded nitrogen sources for cereals and other field crops. The company sells largely in bulk to importers and distributors, who then supply local blenders, dealers and farms.
Size of the business
In 2025 SABIC Agri-Nutrients sold 7.371 million tonnes of products and actually produced 8.421 million tonnes. These are two separate measures and neither describes production capacity.
Are sales and production the same measure?
No. Sales and production are reported separately, and the gap between them does not by itself indicate available inventory.
Is the SABIC name sufficient to identify the supplier?
Not on its own. Transaction documents name the selling legal entity and the exact product covered by the quotation.
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