Koch to take 50% of OCP's Moroccan fertiliser plant JFC I

Koch Ag & Energy Solutions is investing in Jorf Fertilizers Company I, OCP Nutricrops' phosphate fertiliser plant at Jorf Lasfar with capacity of up to 1.2 million tonnes a year; on closing the two will run it as a 50/50 joint venture. Together with the Kofert plant they have run jointly since 2022, they would reach about 2.5 million tonnes; the partners give no price (Koch, press release, 17 July 2026). Update (30 October 2026): the European Commission has cleared the deal as case M.12624 (European Commission, Daily News, 30 October 2026).