Kropz increases phosphate rock grade and output

Kropz looks to be producing about 40 000 tpm of beneficiated phosphate rock, up from about 30 000 tpm in 2025.

The company is producing rock containing 30% P₂O₅ and 42 - 43% CaO. However, it shipped a 40 000 t cargo of 31.1% P₂O₅ rock to a buyer in South Korea in December 2025 which is the highest grade of rock the company has ever exported.

Kropz loaded a 26 000 t phosphate rock cargo for shipment to Australia during the week starting 16 February 2026. Sales of 30 - 31% rock from Kropz at the time were reported to have settled at US$120 - 130/t fob Saldanha port. Past typical destinations for phosphate rock from Kropz have included Asia, Australia, and New Zealand.

Read the original news story by Tom Hampson on Argus Media.