CHEMICALS
Fertilizers & Nutrients
World’s Most Productive Companies
Fertilizers & Nutrients
Fertilizers and Nutrients makes crop nutrients and agricultural inputs. Productivity is highly cyclical, tracking crop demand, nutrient availability, and plant utilization.
The group had a strong 2025, finishing about 6% below its 2019 baseline. CF Industries and LSB Industries led as World’s Most Productive Companies. Every company in the group improved on the year.
Fertilizers & Nutrients World's Most Productive Companies
Productivity Snapshot
- Fertilizers & Nutrients ranks fifth of eight Chemicals peer groups in 2025, at an Industrial Productivity Index of 0.94, about 6% below its 2019 baseline.
- 5 of 5 companies grew productivity in 2025.
- They are the group’s World’s Most Productive Companies: CF Industries (1.06), LSB Industries (1.05).
- All five companies improved in 2025, a sharp rebound, even as the group remained below its 2019 baseline after a volatile cycle.
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