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Potassium Chloride (MOP)氯化钾

Potassium chloride (KCl) is the most concentrated common potash fertilizer. Agricultural grades typically contain 54% to 60% potassium oxide, making it the lowest-cost potash product per nutrient unit; it is also the feedstock for potassium sulphate production.

Key points

Potassium oxide content is typically 54% to 60%, the lowest cost per nutrient unit, and it is the principal potassium source in compound fertilizers.
It carries a high chloride content and is unsuitable for chloride-sensitive crops such as tobacco, potato, sugarcane and citrus.
Listed among the products exempt from registration under China's fertilizer registration rules.
China's potash resources are concentrated at Qarhan in Qinghai and Lop Nur in Xinjiang, and a high proportion is imported, so prices are strongly influenced by international markets.