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Water Treatment Chemical Market: GCC Demand Explosion as Desalination Plants Return to Full Operation

Water Treatment Chemical Market: GCC Demand Explosion as Desalination Plants Return to Full Operation

As desalination plants across the GCC return to normal operations following the Hormuz recovery, utilities are rebuilding inventories of critical water treatment chemicals. Demand for PAC, polyacrylamide, sodium hypochlorite, scale inhibitors, and biocides is surging, creating significant procurement opportunities for suppliers serving the Middle East water sector.

Potassium Nitrate: Fertigation, Food Grade and the High-Value Crop Connection

Potassium Nitrate: Fertigation, Food Grade and the High-Value Crop Connection

Potassium nitrate (KNO3) provides both potassium and nitrate nitrogen and is used primarily in drip fertigation for high-value crops including tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers and citrus. It is also used as a food additive (E252), in pyrotechnics and in specialty heat transfer salts. Israel and Jordan (Dead Sea minerals) and Chile (caliche deposits) are traditional producers, with China now a significant competitor.

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