Fertiliser capacity shrinks as European gas prices soar

Two Polish companies join growing list of fertiliser makers cutting output because of spiralling energy costs

European producers are not able to compete with the high cost of gas.

Europe’s ammonia production capacity shrank even further with more reductions expected as two Polish companies joined a growing list of fertiliser makers cutting output because of rocketing energy costs.

Azoty, Poland’s largest chemical company, trimmed ammonia output on record gas prices, while Anwil, a unit of oil company PKN Orlen halted production of the nutrient.