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Philippine Potassium Chloride Market in High Demand,

One of China's Export Destinations

  Potassium chloride (KCl), an inorganic compound composed of elemental chlorine (Cl) and potassium (K), with the chemical formula KCl and molecular weight of 74.551, is usually in the form of white crystalline small granular powder, easily soluble in water and glycethe rol, but insoluble in anhydrous ethanol, etc. It can be prepared by the following processes: reverse flotation-cold crystallization method, cold decomposition-flotation method and halogenation method.

  From the point of view of the preparation process, there are more commonly used KCl preparation processes in the market, including: reverse flotation-cold crystallization method, cold decomposition-flotation method, and the alogenation method. Among them, the reverse flotation-cold crystallization method takes potash ore as raw material, and after treatment in flotation separation, reverse flotation, cold crystallization, filtration, drying, and other processes, the finished product of potassium chloride is finally obtained. Compared with other preparation processes, the reverse flotation-cold crystallization method has the advantages of stable product quality, simple process flow, low production cost, high recovery rate, energy saving and environmental protection, etc., which is the most advanced method of KCl production in the world at present.

  From the application point of view, KCl has a variety of important chemical and physical properties, and is widely used in food processing, medicine, pesticides, explosives and many other fields. In recent years, the global potassium chloride market has been growing rapidly, driven strongly by demand. In 2024, the global potassium chloride market size reached USD 13.65 billion; and this value is expected to maintain a CAGR of 2.7% during 2025-2029, and is expected to exceed USD 15.6 billion by 2029. Among them, Southeast Asia is a major emerging market for the development of the global potassium chloride industry.

  The Philippines is an important economy in Southeast Asia and an important potassium chloride demand market in the region. According to the Deep Research and Analysis Report on Potassium Chloride Market in the Philippines 2025-2029 released by Xinsiye Industry Research Center, for example, in the field of pesticides, the agricultural output value has always occupied an important position in the Philippine national economy for a long time. In recent years, along with the increasing population in the Philippines, the demand for food has continued to increase. The government attaches great importance to the sustainable growth of agriculture, the demand of pesticide products is also relatively large. According to the statistics of FAO, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, in 2022, the Philippines will use 37,660.36 tons of pesticides, ranking 19th in the world. Potassium chloride is a widely used chemical product in the process of agricultural cultivation, providing potassium, promoting crop growth, increasing crop yield, improving fruit quality, etc., and its application prospect in the Philippine market is promising.

  In addition, in the Philippine food processing field, potassium chloride, as a food additive, can be used to regulate and stabilize the concentration of potassium ions in food while enhancing the taste of food; in the Philippine pharmaceutical field, potassium chloride, as a pharmaceutical intermediate, can be made into a variety of medicines, which can replenish the lack of potassium ions in the human body.

  According to the Philippine market analysts, the Philippines is an important demand market for KCl globally, but in terms of supply, the market is still dependent on imports, and China is an important source of imports. According to the statistics of China's General Administration of Customs, in July 2024, the export quantity of China's potassium chloride reached 10,138 tons, up 197.06% sequentially compared with the previous month, and the export value reached USD 2,997,100,000, mainly exported to China Taiwan, the Philippines, Australia, etc.; among them, the quantity of potassium chloride exported to the Philippines reached 3,416 tons, accounting for about 33.7%.

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