5 Largest Fertilizer Companies in the World

2. Wesfarmers Ltd.

Market Capitalization: $34.0 billion

Founded in 1914 as a Western Australian farmers’ cooperative, Perth, Australia-based Wesfarmers Ltd has grown exponentially to become one of the leading conglomerates in the country. It operates across home improvement and outdoor living; apparel and general merchandise; office supplies; health, beauty, and wellbeing; chemicals, energy and fertilizers, and industrial and safety products.

The fertilizer segment of Wesfarmers Ltd manufactures, imports and distributes nitrogen, phosphate, and potassium-based fertilizers for the Western Australian agricultural sector. It sells more than 1 million tons of fertilizer each year.