Fertilizers & Agricultural Chemicals in Belgium industry profile is an essential resource for top-level data and analysis covering the Fertilizers & Agricultural Chemicals industry. It includes data on market size and segmentation, plus textual and graphical analysis of the key trends and competitive landscape, leading companies and demographic information.

Scope

* Contains an executive summary and data on value, volume and/or segmentation

* Provides textual analysis of Fertilizers & Agricultural Chemicals in Belgium’s recent performance and future prospects

* Incorporates in-depth five forces competitive environment analysis and scorecards

* Includes a five-year forecast of Fertilizers & Agricultural Chemicals in Belgium

* The leading companies are profiled with supporting key financial metrics

* Supported by the key macroeconomic and demographic data affecting the market

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* Detailed information is included on market size, measured by value and/or volume

* Five forces scorecards provide an accessible yet in depth view of the market’s competitive landscape

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Market Definition

The fertilizer and agricultural chemicals market consists of fertilizers and a broad range of insecticides, herbicides, and fungicides. It may also include synthetic fertilizers, hormones and other growth regulator substances. Fertilizer consumption refers to the amount, in thousand metric tons, of the nutrients nitrogen (N), potash (K2O), and phosphate (P2O5) consumed in agriculture on an annual basis. Agricultural chemical consumption volume refers to the amount of active ingredients. Both fertilizer and agrochemical consumption refer to their use in field crops farming. Market values are calculated at farm selling price. Any currency conversions included in this report have been calculated using constant 2009 annual average exchange rates.

For the purposes of this report, Europe consists of Western Europe and Eastern Europe.

Western Europe comprises Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden, and the United Kingdom.

Eastern Europe comprises the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Russia, and Ukraine.

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 2
MARKET OVERVIEW 8
Market definition 8
Research highlights 9
Market analysis 10
MARKET VALUE 11
MARKET VOLUME 12
MARKET SEGMENTATION I 13
MARKET SEGMENTATION II 14
FIVE FORCES ANALYSIS 15
Summary 15
Buyer power 17
Supplier power 18
New entrants 19
Substitutes 20
Rivalry 21
LEADING COMPANIES 22
E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company (DuPont) 22
K+S AG 27
BASF SE 31
Bayer AG 37
MARKET FORECASTS 42
Market value forecast 42
Market volume forecast 43
MACROECONOMIC INDICATORS 44

APPENDIX 46
Methodology 46
Industry associations 47
Related Datamonitor research 47
Disclaimer 48
ABOUT DATAMONITOR 49
Premium Reports 49
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Datamonitor consulting 49

LIST OF TABLES
Table 1: Belgium fertilizers & agricultural chemicals market value: $ million, 2006–10 11
Table 2: Belgium fertilizers & agricultural chemicals market volume: thousand metric tone, 2006–10 12
Table 3: Belgium fertilizers & agricultural chemicals market segmentation I:% share, by value, 2010 13
Table 4: Belgium fertilizers & agricultural chemicals market segmentation II: % share, by value, 2010 14
Table 5: E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company (DuPont): key facts 22
Table 6: E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company (DuPont): key financials ($) 24
Table 7: E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company (DuPont): key financial ratios 25
Table 8: K+S AG: key facts 27
Table 9: K+S AG: key financials ($) 28
Table 10: K+S AG: key financials (€) 29
Table 11: K+S AG: key financial ratios 29
Table 12: BASF SE: key facts 31
Table 13: BASF SE: key financials ($) 34
Table 14: BASF SE: key financials (€) 35
Table 15: BASF SE: key financial ratios 35
Table 16: Bayer AG: key facts 37
Table 17: Bayer AG: key financials ($) 39
Table 18: Bayer AG: key financials (€) 40
Table 19: Bayer AG: key financial ratios 40
Table 20: Belgium fertilizers & agricultural chemicals market value forecast: $ million, 2010–15 42
Table 21: Belgium fertilizers & agricultural chemicals market volume forecast: thousand metric tone, 2010–15 43
Table 22: Belgium size of population (million), 2006–10 44
Table 23: Belgium gdp (constant 2000 prices, $ billion), 2006–10 44
Table 24: Belgium gdp (current prices, $ billion), 2006–10 44
Table 25: Belgium inflation, 2006–10 45
Table 26: Belgium consumer price index (absolute), 2006–10 45
Table 27: Belgium exchange rate, 2006–10 45

LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 1: Belgium fertilizers & agricultural chemicals market value: $ million, 2006–10 11
Figure 2: Belgium fertilizers & agricultural chemicals market volume: thousand metric tone, 2006–10 12
Figure 3: Belgium fertilizers & agricultural chemicals market segmentation I:% share, by value, 2010 13
Figure 4: Belgium fertilizers & agricultural chemicals market segmentation II: % share, by value, 2010 14
Figure 5: Forces driving competition in the fertilizers & agricultural chemicals market in Belgium, 2010 15
Figure 6: Drivers of buyer power in the fertilizers & agricultural chemicals market in Belgium, 2010 17
Figure 7: Drivers of supplier power in the fertilizers & agricultural chemicals market in Belgium, 2010 18
Figure 8: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the fertilizers & agricultural chemicals market in Belgium, 2010 19
Figure 9: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the fertilizers & agricultural chemicals market in Belgium, 2010 20
Figure 10: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the fertilizers & agricultural chemicals market in Belgium, 2010 21
Figure 11: E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company (DuPont): revenues & profitability 25
Figure 12: E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company (DuPont): assets & liabilities 26
Figure 13: K+S AG: revenues & profitability 30
Figure 14: K+S AG: assets & liabilities 30
Figure 15: BASF SE: revenues & profitability 36
Figure 16: BASF SE: assets & liabilities 36
Figure 17: Bayer AG: revenues & profitability 41
Figure 18: Bayer AG: assets & liabilities 41
Figure 19: Belgium fertilizers & agricultural chemicals market value forecast: $ million, 2010–15 42
Figure 20: Belgium fertilizers & agricultural chemicals market volume forecast: thousand metric tone, 2010–15 43