Product 03 · Liquid Fertilizers
Liquid fertilizers
For modern agriculture in Romania — operate at GPO with total segregation, multimodal dispatch, and loading speed adapted to agricultural seasonality.
European market direction: liquid instead of solid
The European environmental strategy aims to increase the use of liquid fertilizers over solid ones, due to their advantages: much faster absorption in plants and cereals, the possibility of direct injection into irrigation systems, significantly lower soil losses. Through implemented European directives, the goal is to achieve 100% liquid fertilizer usage by 2030.
Currently, the use of liquid fertilizers in Romania is limited — both due to the decline of the domestic petrochemical sector and insufficient national and European supply. Imports remain the main source, and dedicated port capacities are almost non-existent.
13
,5
million ha agricultural area RO
8
,2
million ha arable
0
,7
t/ha/year estimated consumption
5000
m³ dedicated tank at GPO
The Romanian Market
Liquid fertilizers are applied to agricultural crops, with seasonality in spring/summer and autumn months, after completion of sowing operations.
Romania has a total agricultural area of approximately 13.5 million hectares, of which approx. 8.2 million hectares represent arable land. The estimated liquid fertilizer consumption on irrigated land is 0.5–0.7 tons/hectare/year — injectable directly into irrigation systems. The same treatment can be applied to non-irrigated land, with specialized agricultural equipment, at approximately similar consumption per hectare.
The main cause of the supply deficit is the high production cost in the EU — the petrochemical industry is a major consumer of gas and energy, and European tariffs are higher than in exporting countries. Romania imports fertilizers from intra-community and extra-community countries. The fastest growth 2021–2022: Turkey, Bulgaria, and Georgia.
How we operate fertilizers at GPO
Operation adapted to agricultural seasonality — peak season speed, total segregation all year round.
Dedicated 5,000 m³ tank
Fully segregated vertical cylindrical tank. Level control system, layer sampling, overpressure valves — for quality verification at any time.
Thermally insulated pipelines
The pipelines are thermally insulated and equipped with temperature and pressure sensors — to preserve product properties regardless of season.
Flexible discharge
Flexible hoses DN250–DN300 from seagoing vessels, telescopic system for handling, rates of 250–300 mc/h into tank.
In-season dispatch
At peak season, the terminal can simultaneously load 2 tank trucks + 6 rail wagons, ensuring the necessary flow for deliveries to farms and agricultural warehouses.
Key specifications for fertilizer operations
VESSEL DISCHARGE
Flexible hoses DN250–DN300, telescopic system, rates 250–300 mc/h
TRUCK LOADING
Bottom loading, DN80 hoses, metering with flowmeters, rates 80–100 mc/h
RAIL LOADING
DN80 hoses, 6 wagons simultaneously, flowmeters per arm
Why GPO for fertilizers
Specific advantages for importers, distributors, and large farms.
- Dedicated port capacity — practically the only one in Constanta for imported liquid fertilizers
- Dispatch speed at peak season (spring/summer + autumn)
- Rail and river access — efficient distribution to the country’s interior
- Total segregation — no risk of contamination between batches or with other products
- Complete traceability of each batch, with automatically generated documents
- Large volumes transported on river and rail units vs. road
Preparing the agricultural season together
We discuss annual volumes, delivery calendar for spring and autumn, dispatch modes, and tariff.
