South Africa’s phosphate leader since 1951
Foskor is a producer and distributor of phosphate rock, phosphate-based fertilisers, sulphuric acid, phosphoric acid and magnetite locally and internationally.
We are based in South Africa and employ a total of 2 383 people including contractors, of which 1 732 are permanent employees, spread across the Phalaborwa mining division, the Richards Bay acid division and Midrand corporate division (head office).
We mine phosphate rock in Phalaborwa and transfer it by rail to our Richards Bay facility, where we use it to produce phosphoric acid and granular fertilisers – MAP (monoammonium phosphates). We also produce sulphuric acid, which is used in the production of phosphoric acid, and we sell excess sulphuric acid that becomes available. Foskor also has magnetite, a by-product of phosphate rock beneficiation which was mined in the past and stored in a stockpile. Currently, there is no magnetite mined in the process.
We are the leading domestic producer and supplier of phosphate-based products, phosphate rock, phosphoric acid and MAP. Beyond serving the local market and SADC regional markets (DRC, eSwatini, Zimbabwe, Zambia, etc.) we supply phosphoric acid to international markets such as Bangladesh, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Europe and India. While the bulk of our phosphate rock concentrate is used in our phosphoric acid manufacturing plant, we also export available products to international markets (Europe, Asia and South America).
The principles that guide everything we do
We place safety, health and care for the environment as a key priority within the business, we stay safe and responsible in all we do
Empowers us and enables us to develop consistency in all that we do
Each of us is responsible for our words , our actions and our results
We value everyone and treat everyone with dignity and professionalism
Our ability to deliver meaningful and measurable results for the benefit of all
Stories from across our operations
