Next five years, including Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the UAE, including the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, fertilizer production capacity will increase 47% in 2018 the region's production capacity will reach 46.4 million tons / year. According to the Gulf Petrochemicals and Chemicals Association (GPCA), said GCC countries are currently investing $ 10 billion to increase fertilizer production capacity. The Association estimates that in 2012 the GCC fertilizer production capacity of 31.4 million tons / year.