public traded as nyse icl tase icl industry chemicals fertilizers minerals founded 1968 ; 48 years ago 1968 headquarters tel aviv israel number of locations 195 offices and plants 2012 area served worldwide key people stefan borgas president and ceo yochanan loker chairman akiva mozes president and ceo 1999 2012 products bromine flame retardants food grade phosphoric acid magnesium potash phosphate fertilizers water treatment solutions revenue us 6 672.2 million 2012 operating income 1 576.5 million 2012 profit 1 300.5 million 2012 owner institutional investors and general public 33.64 % israel corporation ltd. 52.3 % potash corporation of saskatchewan 13.58 % number of employees 12 272 2013 divisions icl fertilizers icl industrial products icl performance products website www.icl group.com footnotes references 1 2 3 4 5 mineral extraction in the dead sea israel chemicals ltd. hebrew also known as icl is a multi national manufacturing concern that develops produces and markets fertilizers metals and other special purpose chemical products . icl serves primarily three markets agriculture food and engineered materials . 6 icl produces approximately a third of the world s bromine and is the world s sixth largest potash producer 7 it is a manufacturer of specialty fertilizers and specialty phosphates flame retardants and water treatment solutions . 8 as of april 2009 the company was said to be considering a bond offering to raise 500 million shekels 122 million . 9 icl is majority controlled by the israel corporation one of the largest israeli conglomerates . contents 1 current operations 2 polysulphate 3 references 4 external links current operations edit 90 % of icl s sales are exports . a major player on world markets icl through its subsidiaries accounts for 10 35 % of world bromine production 11 % of world potash production and 13 % of international potash trade excluding the cross border trade between the united states and canada 9 % of western world primary magnesium consumption 3 % of world phosphate rock production 3 % of international phosphate rock trade excluding the cross border trade between the us and canada one of the world s most integrated manufacturers and suppliers of phosphate products . icl exports fertilizers to europe and to numerous specialty chemical market segments . in israel icl is the largest supplier of fertilizers and chemicals as well as one of israel s largest companies . citation needed 60 % of icl s raw products minerals are excavated in israel . icl also owns and operates underground mines in spain united kingdom north yorkshire china the us and south america . citation needed also in ethiopia at danakil mine afar regional state purchased from allana potash corporation . polysulphate edit polysulphate is a brand name for a variety of polyhalite based fertilizer products used in farming . polysulphate is derived from a polyhalite seam that lies 150 170 m 490 560 ft beneath the potash seam at boulby mine . 11 references edit new israel chemicals ceo big shoes to fill . ha aretz . 20 august 2012 . israel insider nir gilad . akiva mozes executive profile & biography . businessweek . bloomberg l.p. retrieved 22 september 2013 . israel chemicals ownership data . israel chemicals q3 report . calcalist . yedioth ahronoth group . retrieved 13 november 2013 . israel chemicals teams with vietnamese co . globes . 2 september 2013 . retrieved 29 september 2013 . donville christopher 25 july 2013 . potash cuts profit forecast after fertilizer price drop . bloomberg . retrieved 30 september 2013 . israel corp limited the ilco tel aviv . businessweek . bloomberg com . israel chemicals mulls 500 mln shekel bond issue . retrieved 12 april 2009 . israel chemicals company profile businessweek lazenby henry . polyhalite an almost forgotten potash source back from the brink . mining weekly . retrieved 2016 05 19 . external links edit official website israel chemicals acquires allana potash for 150m v 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