This report analyzes the worldwide markets for Phosphates in Thousands of Metric Tons. The Major End-Use Segments Analyzed are Fertilizers, Animal Nutrition, and Others (including Detergents, Food & Beverages and Flame Retardants). The report provides separate comprehensive analytics for the US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, and Rest of World. Annual forecasts are provided for each region for the period of 2001 through 2015. A ten-year historic analysis is also provided for these markets with annual market analytics. The report profiles 129 companies including many key and niche players worldwide such as Agrium, Inc., CF Industries, Inc., EuroChem Mineral and Chemical Company, ICL Group Ltd., Innophos, Inc, JSC Acron, Office Cherifien des Phosphates, PotashCorp., Prayon Group, Phosagro Group, Rhodia Novecare, Sichuan Chuanxi Xingda Chemical Co. Ltd., and The Mosaic Company. Market data and analytics are derived from primary and secondary research. Company profiles are mostly extracted from URL research and reported select online sources.