The company is also the head of the Fertiberia Group, a conglomerate made up of several subsidiaries with a presence in countries such as Algeria, Portugal and France.
In 1962, the public limited company "Fertilizantes de Iberia" (Fertiberia) was founded for the construction of several fertilizer factories in A Coruña, Huelva and Castellón.
[1] Entities such as the Bank of Bilbao, the Gulf Oil Corporation and the International Development & Investment Company participated in its creation.
In 1974, the Unión Explosivos Río Tinto (ERT) group, which had a strong presence in the Chemical Park, absorbed Fertiberia.
From then on, a process of consolidation and expansion began, which led to the purchase of Sefanitro (1996),[7] Química del Estroncio (2002) and Fercampo (2012), as well as the creation of new subsidiaries in different areas.