Recently, a huge phosphate found in Norway caused a stir. Some are certainly asking themselves why. There are about 70 billion tons of phosphate rock that have now been discovered. According to official estimates, global phosphate reserves were recently thought to be 71 billion tons. Phosphate is part of fertilizer production and is thus in demand worldwide, because the demand for food is growing as the world s population increases. But the raw material is also needed for something else importan