subject: How To Reduce Dependence On Foreign Resources Of Sulfur - Sulfur Resources, Pyrite Enterprises - [print this page] ??? Bridge group chairman Joseph Interview Group, according to Joseph introduced the late 90s of last century the beginning of this century, international companies, especially sulfur, Canada, the Middle East sulfur sulfuric acid manufacturers optimistic about China's huge demand for the market, then the low prices even lower than the sea freight prices to sulfur imported into China in order to stimulate demand in China sulfur. Less than 30 U.S. dollars at the time (to the shore t price, same below) Lured by low prices, the domestic pyrite to sulfuric acid have led to surge in domestic demand for imported sulfur. In 1997, China imported only 940,000 tons of sulfur content, which reached 4.09 million tons in 2002, five years more than tripled; sulfur, sulfuric acid production accounted for 36.4% of total production and have a serious impact on the domestic iron sulfur Nicotinic acid and smelting ore industry. After the successful completion of the control of the Chinese market, the international sulfur vendors profits. Prices of imported sulfur in early 2002 only 37 U.S. dollars, to the end of the year rose to 51.84 U.S. dollars, up 40%; in March 2003 are worse rose to 90 U.S. dollars, up 73.6%. The high increase, up speed fast, is astounding. At this point the raw material with sulfuric acid costs about 220 yuan, far higher than the domestic raw material cost of sulfuric acid from pyrite. Reliance on sulfur imports of raw materials crisis began to come to East China, Southwest most of the sulfur acid plant in the cut-off, semi cut-off, some manufacturers are being forced back to Sulfuric Acid or purchase smelter acid.
Since 2004, driven by exports and domestic demand, the impact of China and the other with the acid phosphate compound fertilizer industry to rapid development, apparent consumption of sulfuric acid fast growth of China's sulfuric acid industry in the development of the new round of gold . The new sulfuric acid production plant have been started, particularly sulfuric acid plants which recorded east, southwest easily 600,000 tons, one million tons of production capacity sulfuric acid plants uncommon. China's huge demand, so manufacturers continually increased international sulfur sulfur CIF. March 2007 120 dollars 500 U.S. dollars a breakthrough in December, in January 2008 break 600 dollars, in March reached 710 U.S. dollars, to approaching 800 U.S. dollars in June. Sulfuric acid in China nearly 2,000 yuan raw material costs. Sulfuric acid prices rose sharply, pulling the compound fertilizer prices, the second half of phosphoric acid Diammonium Price competition up to nearly 5,000 yuan, greatly exceeds the capacity of farmers. In 2008 the government exempted 17% of sulfur import VAT, only to sulfuric acid business to be affected by the pressure of high sulfur partial remission.
By the sudden drop in the second half of world demand, sulfur demand plunged. Foreign companies to maintain a balance of its production, to safeguard China's dependence on the sulfur, sulfur reducing the price again, to the November 2008 price of imported sulfur to 50 dollars, the price of less than 7% in June. This wave of price changes, sulfur (sulfuric acid) of profits can be imagined. Substantial international sulfur prices diving, also affected the price of sulfuric acid, Joseph, vice president of group introduced the first 4 months of this year, China imported 1.14 million tons sulfuric acid, is last year 63% of imports, mostly Japan and South Korea smelt smoke acid, CIF 3 to 10 dollars. The acid gas in Japan, Korea price is generally 30 to 50 dollars; Japan and South Korea's sulfuric acid into China, sea freight only a 15 to 18 U.S. dollars needed. Japan and South Korea due to very few domestic use of sulfuric acid, they will sell their cheap China is to Japan and South Korea into China's consumer sodium acid gas field. More importantly, sulfur and sulfuric acid out of control of imports on domestic pyrite, sulfuric acid and related industries causing serious damage.
Speaking sulfur products imported disorder related industries in China caused damage, Ze group summarized the following three points: First, against the development of agriculture. At present, China 73% sulfuric acid for phosphoric acid, therefore, pyrite, sulfur, sulfuric acid and smelting industry, the development of acid conditions, to a large extent influence the healthy development of agriculture. Therefore, the strategy must be a high degree of food security, attention and cure for the disorder problem importing the hazards of sulfur products. Second, high import dependence of sulfur products, loss of market regulation right. In 2008 China imported more than 11.63 million tons of sulfur resources, the world's sulfur consumption accounted for 53% of the total. The import 8.41 million tons of sulfur, sulfur trade of the world's 1 / 3. The first half of this year due to higher sulfur products, import prices fell, domestic imports still increased greatly.
