[Sulfuric acid] Sulfuric acid market price analysis on December 1
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December 1, 2023, 5:21 PM Analysis of sulfuric acid market price on December 1
1. Analysis of China's sulfuric acid market price
Unit: yuan/ton
|
Type of acid making |
markets |
Type of acid making |
November 30 |
December 1 |
rise and fall |
|
sulfuric acid |
Shandong area |
98% sulfuric acid |
230-300 |
230-300 |
0 |
|
Jiangsu area |
98% sulfuric acid |
300-400 |
300-400 |
0 |
|
|
Zhejiang area |
98% sulfuric acid |
380-480 |
380-480 |
0 |
|
|
Sichuan region (ex-factory price) |
98% sulfuric acid |
460-570 |
460-570 |
0 |
|
|
Hebei region |
98% sulfuric acid |
180-300 |
180-300 |
0 |
|
|
smelting acid |
Anhui area |
98% smelting acid |
190-240 |
230-280 |
+40/+40 |
|
Shandong area |
98% smelting acid |
80-200 |
80-200 |
0 |
|
|
Hunan area |
98% smelting acid |
240-320 |
240-320 |
0 |
|
|
Jiangxi area |
98% smelting acid |
100-150 |
100-150 |
0 |
|
|
Henan area |
98% smelting acid |
50-150 |
50-150 |
0 |
|
|
Hubei area |
98% smelting acid |
270-350(Factory price) |
270-350(Factory price) |
0 |
|
|
Guangxi region |
98% smelting acid |
360-450(Factory price) |
360-450(Factory price) |
0 |
|
|
Yunnan region |
98% smelting acid |
450-510(Factory price) |
450-510(Factory price) |
0 |
|
|
Fujian area |
98% smelting acid |
170-320 |
170-320 |
0 |
|
|
Inner Mongolia region |
98% smelting acid |
200-370 |
200-400 |
0/+30 |
|
|
Liaoning area |
98% smelting acid |
240-370 |
290-400 |
+50/+30 |
|
|
Sichuan area (delivery price) |
98% smelting acid |
350-480 |
350-480 |
0 |
|
|
Guizhou area |
98% smelting acid |
280-350 |
280-350 |
0 |
|
|
Zhejiang area |
98% smelting acid |
310-370 |
310-370 |
0 |
|
|
Gansu region |
98% smelting acid |
180-290 |
180-290 |
0 |
|
|
mineral acid |
Shandong area |
98% mineral acid |
180-230 |
180-230 |
0 |
|
Guangdong area |
98% mineral acid |
200-260 |
200-260 |
0 |
|
|
Hebei region |
98% mineral acid |
160-250 |
160-250 |
0 |
|
|
Sichuan region (ex-factory price) |
98% mineral acid |
430-550 |
430-550 |
0 |
Today, China's sulfuric acid market is divided and operating. As of now, the ex-factory price of 98% of smelting acid in Liaoning is 290-400 yuan/ton, and the price of 98% of smelting acid in Inner Mongolia is 200-400 yuan/ton. Recently, the demand for downstream fertilizers in sulfuric acid has continued to be strong. Demand for winter storage fertilizers remains high. Coupled with the production of acid plants in some regions, the market spot supply is tight. Recently, acid prices in some regions have increased successively. Due to the high competitive pressure in different sulfuric acid markets in some regions in the north, some companies have lowered their prices; recently, sulfuric acid prices have shown an overall upward trend, and downstream chemical fertilizer and titanium dioxide companies have high cost pressure and are resistant to high-priced sulfuric acid.
2. Analysis of sulfuric acid price index
According to Tuduo data, the sulfuric acid market price index on December 1 was 300, up 6.15 or 2%, from yesterday.
3. Future outlook forecast
With the upgrading of acid plant equipment in some regions of China, market supply is expected to increase; downstream market demand remains at 0. Under the low inventory of acid plants, the price of new sulfuric acid orders in some regions in the south has increased within a narrow range. The supply and demand of sulfuric acid in the northern region are basically balanced, and prices are basically stable. Stabilized, acid prices in some regions will rise again in the short term.