International ammonium sulfate market

Guatemala

Incofe awarded Nitron Trading Co., a procurement tender for ammonium sulfate and phosphate transport in March, which purchased 28,000 tons of caprolactam grade (two grades) and 5,000 tons of granular ammonium sulfate, shipped from China, of which 5,000 tons of 16-20- 0 + S, possibly 20-20-0, to Patoquil, Guatemala. The cargo will be loaded from March 1st to 10th. For non-white and $131-133 / ton  CFR white products. The price of caprolactam-grade ammonium sulfate is as high as $126-129 / ton  CFR, while the price of particles is as low as $161-163 / ton  CFR. According to the port load, China's freight Estimated to be about $20/ton.

Turkey

Gemlik has sold 15,000 tons of goods shipped to Turkey in March and is currently circulating the goods from Northern Europe. The price of European caprolactam-grade ammonium sulfate is $151-153/ton  CFR tax-free cash.

Mexico

Samsung has sold about 70,000 tons, which will be shipped from Korea to Mexico in March/April, including one to the east coast, the offshore price of the East coast port is $153-154/ton, and the west coast is $10/ton lower.  FOB Korea is US$120/ton. LANXESS shipped the goods to the East Coast port for more than $150/ton CFR Antwerp. Eurochem will work with NPKs to ship 5000-6,000 tons from Europe. Samsung is selling a ship on the market that will carry 3.3-3.8 million tons of ammonium sulphate in Ulsan from March 4th to 7th, to Manzanillo/Lazaro Cardenas on the west coast, or Veracru on the east coast. And Altamira.

India

Smartchem (STL) bid for 15-20 thousand tons of caprolactam grade ammonium sulphate on February 15 and shipped it to the west coast of India by March 25. The company received 4-5 prices ranging from $135-140/ton CFR, but the target price was below $130/ton CFR. This is equivalent to China's FOB price of around US$105/ton. Delivery in early March is not feasible. The deadline is February 22nd.

China

The price of caprolactam-grade ammonium sulphate shipments in March is still $110-112/ton FOB, and one of the producers'  price of 15,000 tons of caprolactam in Zhangjiagang is $112/ton. Traders' sales in Latin America and Indian inquiries are lower, but producers are currently reluctant to let prices far below the FOB price of $100/ tonne. The FOB price of granular ammonium sulfate is $150-155/ton.

Philippines

Universal Harvester is looking for 6,000 tons of internal grade ammonium sulphate. The price of Chinese sellers is around US$140/ton. The current order has not been reached yet.

Malaysia

China's 12,000 tons of MMA grade ammonium sulfate cargo was sold at a price of 116-119 / ton  CFR.

Pakistan

It is reported that 10,000 tons of caprolactam-grade ammonium sulfate is sold in bags at a price of US$124/tonne FOB Ningbo and will be shipped in containers.

Europe

The supply of granular urea in northwestern Europe was tight in March. OCI sold out in the G2 and G3 levels in April. The latest prices in the inland market are €192/tonne CIF inland and €215/tonne CIF inland. Fertilore has a portion of China's granular urea cargo that arrived in France in March but has been sold out. Ameropa has been inspecting and transporting 25,000 tons of cargo for the French port of La Palis in Longkou, China from March 1st to 10th, as well as inquiries of caprolactam-grade ammonium sulfate from the UK and elsewhere, the price of standard grade ammonium sulfate. In the range of $122-142 / ton FOB Antwerp, the low-end price reflects the decline in European urea prices.

Black Sea / Baltic Sea

The Ukrainian DMZ holds a tender for the sale of 300 tons of steel grade ammonium sulphate delivered in March, which is bordered by domestic buyers at a high point of $140/t