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Data Legend. The Ammonium Sulfate price chart shows the prices in USA Dollar per metric ton (USD/mt) as follows:
- US: Ammonium Sulfate, United States, transaction, fob
- SAM: Ammonium Sulfate, South America, transaction, cif, Brazil
- EUR: Ammonium Sulfate, Europe, transaction, cif, United Kingdom
- SEA: Ammonium Sulfate, Southeast Asia, transaction, cif, Malaysia
- CN: Ammonium Sulfate, China, transaction, fob
- MDE: Ammonium Sulfate, Middle East, transaction, cif, Saudi Arabia
- AFR: Ammonium Sulfate, Africa, transaction, cif, South Africa
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Price Dynamics. The Ammonium Sulfate price in United States increased during December 2018 to 227 USD per metric ton, which represents a considerable rise of 11% compared to the previous month’s value. On a year-over-year basis, Ammonium Sulfate prices in United States increased significantly by 26%. Meanwhile, in United Kingdom, the average price of Ammonium Sulfate amounted to 147 USD per metric ton, from 151 USD per metric ton one year earlier. On a month-over-month basis, the Ammonium Sulfate price in United Kingdom is 15% lower than the price one month before.
The price of Ammonium Sulfate in China declined slightly throughout December 2018, reaching 123 USD per metric ton. The price in China is 3% lower than the average price in the previous month and 3% higher than the average price one year before. In contrast, Ammonium Sulfate prices in Malaysia increased modestly during December 2018, reaching 137 USD per metric ton, which means a rise of 3% from the previous month’s price and a rise of 15% from the previous year’s price.
The Ammonium Sulfate prices in Saudi Arabia experienced a modest decline of 1 USD per metric ton from the prior month's price, to 124 USD per metric ton. Such price movement in Saudi Arabia meant a decrease of 0.8% on a monthly basis and a rise of 23% on a yearly basis. On the other hand, in December 2018, the Ammonium Sulfate price in Brazil witnessed a decline of 4 USD per metric ton when compared against the previous month's price, to 167 USD per metric ton. The December 2018 price in Brazil is 11% higher than the price one year before.
In South Africa, the average price of Ammonium Sulfate was 184 USD per metric ton on December 2018 – a sharp increase of 18 USD per metric ton, or 11%, compared with the previous month. On a year-over-year basis, the Ammonium Sulfate price in South Africa is 24% higher than the price one year before.
About Ammonium Sulfate. Ammonium Sulfate (a.k.a. Ammonium Tetraoxosulfate(VI), Mascagnite) is an inorganic salt with brownish to white crystal solid appearance (depending on the purity), odorless, soluble in water and insoluble in most organic solvents. Having nitrogen (21% w/w) and sulfur (24% w/w) in its structure, very important nutrients in plant growth, ammonium sulfate is widely used as a fertilizer.
Ammonium sulfate is not flammable, although it should be kept away from heat sources, since if heated to decomposition, it releases toxic fumes (sulfur dioxide, ammonium bisulfate, ammonia, sulfur trioxide). It is also classified by the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) as a health category 1 (“exposure would cause irritation with only minor residual injury”).
Raw materials and the respective production processes employed in the manufacturing of Ammonium Sulfate are listed below.
- Ammonia + sulfuric acid plant tails gases (desulfurization),
- Coal (low-temperature carbonisation),
- Coal + sulfuric acid (high-temperature carbonisation),
- Cyclohexanone + ammonia + fuming sulfuric acid (oleum) (Beckmann rearrangement),
- Methacrylamide sulfate (hydrolysis)
The uses and applications of Ammonium Sulfate may vary according to its specification. The main forms of Ammonium Sulfate are Food Chemical Codex grade (FCC, 99.9% minimum purity); technical/commercial/pure grade (99% minimum purity); and enzyme grade (no heavy metals).
