Lifosa reportedly halts as Kazakh sulphur cut off

EuroChem has reportedly suspended operations at its Lifosa phosphate fertilizer plant in Kėdainiai, Lithuania, on the back of high raw material sulphur costs, CRU reported on 10 August. The producer has not directly confirmed the shutdown, but according to market sources and reports all product lines are said to be offline

Lifosa’s problem is understood to be a supply-origin shift, not a supply-volume shortage. Trade data via Global Trade Tracker (GTT) show Lithuania’s sulphur import volume held roughly stable year on year at 142,507 tonnes. What changed is where it came from.