Market Outlook
Restrictions and lockdowns across the globe have significantly reduced oil demand, impacting refinery run rates. This has aided in reducing sulphur liquidity, supporting the short term view.
Category: Outlook & Reviews
Price Trends
Meena Chauhan, Head of Sulphur and Sulphuric Acid Research, Argus Media, assesses price trends and the market outlook for sulphur.
Nitrogen+Syngas Index 2020
A complete listing of all articles and news items that appeared in Nitrogen+Syngas magazine during 2020.
Sulphur Index 2020
A complete listing of all articles and news items that appeared in Sulphur magazine during 2020.
Fertilizer International Index 2020
A complete listing of all articles and news items that appeared in Fertilizer International during 2020
The year ahead: resilient but not immune
As the Covid-19 pandemic continues, we look ahead at fertilizer industry prospects for the next 12 months, including the key economic and agricultural drivers likely to shape the market during 2021.
Market Insight
Market Insight courtesy of Argus Media
Potash players endure tumultuous 2020
Despite the unprecedented economic woes inflicted by the Covid-19 pandemic, the global MOP industry still managed to endure in 2020, says Andy Hemphill , senior editor for potash at ICIS Fertilizers, thanks to its ‘essential’ status.
The high stakes phosphate game
No one in this industry should ever need a reminder that commodity markets are cyclical. The corollary of that is – every once in a while – markets can, and will, abruptly change direction.
Tailor-made additives: keeping fertilizers in shape
The degradation of fertilizer granules during handling and storage can be economically-costly and therefore needs to be avoided. Preventing unwanted caking and dust formation requires tailor-made coatings, as Kim ten Wolde, product manager at Holland Novochem, explains.