China's Envision Energy has signed a low-carbon ammonia environmental attribute purchase agreement with PepsiCo APAC and delivered the first 1,000 tonnes of environmental attribute certificates (EACs) linked to its Chifeng Net Zero Industrial Park in Inner Mongolia.
Hongda's 100,000 t/a zinc smelter, in China's Sichuan Province, completed scheduled maintenance and equipment upgrading and officially resumed production on 21st June, the company said. The smelter had been shut down for planned maintenance since January, during which time a modernisation project for the electrolytic zinc smelting system was also carried out. Following the nearly six-month revamp, the resumption of production is expected to improve overall operational efficiency, reduce unit production costs, and increase the utilisation rate, The company said. The stable supply of sulphuric acid generated by the zinc smelter will effectively leverage the synergies of the "sulphur-phosphorus" industrial chain in the company, an help alleviate cost pressures on the company's phosphorus chemical business segment.
The board of Yunnan Yuntianhua gave the go ahead for the development of a massive underground phosphate mine in Yunnan province on 14th May. The major Chinese producer part owns the mine project through a 35% stake in its developer Julin New Materials. The other three owners are Yuntianhua Group (55%), Zhaotong Development Group (9%) and Zhenxiong Chanyi Investment (1%).
AkzoNobel says that it is providing long-term corrosion protection and chemical and heat resistant coatings for the wind power and chemical processing facilities at the Songyuan Hydrogen Energy Industrial Park. Constructed by China Energy Engineering Group Co., Ltd., it is the world’s largest integrated green hydrogen-ammonia-methanol project. Now on its second phase, the industrial park operates entirely on 100% renewable electricity and is currently focused on producing 45,000 t/a of green hydrogen and 200,000 t/a of green ammonia and methanol.
As Indonesia's nickel industry drives significant import demand of sulphuric acid in recent years, CRU is launching a new weekly CFR Indonesia acid price assessment on 28 May to bring transparency to this key spot market.
Strait of Hormuz disruptions linked to the Iran war have choked off fertilizer shipments from the Middle East and pushed prices sharply higher, prompting a wave of emergency support and trade measures as governments try to shield farmers ahead of key planting seasons.
China’s sulphuric acid exports fell 49% year on year to 666,808 t in the first four months of 2026 as Beijing moved from quota controls to a full export halt from May, removing a key supplier from the seaborne market at a time of already tight balances.
Construction has begun in northeastern China on a project that will produce 100,000 t/a of green methanol in its first phase from a combination of biomass and wind-powered green hydrogen. The project, part of the Shenyang Wind-Solar-Hydrogen Fusion Biomass Green Methanol Demonstration initiative, will be located in Kang-ping, Shenyang City. In its first phase, the facility will produce 100,000 t/a of green methanol, with construction expected to be completed within 24 months. The plant will gasify waste straw as its primary raw material, which will be processed into synthesis gas. This gas will then be combined with green hydrogen generated from 6.5 MW wind-powered electrolysers to produce low carbon methanol. The plant will also include a biomass pre-treatment facility capable of producing 337,000 t/a of biomass briquettes, providing a stable supply of feedstock.
Chinese fertiliser producer Yunnan Yuntianhua is backing a 10 million tonne per year underground phosphate mine in Yunnan through its 35%-owned associate Yunnan Yuntianhua Julin New Materials Co., Ltd. (Julin New Materials), aiming to secure long‑term rock supply for fertiliser and new‑energy materials.
A review of papers presented at this year’s Sulphur World Symposium, held by The Sulphur Institute (TSI) in Vancouver, Canada this year from April 28 to 30.