Ammonium
Jun 30th, 2009
Abolishing Export Tariff on Fertilizers Eases Difficulties of Enterprises in Central and Western Regions
China will abolish the special export tariff on some fertilizer products including yellow phosphorus, phosphate ore, synthetic ammonia, phosphoric acid, ammonium chloride, triple superphosphate and binary compound fertilizer. Meanwhile, the provisional export tariff on products including fine French chalk, small and medium-sized profiled bars, as well as some nonferrous metals and their semi-finished products will...
Jun 30th, 2009
Asahi Kasei Chemicals Concludes Memorandum for Acetonitrile Production in Thailand
Asahi Kasei Chemicals, PTT Public Company Limited, Marubeni Corp., and their joint venture, PTT Asahi Chemical Company Limited (PTTAC), have concluded a memorandum of understanding to study the commercial production of acetonitrile in Thailand.
Acetonitrile is a solvent used throughout the world in the manufacture of pharmaceuticals, as an analytical reagent, and in agrichemicals and many...
May 26th, 2009
New Coke-oven Gas to Methanol Production Line Runs in Shanxi
China’s first set of devices that can produce 300,000 tons of methanol with coke-oven gas annually just completed construction and started operation on May 25, 2009 in Changzhi City, Shanxi Province, the largest coke production base in China.
Tianji Coal Chemical Industry Group Co., Ltd., formerly known as Shanxi Chemical Fertilizer Plant, and Shanxi Lu’an Environmental...
Apr 8th, 2009
Caustic Soda Up on High Demand
Caustic soda prices on Wednesday rose by Rs 100 per 50 kg in the national capital on pick-up in demand from detergent manufacturers amid lower arrivals from producing belts.
Caustic soda flake rose by Rs 100 to Rs 1,475-1,550 per 50 kg. Meanwhile, prices of other chemicals ruled steady on scattered deals.
Following were Wednesday’s quotations:
Ammonium chloride...
Apr 8th, 2009
Urea Shortage Feared During Kharif Season
Industry officials fear the farmers will have to struggle to get urea fertiliser even at high prices during the Kharif season because of expected shortage of the commodity.
“There is an estimated shortage of 100,000 tonnes of urea for the Kharif season as smuggling across the western border and hoarding by dealers are continuing and purchases...
Apr 7th, 2009
The Linde Group and Sinopec Subsidiary Conclude Long-term Agreement on Industrial Gases Supply in Chongqing, China
The technology group The Linde Group has secured a contract with Sinopec Sichuan Vinylon Works (SVW) to jointly build gas plants and produce industrial gases for the long-term supply to SVW’s chemical complex. This collaboration will result in an initial investment of approximately EUR 50 million.
This partnership will establish a 50:50 joint venture between Linde...
Mar 31st, 2009
Investigation Report of China’s Chemical Fertilizer Industry in Financial Crisis, 2009
In 2008, the total yields of Chinese chemical fertilizers were 58.6755 million tons, increasing 1.4%. The total yields of Nitrogen Fertilizer were 43.3118 million tons, rising 2.7% in 2007 and the total yields of potash fertilizer were 2.7748 million tons, increased by 3.4% in 2007.
In 2008, the domestic application rates of Nitrogen, phosphate and potash...
Feb 19th, 2009
The Highest Urea Demand Growth will be Demonstrated by Africa (4.8%), Western Asia (4.4%) And South Asia (4%)
The present economic situation influences world fertilizer market. The changes may occur in agricultural product consumption what will change fertilizers demand as well. But Nitrogen fertilizers should not be as greatly affected.
The highest growth in the demand for urea will be demonstrated by such regions as Africa (4.8%), Western Asia (4.4%), South Asia...
Dec 8th, 2008
China Oct Fertilizers Output down, Pesticides Stable
The output of fertilizers dropped 9.9% in China in October and pesticides’ output kept stable, according to China Petroleum and Chemical Industry Association.
Total output of fertilizers in the nation reached 4.598 million tons in October, falling 9.9% over a year earlier. The output of nitrogenous fertilizer hit 3.419 million tons, falling 5.7%, phosphate fertilizer; 924,000...
Nov 18th, 2008
As markets tank, chemical companies decrease production by 20-50%
A sharp fall in prices and a decrease in the demand for chemicals on the foreign and Ukrainian markets in October has triggered a 20-50% decrease in chemical production, according to Ukrainian Industry Minister Volodymyr Novytsky.
“Ammonium prices on the foreign market fell by three times compared to the third quarter of this year. The demand...