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Sulphur 10 Year Forecast
Sulphur 10 Year Forcast
2009 April Issue
Recent trends in the sulphur market


The vast majority of sulphur-in-all-forms (SAF) production is now involuntary. About 98% of brimstone (elemental sulphur) is produced at hydrocarbon processing plants, and very large volumes of sulphuric acid are produced at base metals smelters in order to reduce sulphur dioxide emissions.

Sulphur Ten Year Outlook


The Sulphur Ten Year Outlook will provide clear projections and an unrivalled data source ensuring you are fully apprised of the current state and direction of the global sulphur market.

This outlook will address such questions as:

  • Sulphur prices hit all-time record levels in 2008. Is the recent price spike a one-off event or is it likely to be repeated?
  • Even before the global financial crisis, project capital costs had risen very sharply and finance was increasingly difficult to obtain. Which projects on the supply and demand side are most vulnerable to cancellation or delay in the current climate?
  • The consensus view is that the world is heading back into a period of significant supply surplus. What provisions are being made to manage sulphur supply?
  • China has been the mainstay of the global sulphur market over the last decade, but Chinese sulphur imports fell in 2008 for the first time in 15 years. Why did this happen and what are the implications?
  • In the future more nickel will be produced from nickel laterite ores, involving a substantial use of sulphur and sulphuric acid. With nickel prices languishing below $10,000/tonne, what are the implications for nickel leaching projects?

This outlook provides a trusted, independent and extensive insight on the fertilizer industry and the base chemicals associated with the market.

The Sulphur Ten Year Outlook will:

  • Keep you up-to-date with the latest industry changes and help you understand the impact these may have on your business in the future.
  • Help you effectively plan your future strategic capital investment therefore, optimising shareholder returns.
  • Aid in identifying the prospects for new and profitable alliances with suppliers and producers.
  • Anticipate the opportunities and threats to existing supply logistics.
  • Predict the likely emergence of new competition both regionally and globally.

Contact
For more information please contact:

email: marketing@crugroup.com
tel: +44 20 7903 2300

Sulphur - The 10 Year Forecast







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