The scale of ammonium sulfate production and sales continues to expand, and the industry has huge development potential

Ammonium sulfate is an inorganic substance with the chemical formula (NH4) 2SO4. It appears as a white crystalline powder. It is soluble in water and insoluble in alcohol, acetone and ammonia. It can be completely decomposed into ammonia, nitrogen, sulfur dioxide and ammonia when heated above 513℃. water. Ammonium sulfate has the characteristics of stable chemical properties, low hygroscopicity, and easy storage. It is widely used in fertilizer, leather, medicine, textile, chemical industry, food and other fields. At present, the main production methods of ammonium sulfate include neutralization method, gypsum method, tail gas recovery method, etc.

At this stage, my country has become a major producer and exporter of ammonium sulfate in the world. According to the “China Ammonium Sulfate Industry Comprehensive Market Research and Investment Analysis Report 2022-2026” released by the Industrial Research Center, from production In terms of scale, domestic ammonium sulfate production in 2021 will be 13.92 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 3.8%. Ammonium sulfate is a nitrogen fertilizer with excellent performance, a food sauce catalyst and a leather deliming agent. It can react with aluminum sulfate to generate ammonium alum, and can be used with boric acid to generate refractory materials. Ammonium sulfate has a wide range of application fields. In recent years, it has been widely used in other fields. Against the background of rapid development in application fields, domestic ammonium sulfate production continues to increase.

From the perspective of export scale, according to data from the General Administration of Customs, China’s ammonium sulfate export volume in 2021 was 10.65 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 23%, and the export value was US$2.129797 million, a year-on-year increase of 110%; in the first half of 2022, my country’s sulfuric acid The export volume of ammonium was 4.78 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 4%, and the export value was US$1,427.316 million, a year-on-year increase of 98%.

Brazil, Vietnam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar and other Southeast Asian regions are currently the main export destinations for ammonium sulfate in my country. As a major agricultural country, Brazil has a large market demand for ammonium sulfate as nitrogen fertilizer. In 2021, the domestic export volume of Brazilian ammonium sulfate will be 3.57 million tons; Southeast Asia is highly dependent on agriculture, but it is not self-sufficient in fertilizers. Southeast Asia is our country The main export destination for ammonium sulfate, among which the domestic export volume of ammonium sulfate to Vietnam in 2021 is 1.16 million tons. Against this background, the scale of my country’s ammonium sulfate export market continues to expand. As an important producer and seller of ammonium sulfate, the domestic ammonium sulfate industry has broad development prospects.

The main ammonium sulfate enterprises in my country include Hongda Co., Ltd., Shanxi Coking, Antai Group, Juhua Group, Wolan Biotech, etc. At this stage, the domestic ammonium sulfate consumption structure is relatively single. In the future, local enterprises will need to vigorously explore the ammonium sulfate application market and continuously improve The quality and technical level of ammonium sulfate products have further promoted the rapid development of the industry.

Industry analysts said that in recent years, against the background of the continuous development of ammonium sulfate application fields and the increasing demand for nitrogen fertilizers in the international market, my country’s The output of ammonium sulfate continues to increase and the scale of exports continues to expand. At present, local companies have taken a leading position in the global ammonium sulfate market, and the industry development prospects are good. However, the current consumption structure of ammonium sulfate in my country is still relatively single. In the future, local companies will need to increase product innovation, explore broader application fields, and continue to optimize the market consumption structure. The industry has huge potential for future development.