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Sulfur

ADNOC - Abu Dhabi, Alberta, Brazil, China, Market Watch, Qatar, Sulfur, Tampa, U.S. Gulf, Vancouver, West Coast

Tampa:

The third-quarter Tampa molten sulfur contract is priced at $55/lt CFR, $48/lt below the 2Q contract, a 46.6% decline.

US Gulf:

The US Gulf market remained unchanged in the $85-$90/mt FOB range, with some players describing the market as “dead.”

Brazil:

Brazil pricing expectations increased to $130-$135/mt CFR on firming FOB prices, with most of the market anticipating the next business to close near the top of the range.

Vancouver:

Prices in Vancouver were steady at $90-$95/mt FOB, unchanged from last week.

Alberta:

Combined prices for molten sulfur cargoes contracted into the US market and solid tons sold through the Vancouver export market were estimated in a wide (-)$60-$25/mt FOB range.

West Coast:

Prilled pricing remained consistent with Vancouver at $90-$95/mt FOB, unmoved from last week.

Molten sulfur contracts remained at $45-$50/lt FOB for loading in the third quarter, off from $98-$106/lt FOB in the prior period, a decrease of 53.4%.

China:

Prices in China were unchanged at $120-$125/mt CFR. Market players continued to voice concerns about economic difficulties in the region and high port inventory levels, previously reported around 2.4 million mt.

ADNOC:

The September price for prilled sulfur produced by the Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. (ADNOC) lifted 28.75% from August, to $103/mt FOB Ruwais from $80/mt FOB.

Qatar:

Muntajat sulfur prices moved up 24.4% for September, to $102/mt FOB Ras Laffan compared to $82/mt FOB in August.

Sulfuric Acid

Brazil, Market Watch, U.S. Gulf

US Gulf:

Market players reported US Gulf import prices firming to $105-$110/mt CFR, up from $80-$90/mt CFR at last report. Sources continued to note increased activity from both Morocco’s OCP and buyers in Chile – combined with high freight costs – as putting upward pressure on the market.

Brazil:

Brazil import prices moved up roughly 9% week-over-week, to $115-$130/mt CFR from $110-$120/mt CFR in the prior report.

Ammonium Thiosulfate

California, Eastern Cornbelt, Market Watch, Pacific N.W., Western Cornbelt

Eastern Cornbelt:

The ammonium thiosulfate market remained at $245-$270/st FOB in the Eastern Cornbelt, with the low reported at Terre Haute, Ind., and the high out of inland terminals in Ohio. The Cincinnati market was steady at the $255/st FOB level in early September.

Western Cornbelt:

Ammonium thiosulfate was unchanged at $225-$260/st FOB in the Western Cornbelt, with the low reported at Waterloo, Iowa.

California:

Ammonium thiosulfate continued at $340/st FOB in California.

Pacific Northwest:

Ammonium thiosulfate pricing remained at $315/st FOB and $305/st rail-DEL in the Pacific Northwest.