Published on the 15th
every month, Phosphorus
Industry China Monthly Report is
a monthly publication
released by CCM.
It offers
timely update and close follow up of China
Following are headline news of the latest issue of Phosphorus Industry China Monthly Report:
International
trade of phosphate chemicals in July 2013
In July, both the
export volumes and export prices of primary phosphorus chemicals were generally
stable or improving. However, TSP, MAP and DAP saw increased volumes but
suffered from sharp price declines as the export window period caused the
volume of phosphate fertilizer exports to soar, which enabled foreign importers
the ability to slash prices.
Hubei Province to upgrade its phosphorus industry
and tidy the tax on phosphorus ore resources
Hubei government
is to deeply promote the adjustment and improvement of the industrial framework
of the local fertilizer industry and to tidy the tax on its phosphorus ore
resources.
Global phosphate fertilizer market folded by dark
clouds as Indian Rupee continues depreciating and downstream demand remains
sluggish
China's phosphate
fertilizer exports are suffering from the Indian Rupee's further depreciation
and the severe oversupply in the global phosphate fertilizer industry.
Price monitoring of some phosphate chemicals in
Aug. 2013
In Aug., the price
of phosphorus ore remained stable. The price of yellow phosphorus and
downstream fine phosphorus chemicals such as phosphoric acid and STPP witnessed
slight increases.
Market review of prime phosphate chemicals in Aug.
2013
In Aug., the
supply and demand for domestic yellow phosphorus remained stable while the
domestic phosphorus ore and phosphate fertilizer industries are faced with
different levels of oversupply.
Tianyuan and Annada to co-found a firm to produce
iron phosphate
Sinosteel Anhui
Tianyuan Technology Co., Ltd. is to set up a iron phosphate company named Anhui
Annada Titanium Industry Co., Ltd. with Tongling Nayuan Material Technology
Co., Ltd.
Jinning Fine Phosphorus Chemical Industrial Base
approved as Late-model Industrialization Demonstration Base
On July 25,
Jinning Fine Phosphorus Chemical Industrial Demonstration Base has been
approved as the Yunnan Province Late-model Industrialization Demonstration Base
by Yunnan Provincial Industry and Information Technology Commission.
Blue Sky Chemical to develop capacitor grade
phosphoric acid and red phosphorus flame retardant
On Aug. 29, a
Ya'an city-based projects involving the construction of production facilities
for capacitor grade phosphoric acid and microcapsulated red phosphorus flame
retardant were added to the 2013 Key Projects List of Sichuan Province.
MIIT begins accepting applications for enterprises
to become qualified yellow phosphorus enterprises
On Aug. 12, the
Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of People's Republic of China
(MIIT) began accepting applications for enterprises to become qualified yellow
phosphorus enterprises. Applicants will need to meet the Entry Criteria for
Yellow Phosphorus, which aims towards improving energy conservation, promoting
clean production and obsoleting backwards technologies and methods in China's
yellow phosphorus industry.
Hubei Xingfa and Wengfu Group affirmed as cleaner
production demonstration enterprises
On Aug. 14, 2013,
Hubei Xingfa Chemicals Group Co., Ltd. and Wengfu Group Co., Ltd were
preliminarily affirmed as cleaner production demonstration enterprises by the
Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of People's Republic of China
(MIIT).
Domestic phosphate fertilizer manufacturers call
for more flexible export policy
China's phosphate
fertilizer manufacturers have complaints about the current export tariff
levying model and are calling for either a reduced export tariff rate or a more
flexible export window period.
Fanjie Tech achieves a breakthrough in fully
utilizing phosphogypsum
Nanchang Fanjie
Technology Co., Ltd. achieved a breakthrough in phosphogypsum utilization by
directly decomposing phosphogypsum to produce high purity gypsum by creating a
direct breakdown method.
China's sulphur
market is in deep trouble primarily due to the sluggish downstream phosphate fertilizer
industry
Faced
with tremendous pressure from the downstream phosphate fertilizer industry,
China's sulphur market has become mired by the slump in sulphur market prices.
Meanwhile the sulphur inventory in various ports has remained high.
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Export overview of
some sweeteners and raw materials in China in July 2013
Shandong Futaste obtains certificate on low-carbon
xylitol
Shandong Futaste
obtains certificate on low-carbon xylitol
CSA announces plan to prevent unreasonable
expansion of raw sugar processing capacity
CSA announces plan
to prevent unreasonable expansion of raw sugar processing capacity
Chenguang Biotech: stevia sweetener project
expected to come into use in H2 2013
Chenguang Biotech:
stevia sweetener project expected to come into use in H2 2013
Changzhou Guanghui plans to balance production and
sales of aspartame in next five years
Changzhou Guanghui
plans to balance production and sales of aspartame in next five years
Overall condition of domestic sucrose industry not
as good as it seems
The overall
condition of the domestic sucrose industry is not as good as it seems in H1
2013 mainly due to the oversupply problem, large temporary purchase volumes
versus continuously decreasing prices, and poor performance of domestic sucrose
producers.
Zhaoqing Coruscate
cooperates with SCUT on research on starch sugar
Zhaoqing Coruscate made a production-teaching-research
cooperation on starch sugar with a university from 8 August 2013, in order to
improve its competitiveness. Similar cooperations between companies and
universities may further increase.
