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China’s sulfuric acid exports collapse under ban, imports surge on domestic shortfall

Shandong (JLC), September 23, 2026--China’s sulfuric acid exports nearly vanished in August 2026 under the export ban, while imports jumped as domestic supply fell short of demand.

09-23-2026 14:29:45

China MAP prices hold firm on robust cost support

Shandong (JLC), July 21, 2026--China MAP prices held steady at high levels in the first half of July, backed by solid cost support, despite sluggish demand and slow new order placements.

07-21-2026 17:10:26

China sulfur prices to stay high in near term but fall in the medium to long term

Shandong (JLC), July 7, 2026 – China sulfur prices are expected to stay high in the short term with support from low port inventories, short-covering activity and tightening supply of domestic resourc

07-07-2026 09:00:46

China tightens fertilizer policy grip to shield farmers from global price swings

China has reinforced its interventionist fertilizer policy framework to protect domestic agricultural production from volatile international markets.

05-26-2026 17:39:42

China urea prices slide on weak demand, bearish outlook

Shandong (JLC), May 20, 2026—Since May, China’s urea prices have continued to decline with strengthened spot-futures linkage; amid soft demand and bearish sentiment, the price may keep moving downward

05-20-2026 10:13:00

China sulfur prices to edge up in short term but fall from end-May

Shandong (JLC), May 14, 2026 – China’s sulfur market price will edge up in the short term, driven by tight spot resources. However, sulfur market price will fall from highs starting from end-May, main

05-14-2026 15:33:13

Q1 potassium chloride imports surge by 29% YoY

04-29-2026 17:05:12

China urea market diverges as futures rally contrasts with stable spot prices

Shandong (JLC), April 28, 2026--China’s urea spot market remained stable amid steady industrial demand and policy controls, while futures prices surged on external sentiment, creating a diverge.

04-28-2026 17:00:15

China’s sulfuric acid export ban to dent prices, disrupt global supply chains

Shandong (JLC), April 21, 2026--China has indicated that it will suspend the export of industrial sulfuric acid from May 1 to December 31, 2026. This is projected to weigh on domestic price and shake

04-21-2026 14:46:15

Synthetic ammonia prices surge on bullish fundamentals

China synthetic ammonia prices surged in mid-March, especially in March 13-16. This round of significant rises in synthetic ammonia price was underpinned by bullish fundamentals largely.

03-19-2026 15:46:01

Sulfuric acid market strengthens on favorable cost, demand, supply dynamics

Shandong (JLC), March 19, 2026—In March 2026, China’s sulfuric acid market experienced a price surge driven by a confluence of cost-push from surging sulfur prices, robust demand support from downstre

03-19-2026 14:03:54

Rises in soda ash prices constrained by fundamentals

The geopolitical tension in the Middle East spurred but crude oil price and speculative atmosphere, but the growth of soda ash price was constrained by fundamentals in China.

03-17-2026 11:19:01

China urea prices stabilize amid record supply, peak demand

Shandong (JLC), March 11, 2026--China’s urea spot prices stabilized amid record-high supply and peak-season demand, following gains capped by official guidance prices.

03-11-2026 11:03:00

China's synthetic ammonia market to move sideways at low levels in Feb

Shandong (JLC), February 5, 2026--China’s synthetic ammonia market is expected to move sideways at depressed levels in February amid abundant supply, soft demand and weak cost support.

02-05-2026 11:02:46

China’s urea market to move sideways in Feb

Shandong (JLC), January 29, 2026--China’s urea market is expected to move sideways in February amid sustained oversupply and mixed cost support, alongside sentiment improvement globally.

01-29-2026 17:05:00

China’s urea prices rebound after brief decline

Shandong (JLC), December 25, 2025--China’s urea prices rose after dipping this week, moving within a narrow range of CNY10-30/mt.

12-25-2025 17:48:00

China’s compound fertilizer market set to pull back

Shandong (JLC), December 15, 2025--China’s compound fertilizer market is expected to pull back amid weakening cost support, soft fundamentals and policy-driven market adjustments.

12-15-2025 17:55:00

China’s sulfuric acid industry sees both weakening margins and demand

Shandong (JLC), December 12, 2025—China’s sulfuric acid (sulfur-based) market prices are on an uptrend starting from the fourth quarter of 2025, amid its surging feedstock prices. Sulfur prices have s

12-12-2025 18:28:17

China’s urea exports decline MoM, but soar YoY in Oct

Shandong (JLC), November 25, 2025--China exported 1.2 million mt of urea in October 2025, down 12.32% from a month earlier but up 34248.57% year on year.

11-25-2025 13:33:39

China MOP market range-bound amid oversupply

Shandong (JLC), October 21, 2025—Recently, China's potassium chloride (MOP) market showed regional divergence, with prices stabilizing amid slowing inventory growth and weak downstream demand, while t

10-21-2025 13:03:00

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