Phosphorus Industry China Monthly Report 1304

Editor's Note
Headlines of Phosphorus Industry China Monthly Report 1304

Phosphorus ore
Industry Dynamics: China is facing an imbalance in phosphorus resources reserves
Policy & legislation: 16 phosphorus mining firms are entitled to export phosphorus ore in 2013
Company Dynamics: Hubei Xingfa to get expansion in phosphorus mining sector

Yellow Phosphorus
Industry Dynamics: YunPhos expects to accelerate comprehensive utilization project of yellow phosphorus tail gas

Phosphate Fertilizer
Company Dynamics: Shindoo to step into Vietnam’s fertilizer market
Industry Dynamics: MAP to benefit from the booms of water soluble fertilizer in China

Fine Phosphate Chemical
Policy & legislation: The US to keep anti-dumping duty on sodium hexametaphosphate from China
Company Dynamics: CXPC‘s 2012 gross profit dropped 46.95%

Global Insight
Italmatch Chemicals slips closer to global expansion target

Supply & Demand
Market review of prime phosphate chemical in March 2013

Import & Export
International trade of phosphate chemicals in Feb. 2013

Price Update
Price monitoring of some phosphate chemicals in March 2013

Given the current consumption levels, China might have to brace itself for an imbalance in phosphorus resource reserves.

The number of enterprises qualified for exporting phosphorus ore in China decreased to 16 in 2013.

Hubei Xingfa will make great progress in the phosphorus mining sector in 2013.

YunPhos expects to accelerate the comprehensive utilization project of yellow phosphorus tail gas, in order to enjoy benefit from the yellow phosphorus project as soon as possible.

Shindoo Chemical is to step into Vietnam’s fertilizer market, in order to reap a share of Vietnam’s booming fertilizer market.

Thanks to the booms of water soluble fertilizer, China’s MAP market is expected to see some improvement correspondingly.

The US promulgated the final result of the third administrative review of the anti-dumping duty order on SHMP from China on March 28th, 2013.

CXPC posted a 46.95% decrease in gross profit amid rising revenue in 2012.

Through purchasing Thermphos, Italmatch Chemicals almost reached its global expansion target.

Although the domestic phosphorus chemical market showed a moderate status in March, China’s phosphorus chemical industry insiders mostly keep bearish forecasts on it.

Excluding food-grade phosphoric acid and phosphate fertilizer, other phosphorus products of concern showed an uptrend in export prices in Feb. 2013.

Phosphorus ore shows weakening in price in March 2013.