Granular NEW sulfur sulphur 99.5% pure powder and granular origin cif fob price High Purity Granular Sulphur

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Place of Origin

China

Grade Standard

Agriculture Grade, Food Grade, Industrial Grade

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Appearance

granual

Brand Name

uniphos

Sulfur is one of the most important agricultural and industrial raw materials and is considered a strategic product sulfur is an
odourless, tasteless and polyvalent nonmetal which is mostly in the form of yellow crystals and is obtained from sulphide and
sulphate. Sulphur occurs naturally in the environment and is the thirteenth most abundant element in the earth’s crust. It can be
mined in its elemental form, although this method has declined over the last decade to less than 2% of world production. Today
most elemental sulphur is obtained as a co-product recovered from oil and gas production in sweetening process.

Sulphur is the primary source in the production of sulphuric acid, the world’s most widely used chemical. Sulphuric acid is an
essential intermediate in many processes in the chemical and manufacturing industries. Sulphuric acid also is used by the
fertilizer industry to manufacture primarily phosphates, nitrogen, potassium, and sulphate fertilizers.
Sulfur reacts directly with methane to give carbon disulfide, used to manufacture cellophane and rayon. One of the direct uses of
sulfur is in vulcanization of rubber, where polysulfide chains crosslink organic polymers. Large quantities of sulfites are used
to bleach paper and to preserve dried fruit. Many surfactants and detergents (e.g. sodium lauryl sulfate) are sulfate derivatives.
Calcium sulfate, gypsum, is mined on the scale of 100 million tonnes each year for use in Portland cement and fertilizers. Sulphur
is increasingly used as a component of fertilizers. Sulfur can be used in agriculture and various industries such as plastics and
many synthetic products, paper, paint, etc.
The increasing demand from the fertilizer manufacturing sector, coupled with increasing usage of sulfur for vulcanization of
rubber are the main factors driving the growth of the global sulfur industry. Moreover, owing to the fall of crude prices,
refineries across the globe are engaging in capacity expansion and other brownfield activities, leading to higher demand for
sulfur. The demand for sulfur is also anticipated to be driven by the increasing usage of elemental sulfur as a major ingredient
in the vulcanization process implemented to manufacture rubber. However, the enactment of stringent environmental regulations
restricting the usage of sulfur and the high costs associated with its mining, are the key factors hindering the sulfur market
growth.
The global market is segmented based on end-user applications, including agrochemicals, chemical processing, metal manufacturing,
petroleum refining, and others. In 2016, the agrochemical industry occupied the largest share in terms of sulfur consumption. It
is expected that the healthy growth of the phosphate fertilizer market will drive the global sulfur market over the forecast year.
Geographically, the market has been segmented into North America, South America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and Middle East & Africa.
Asia-Pacific represents the largest market in terms of consumption and production of sulfur. In the region, China is expected to
be one of the largest producers of sulfur and sulfuric acid. Currently, the country imports more than a third of the global
sulfur` trade. This group is able to provide sulfur with the highest quality in two kinds of granule and lump.