According to the price monitoring of business agency, the price trend of sulfur in East China continued to rise this week. On May 13, the quotation of sulfur was 3853.33 yuan / ton. Compared with the price of 3703.33 yuan / ton at the end of last week, it increased by 4.05% during the week and 9.78% month on month.

This week, the sulfur market is relatively strong, the maintenance of domestic refineries is concentrated, the output is limited, the enterprise inventory is relatively low, the sulfuric acid market rises slightly after May Day, the demand for sulfur is stable and positive, coupled with the high sulfur price in the port, which supports the sulfur price market, and the quotation of refinery enterprises is sorted up during the week. As of the 13th, the price of sulfur fixation in refineries in Shandong is between 3750-3890 yuan / ton, and the price range of liquid sulfur is between 3760-3920 yuan / ton.

The sulfuric acid market fluctuated this week, and the price trend rose first and then fell. The quotation on May 13 was 1092.00 yuan / ton, down 8.24% compared with last weekend. The inventory of domestic mainstream sulfuric acid manufacturers is general, the downstream demand is weakened, and the overall market is weak during the week. Sulfuric acid manufacturers quote lower prices according to their own shipments.

The downstream phosphate fertilizer market is temporarily stable and wait-and-see. The ammonium market is stable on Monday. Downstream enterprises are cautious in procurement, mainly taking goods on demand, general market delivery and investment, limited new orders, and mainly issuing early orders. The market of diammonium was at a high level in the week. At present, the supply of diammonium in the market was relatively small, most enterprises suspended quotation, issued orders on behalf of others was nearing the end, the focus shifted to the export market, and the export orders increased, supporting the high-level operation of diammonium.

According to the sulfur analysts of business society, the inventory of domestic sulfur refineries is low, the market supply is tight, the downstream demand is stable, and with the high support of port sulfur, the operators are optimistic. It is expected that the sulfur market will continue to operate strongly in the future, and pay attention to the market follow-up.