Operation situation of sulfuric acid industry in China in 2023 and development prospect
The production and operation situation of sulfuric acid industry in China in 2023 are introduced.The total production capacity of sulfuric acid is 134.7 million tons,with an increase of 4.0%year-on-year;The capacity is mainly distributed in four major phosphorus resource areas such as Yunnan,Guizhou,Sichuan and Hubei,major chemical provinces such as Shandong and Jiangsu,as well as provinces with a large smelting capacity such as Inner Mongolia,Guangxi and Anhui.The shutdown capacity is 6.72 million tons,with a decrease of 18.0%year-on-year;The total newly built capacity is 7.218 million tons,with an increase of 174.3%year-on-year.The total yield of sulfuric acid is 111.5 million tons,with an increase of 4.2%year-on-year,accounting for 33.2%of the global total yield of sulfuric acid;The average operating rate is 82.8%,with an increase of 0.2 percentage points.The export of sulfuric acid is 2.507 million tons,with a decrease of 31.2%year-on-year;The average export price is 23.8 dollars per ton,with a decrease of 79.6%year-on-year.The import of sulfuric acid is 322 000 tons,with an increase of 17%year-on-year;After excluding high price acids,the average import price is 20.1 dollars per ton,with a decrease of 77.6%year-on-year.The development trend of China's sulfuric acid industry in the future is prospected.
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