Ammonium
sulfate is an inorganic salt which occurs naturally in volcanic fumaroles as a
rare mineral, mascagnite. It is prepared by the treatment of ammonia, often as
a by-product from coke-ovens with sulfuric acid. Ammonium sulfate is also
produced by gypsum which is treated with ammonium carbonate solution to give
the precipitate of calcium carbonate leaving ammonium sulfate in the solution.
It has high sulfur content in the sulfate form, making it easily absorbable by
plants, and low pH making it suitable for alkaline soils. It is consumed in a
wide range of applications such as fertilizers for alkaline soils, purifying
protein, flame retardants, food additives, and for the preparation of ammonium
salts such as ammonium persulfate. Ammonium sulfate is one of the most
extensively consumed nitrogen fertilizers for crop production, which is
considered valuable where both nitrogen and sulfur are required on account of
its high solubility providing versatility to various agricultural applications.
Small amounts of ammonium sulfate are also used in applications such as
pharmaceuticals, chemicals and cattle feed supplements.
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The global market for ammonium sulfate is highly dependent on a number of
factors such as the fertilizer industry and the stringent environmental
regulations related to it. However, as a major portion of ammonium sulfate is
manufactured involuntarily as a co-product or by-product, its volume of
production is influenced more by the general industrial output than by the
demand for fertilizers. Moreover, as ammonium sulfate is a by-product of
caprolactum, the market is highly affected by developments in the caprolactum
market. With the growing production of caprolactum in Asia Pacific, potential
for interference in the ammonium sulfate industry is anticipated to be
significant over the next few years. The global demand for ammonium sulfate is
expected to increase in areas with rising sulfur-deficient soils, especially in
areas with tight environmental controls such as North America.
Increasing demand for nitrogen fertilizers is anticipated to one of the major
growth factors driving the demand for ammonium sulfate. Ammonium sulfate, as a
nitrogenous fertilizer competes with ammonium nitrate, ammonium phosphates, and
urea. In addition, sulfur is becoming increasingly popular as a vital nutrient
for plant growth owing to ability to synthesize vitamins, enzymes, proteins,
amino acids and chlorophyll. It has found to be highly beneficial to a wide
range of crops such as wheat, vegetables, rice, potatoes and corn. Although
there are no major environmental and health concerns involved with the
consumption of ammonium sulfate, environmental concern does, however, play a
significant role in the ammonium sulfate market. A significant portion of the
global ammonium sulfate production comes as a direct result of the necessity to
remove sulfur dioxide from stack gases at various metal refining and metal
smelting operations in order to meet the requirements of government regulations
to reduce sulfur dioxide emissions. Hence, a large potential source of
additional by-product ammonium sulfate production comes from sulfur dioxide
recovery from coal-fired electrical generating stations. This factor is
expected to slow down the growth of the market. Growing trend towards the
development of bio-based fertilizers such as nitrogen fixation biofertilizers
is expected to provide new opportunities for the growth of the market.
Amresco Inc., BASF SE, Domo Chemicals, Martin Midstream, General Chemical, GFS
Chemicals Inc., Honeywell, Royal DSM and Sigma-Aldrich Corporation are some of
the key manufacturers of ammonium sulfate present in the industry.
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major geographies, and current market trends. Geographies analyzed under this
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Asia
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Europe
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Rest
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