Argus Sulphuric Acid Analytics
Overview
The Argus Sulphuric Acid Analytics service connects you with industry-leading sulphuric acid market intelligence. The service includes quarterly reports and data with 15-year forecasts of supply, demand, trade and prices, and one longer-term annual report with 25-year price forecasts (based on Long Run Marginal Cost analysis).
We empower sulphuric acid market participants to make informed business decisions. Use the service to:
- Inform your business plans: Get robust, actionable and industry leading insight on medium to long-term market developments and outlook
- Mitigate risk to your business: Stay up to date with potential regulations, policy changes and market fundamentals challenges
- Access comprehensive market data: Explore extensive raw data to assist your research and planning – and integrate the data into your models
- Find your next big opportunity: Our proprietary datasets and expert insight help you identify and capitalise on future opportunities
Key features
Price forecasts: 15-years and 25-years
Quarterly 15-year and 25-year forecasts are provided for sulphuric acid benchmark prices, including North Africa cfr, NW Europe fob, Japan fob, Chile cfr, SE USA cfr, Brazil cfr, India cfr
Supply and demand forecasts: 15-years
Quarterly 15-year forecasts and in-depth analysis is provided for supply (including a burner capacity project tracker as well as country and region focused analysis). Demand analysis includes fertilizer-based demand project tracker as well as country and region focused analysis (covering fertilizer, industrial, copper, lithium, nickel and titanium dioxide markets)
Trade forecasts: 15-years
Import and export analysis and 15-year forecasts for key countries including Morocco, Indonesia, China, India with a trade balance for a selection of key countries
Country analysis/market spotlight feature
Each quarterly issue of the service includes an in-depth analysis of a key country or a related market spotlight (for example Indonesian nickel, battery recycling, China market focus)
Best-in-class methodology
Our key methodologies include our demand forecasting model based on calorie and crop forecasts to guide our view of future fertilizer consumption and our Long-Run Marginal Cost (LRMC) multi-factor model to assess the level of prices beyond the current investment cycle
Proprietary datasets
Explore our comprehensive proprietary data to assist your research and planning – and integrate the data into your models
Quarterly reports
Narrative and graphical analysis of what is driving the sulphuric acid market and how it is likely to evolve, ensuring you will be more confident in making critical decisions. Includes key insight on supply, demand, costs, trade and projects, with 15-year forecasts for supply, demand and prices
Annual long-term report
Detailed, long-form analysis of all the historical and long-term sulphuric acid market trends. Use the report to reveal the connections between underlying market drivers and use these insights to develop more robust strategies. Includes 25-year price forecast based on Long Run Marginal Cost (LRMC) analysis.
Customers that benefit
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Producers and suppliers
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Traders
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Energy and utilities companies
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Producers of metals and battery materials
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Shipping and port authorities
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Procurement teams
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Industry analysts
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Governments
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Financial institutions including bankers and investors
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Wholesalers
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Co-ops and retailers
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