Sulfuric Acid in Russia and Neighboring Countries: Production, Market and Forecast

This report is the first edition of a survey of the sulfuric acid market in Russia and surrounding countries.

The market has been monitored since 2002.

The purpose of the study is to analyze the sulfuric acid markets in Russia and neighboring countries.

The object of research is sulfuric acid (including technical, improved, battery).

A distinctive feature of this study is a detailed consideration not only of the sulfuric acid market in general, but also the separation of the improved and battery H2SO4 markets from the total production and consumption. The sources of the raw materials used are described in sufficient detail, as well as the directions and volumes of its supplies.

In addition, the markets of the countries of the closest Russian environment (Finland, Norway, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Ukraine, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Georgia, China) are considered in detail, since the transportation of the investigated chemical over longer distances is impractical due to its aggressiveness.

The presented work is a desk study. Databases of the UN (UNdate), the Statistical Committees of the CIS countries (including Rosstat, the State Statistics Service of Ukraine, the Agency on Statistics of the Republic of Kazakhstan), customs statistics of the Russian Federation and Ukraine, official statistics of railway transportation of the Russian Federation were used as information sources; materials of the industry and regional press, annual and quarterly reports of securities issuers, websites of enterprises-producers and consumers of sulfuric acid, as well as the InfoMine database.

Chronological scope of the study: 2014-2019; forecast - 2020-2025

Research geography: Russian Federation - comprehensive detailed market analysis; Finland, Norway, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Ukraine, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Georgia, China - general retrospective market analysis.

The report consists of 4 parts, contains 104 pages, including 39 tables, 19 figures and 4 appendices.

The first chapter of the report provides information on the methods of obtaining sulfuric acid and raw materials used in industry, considers the directions and volumes of supplies of raw materials to producers of sulfuric acid.

The second chapter is devoted to the analysis of the Russian market for sulfuric acid for the period 1994-2019. The section provides data on production volumes, traces the dynamics of the output of these products by Russian enterprises, considers the current state of the main producers of sulfuric acid.

The chapter also examines in detail foreign trade operations with sulfuric acid in the Russian Federation with an analysis of the volumes and directions of export-import supplies, presents the dynamics of export-import prices.

In addition, the consumption of sulfuric acid in Russia is considered. In particular, the balance of production and the structure of consumption of this product was compiled, the main areas of application and the main enterprises-consumers of sulfuric acid were considered.

At the end of the chapter, there is a production-consumption forecast for the period up to 2025 and 2035.

The third chapter analyzes the sulfuric acid market of the states bordering on the Russian Federation. The production, export-import and consumption of the investigated chemical (with the release of acid of improved quality and battery) is considered in detail.

The fourth chapter identifies the main trends in the development of the sulfuric acid market (with the allocation of improved and battery acid) for Russia and states that have a common border with the Russian Federation.

The appendices contain specifications for sulfuric acid produced by individual manufacturing enterprises, in-plant consumption of sulfuric acid by Russian manufacturing enterprises, as well as addresses and contact information of the main manufacturers and consumers of sulfuric acid in the Russian Federation.

Target audience of the study:

• Sulfuric acid market participants - producers, consumers, traders;

• potential investors.

The proposed study claims to be a reference tool for marketing services and decision-makers working in the sulfuric acid market.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

ANNOTATION

INTRODUCTION

I. Sulfuric acid production technology and raw materials used in industry

• I.1. Methods for the production of sulfuric acid
  • A. Sulfur combustion
  • B. Roasting of metal sulfides
  • B. Recovery of gypsum or anhydrite

• I.2. Main suppliers of raw materials for the production of sulfuric acid

• I.3. Directions of supply of raw materials

II. Sulfuric acid market in Russia in 1994-2019

• II.1. Product quality

• II.2. Sulfuric acid production in the Russian Federation in 1994-2019
  • Production volume and dynamics
  • The largest manufacturing enterprises
  • Expert assessment of the current structure of sulfuric acid production by type, with the release of improved acid and battery acid
  • Production forecast for the period up to 2025-2035

• II.3. Analysis of Russian exports and imports of sulfuric acid, including improved quality and battery acid (2014-2019)
  • Dynamics of volumes and structure of export-import
  • Export-import prices

• II.4. Consumption of sulfuric acid (with the release of improved and battery) in Russia

III. Sulfuric acid market in nearby countries

• III.1. Sulfuric acid production in countries bordering the Russian Federation in 2014-2019

• III.2. Analysis of exports and imports of sulfuric acid by countries bordering the Russian Federation (2014-2019)

• III.3. Consumption of sulfuric acid (with the release of improved and battery acid) in countries bordering the Russian Federation

IV. Determination of the main trends in the development of the sulfuric acid market (with the allocation of improved and battery acid) for Russia and states that have a common border with the Russian Federation

Appendix 1. Specifications for sulfuric acid produced by the largest manufacturing companies in the neighboring countries of the Russian Federation

Appendix 2. Intra-plant consumption of sulfuric acid by manufacturing enterprises of the Russian Federation in 2019 (in terms of monohydrate)

Appendix 3. Contact information of the largest producers of sulfuric acid in the Russian Federation

Appendix 4. Contact information of the largest enterprises-consumers of sulfuric acid in the Russian Federation

List of Tables

• Table 1. Methods of production and capacity of enterprises for the production of sulfur in the CIS
• Table 2. Directions of supplies of raw materials to the largest producers of sulfuric acid in the CIS
• Table 3. Requirements for the quality of sulfuric acid (according to GOST 2184-2013)
• Table 4. Requirements for the quality of sulfuric acid grade "K" (according to TU 113-08-617-87)
• Table 5. Requirements for the quality of battery sulfuric acid (according to GOST 667-73 with amendments N 1, 2, 3)
• Table 6. Production of monohydrate in 2010-2019 (thousand tons), used raw materials and
• Table 7. Production of monohydrate and capacity utilization of the largest producers of the Russian Federation in 2019,%
• Table 8. Production of sulfuric acid (by enterprises) and oleum (by enterprises) in the Russian Federation in 2017-2019, thousand tons,%
• Table 9. Projects for the construction of new sulfuric acid production in Russia in the period up to 2025
• Table 10. Directions of Russian exports of sulfuric acid in 2014-2019, thousand tons, thousand $
• Table 11. Export supplies of sulfuric acid by Russian manufacturers in 2014-2019, thousand tons
• Table 12. Directions of Russian imports of sulfuric acid in 2014-2019, thousand tons, thousand $
• Table 13. Import of sulfuric acid by enterprises of the Russian Federation in 2014-2019, thousand tons
• Table 14. Average annual prices for sulfuric acid imported by Russia in 2014-2019, $ / t
• Table 15. Average annual prices for exported by Russia
• Table 16. Main suppliers of commercial sulfuric acid and oleum in the Russian Federation (including imports) in 2017-2019, thousand tons,%
• Table 17. The largest enterprises-recipients of commercial sulfuric acid and oleum in the Russian Federation (including imports) in 2014-2019, thousand tons
• Table 18. Production of lead-acid batteries for starting piston engines in the Russian Federation in 2017-2019 (thousand units) and acid consumption for their refueling (thousand tons)
• Table 19. Largest consumers of improved and battery sulfuric acid in the Russian Federation in 2019, thousand tons
• Table 20. Volumes of consumption of monohydrate in Russia in 2007-2019, thousand tons
• Table 21. Structure of consumption of monohydrate in Russia in 2019, thousand tons,%
• Table 22. Balance of production and consumption of improved and battery sulfuric acid in the Russian Federation in 2019, thousand tons
• Table 23. Capacities of the largest companies producing sulfuric acid in countries sharing common borders with the Russian Federation, thousand tons per year
• Table 24. Export of sulfuric acid by countries sharing common borders with the Russian Federation in 2014-2019, thousand tons
• Table 25. Directions of sulfuric acid supplies by countries sharing a common border with Russia in 2014-2019
• Table 26. Imports of sulfuric acid by countries sharing common borders with the Russian Federation in 2014-2019, thousand tons
• Table 27. The largest suppliers of sulfuric acid to countries sharing a common border with the Russian Federation in 2014-2019.
• Table 28. Balance of production and consumption of sulfuric acid in countries sharing common borders with the Russian Federation, in 2014-2019, thousand tons
• Table 29. The structure of world consumption of sulfuric acid by fields of application in 2019, thousand tons,%
• Table 30. Approximate structure of consumption of sulfuric acid in regions adjacent to the Russian Federation in 2019, thousand tons
• Table 31. The largest enterprises-consumers of sulfuric acid in countries that have a common border with the Russian Federation
• Table 32. Production of the main types of products, for the production of which sulfuric acid is required, in countries bordering the Russian Federation, in 2014-2019.
• Table 33. The use of sulfuric acid and oleum, depending on concentration and specific gravity
• Table 34. Balance of production and consumption of improved and battery sulfuric acid in countries bordering the Russian Federation (excluding China and North Korea) in 2019, thousand tons
• Table 35. Sectoral structure of consumption of improved and battery sulfuric acid in countries bordering the Russian Federation in 2019, thousand tons,%
• Table 36. The largest enterprises-consumers of improved and battery sulfuric acid in countries that have a common border with the Russian Federation
• Table 37. Consumption of improved and battery sulfuric acid by countries bordering the Russian Federation in 2019, thousand tons,%
• Table 38. Forecast of consumption of improved and battery sulfuric acid in the Russian Federation for the prospect of 2025-2035, thousand tons,%
• Table 39. Consumption of sulfuric acid by countries bordering on the Russian Federation in 2019, thousand tons,%

List of Figures

• Figure 1. Scheme for the production of sulfuric acid from sulfur
• Figure 2. Scheme of production of sulfuric acid from pyrite
• Figure 3. Scheme of the nitrous method for producing sulfuric acid
• Figure 4. Dynamics of production of sulfuric acid in the Russian Federation in 1994-2019, million tons
• Figure 5. Structure of production of sulfuric acid in the Russian Federation in 2000-2019,%
• Figure 6. Structure of monohydrate production by enterprises of the Russian Federation in 2019,%
• Figure 7. Assessment of the brand structure of monohydrate production by Russian enterprises in 2019,%
• Figure 8. Production of sulfuric acid in Russia and forecast of its production for the period up to 2035, million tons
• Figure 9. Dynamics of export-import operations with sulfuric acid in Russia in 2007-2019, thousand tons
• Figure 10. Structure of exports of sulfuric acid in the Russian Federation in 2014-2019, thousand tons
• Figure 11. Structure of imports of sulfuric acid in the Russian Federation in 2014-2019, thousand tons
• Figure 12. Dynamics of average annual export-import prices for sulfuric acid in the Russian Federation in 2007-2019, $ / t
• Figure 13. Consumption structure of commercial sulfuric acid and oleum in the Russian Federation in 2019,%
• Figure 14. Sectoral structure of consumption of improved and battery sulfuric acid in the Russian Federation in 2019,%
• Figure 15. Dynamics of the main indicators of the sulfuric acid market in Russia in 2007-2019, thousand tons
• Figure 16. Production of phosphate fertilizers and consumption of sulfuric acid in Russia in 2010-2019, million tons
• Figure 17. Regional structure of world capacities for the production of sulfuric acid in 2019,%
• Figure 18. Production of main types of products of JSC "Lifosa" in 2015-2019, thousand tons
• Figure 19. Production of sulfuric acid in Russia and forecast of its production and consumption for the period up to 2035, million tons