1. Sulfuric acid oversupply keeps prices in abeyance
- Author
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Santos, William
- Subjects
Sulfuric acid -- Supply and demand ,Chemical industry -- Prices and rates ,Inorganic compounds -- Supply and demand ,Advertising, marketing and public relations ,Business ,Chemicals, plastics and rubber industries - Abstract
Prices for sulfuric acid in North America continue to decline amid increased supplies and reduced demand. Supplies are stable and the mid-Atlantic region is bringing in acid from Canada. The mid-Atlantic region had about 10 sulfuric acid plants in the 1970s, and it only has one in the 1990s. This decline is due more to competition from Canadian plants, which offered better prices, than to decreased demand. The price for modest users, as of Apr 1993, is $66.85 per ton, for 66 degree Baume. Prices are at low levels and are not expected to rise in the near future.
- Published
- 1993