Ammonium Sulfate Market Trends

Growth Drivers

• High demand for agrochemicals - Ammonium sulfate is an acidic fertilizer that acts quickly and is most effective on alkaline soils. Alkaline soil and ammonium-deficient soil can be re-fertilized with a nitrogen concentration of 20–25%. The need for food crops will rise as a result of population growth, which will propel the agrochemicals industry higher.
  
  In 2020, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) projects that around 160,492 million tonnes of ammonia would be used as fertilizer. Ammonium sulfate demand is expected to rise as a result of farmers using more nitrogen-containing fertilizers to boost crop yields.
   
• Escalating demand for nylon fibers - Ammonium sulfate is a byproduct of caprolactam, which is primarily utilized in the manufacture of nylon fibers, and coke oven operations. The increasing demand for nylon fibers in the making of carpets, fishing nets, industrial fabric, and textiles has led to a rise in caprolactam production.
  
  However, it is anticipated that product consumption will expand slowly, leading to an overstock in the in the upcoming years. The product's price has decreased as a result of this aspect. The global output of nylon, or polyamide, was 6.21 million metric tons in 2022.

Challenges

• Harmful impact on the environment - Chemical and artificial components, which stimulate plant growth, are composed of fertilizers and a variety of agricultural inputs. In the long term, however, they are also detrimental to the environment.
   
• Toxic for humans - The human is considered to be harmful to ammonium sulfate. Due to dust and aqueous aerosol inhalation, product exposure could result in serious respiratory infection at the place of processing, manufacture, or transport.
  
  Diarrhea and long-term eye and lung damage may result from repeated contact with the skin. The expansion of the market is projected to be hampered by these obstacles.