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China’s Mannheim-process potassium sulfate market face pressure amid multiple headwinds

Shandong (JLC), May 14, 2026--China’s potassium sulfate prices remained elevated recently, while Mannheim producers continued to struggle with profound structural pressures.

05-14-2026 17:56:19

Tight supply, weak demand to cap potash market in May

Shandong (JLC), May 7, 2026—China’s potassium chloride market is expected to remain in a high-level stalemate with narrow fluctuations in May, driven by tightening supply and weakening demand.

05-07-2026 13:03:00

Q1 potassium chloride imports surge by 29% YoY

04-29-2026 17:05:12

China urea market diverges as futures rally contrasts with stable spot prices

Shandong (JLC), April 28, 2026--China’s urea spot market remained stable amid steady industrial demand and policy controls, while futures prices surged on external sentiment, creating a diverge.

04-28-2026 17:00:15

Japan’s sudden earthquake has limited impact on China’s sulfur market

Shandong (JLC), April 22, 2026 – A magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck off the coast of northeastern Japan on April 20, with a focal depth of approximately 10 kilometers. The epicenter was located at 39.8

04-22-2026 13:58:37

China’s potassium chloride inventory low for second consecutive April

Shandong (JLC), April 21, 2026--China's potassium chloride inventories have remained low for a second straight April, though the key drivers differed sharply between 2025 and 2026.

04-21-2026 17:34:06

China urea prices to remain stalemated and then fall on policy measures

Shandong (JLC), March 19, 2026—China urea market price will remain stalemated and then fall, following a series of policy measures aimed at ensuring stable fertilizer supplies for spring plowing and r

03-19-2026 10:13:38

Rises in soda ash prices constrained by fundamentals

The geopolitical tension in the Middle East spurred but crude oil price and speculative atmosphere, but the growth of soda ash price was constrained by fundamentals in China.

03-17-2026 11:19:01

China’s potassium sulfate industry suffers multi-faceted pressures

Shandong (JLC), February 5, 2026--China’s potassium sulfate industry is mired in multifaceted challenges: high feedstock costs, by-product losses, a seasonal demand slowdown and muted exports.

02-05-2026 15:14:33

China’s 2025 potassium sulfate prices fluctuate at high positions after rising

Shandong (JLC), October 28, 2025—In 2025, China’s potassium sulfate market prices fluctuated at high levels after moving up earlier this year, primarily following its feedstock potassium chloride mark

10-28-2025 16:12:35

China’s Aug ammonium sulfate exports slip on weak overseas demand

Shandong (JLC), September 23, 2025—In August 2025, China’s exports of ammonium sulfate reached 1,856,200 mt, declining by 15.81% month on month and slipping by 11.39% year on year, at a value of $312.

09-23-2025 16:36:16

Potassium chloride market price on range-bound move

Shandong (JLC), August 13, 2025—China’s potassium chloride market price moved range-bound on the whole from late July, with market transaction reaching a standstill.

08-13-2025 08:39:11

Potassium chloride imports down in Jun

Shandong (JLC), July 21, 2025--According to the latest customs data statistics, China's potassium chloride imports were 649,800 mt in June, a decrease of 33.02% or 320,400 mt month on month.

07-21-2025 00:00:00

Apr potassium chloride imports keep high

05-22-2025 17:31:15

China potassium chloride imports keep high

China’s potassium chloride imports were high at the beginning of 2025, though there were declines. The imports volume read 2.31 million mt in January-February, down 12.38% year on year

04-02-2025 18:06:23

China potassium chloride imports go higher in 2024

Shandong (JLC), January 26, 2025--China potassium chloride imports went higher in 2024, thanks to rising origins, diversity of transport modes and improving domestic demand.

01-26-2025 17:45:18

China potassium chloride imports up in Sep

Shandong (JLC), October 23, 2024--China imported 1,159.5kt of potassium chloride in September 2024, up by 235.1kt or 25.43% month on month and up by 10.4% year on year. The cumulative import volume of

10-23-2024 17:13:12

Potassium fertilizer prices to slip in Aug

Shandong (JLC), July 31, 2024--The potassium fertilizer markets were expected to sustain downtrend in August for a short term.

07-31-2024 17:10:31

China potassium sulfate prices enter an upward trajectory

Shandong (JLC), May 29, 2024—China potassium sulfate producers were overwhelmed by floods of orders; therefore, part producers chose not to accept orders for now.

05-29-2024 16:01:20

China compound fertilizer market robust amid peak season

Shandong (JLC), May 23, 2024—Since the end of the May Day holiday, the domestic compound fertilizer market experienced a surge as the summer corn fertilizer season approached.

05-23-2024 00:00:00

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