The price issue of sulfuric acid
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In the first half of 2008, the price of sulfuric acid soared rapidly; our factory’s purchase price reached as high as 2100, yet we still couldn’t supply enough of it. Now the price is rising again – I wonder how high it will go?
It depends on how the price of sulfur rises. In the first half of 2008, the price of sulfur exceeded 5,000; naturally, the cost of acid was over 2,000 as well. Now sulfur’s price is rising again – in just over 2 months it has gone up to over 1,200. The cost of producing acid using sulfur is now at least 470–480, which is much lower compared to the cost of using pyrite. Nowadays, slag can basically serve as a substitute for sulfur ore, and it can also be used for generating electricity and steam