In 2021, the country’s cumulative production of synthetic ammonia was 59.092 million tons and nitrogen fertilizer production was 39.785 million tons.

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This post was last edited by Swimming Fish in the Desert on 2022-5-16 13:20 On May 13, the "2022 Spring Nitrogen Fertilizer Market Situation Analysis Meeting" hosted by the China Nitrogen Fertilizer Industry Association was held in Beijing via video conference. The main task of the meeting was to release national nitrogen fertilizer production and market information for the previous year, analyze the current nitrogen fertilizer industry situation, study spring and full-year market development trends, and clarify the focus of this year's market work. Gu Zongqin, chairman of the China Nitrogen Fertilizer Industry Association, delivered an important speech at the meeting: "Work together to overcome difficulties and make every effort to ensure the stable operation of the domestic nitrogen fertilizer market." He pointed out that in 2021, in * * * * strong leadership and all levels of * * With the strong support of the department, the nitrogen fertilizer industry has overcome many difficulties such as the COVID-19 epidemic, tight supply of raw materials, and the impact of dual energy consumption controls. It has worked hard to produce nitrogen fertilizers, proactively given up high profits in the international market, and prioritized the release of nitrogen fertilizer resources into the domestic market. This has ensured a stable supply of domestic nitrogen fertilizers, maintained nitrogen fertilizer prices within a reasonable range, and made important contributions to my country's agricultural harvest. Gu Zongqin said that the economic operation of my country's nitrogen fertilizer industry in 2021 will mainly present five major characteristics. First, nitrogen fertilizer production capacity has slightly decreased, while advanced production capacity has increased significantly. ； Second, nitrogen fertilizer production has decreased year-on-year. ； Third, imports decreased and exports increased. ； Fourth, consumption in non-agricultural fields has increased significantly. ； Fifth, the prices of nitrogen fertilizers and chemical products have increased significantly. According to statistics from the China Nitrogen Fertilizer Industry Association, as of the end of 2021, the national synthetic ammonia production capacity totaled 64.88 million tons/year, a year-on-year decrease of 490,000 tons/year. Among them, the production capacity using advanced coal gasification technology is 32.84 million tons/year, accounting for 50. 6% of the total production capacity, an increase of 4. 5 percentage points year-on-year. The national urea production capacity totals 65.4 million tons/year, a year-on-year decrease of 460,000 tons/year. Among them, the urea production capacity of advanced coal gasification technology is 32.63 million tons/year, accounting for 49.9% of the total production capacity, an increase of 4.0 percentage points. From January to December last year, the country produced a total of 59.092 million tons of synthetic ammonia, a year-on-year increase of 0.4%. ； Nitrogen fertilizer output was 39.785 million tons (converted to pure nitrogen), a year-on-year decrease of 1.2% ； Urea output was 55.627 million tons in kind, a year-on-year decrease of 1.1%. According to customs statistics, my country's nitrogen fertilizer exports from January to December last year were 6.833 million tons (pure), a year-on-year increase of 8.3%, and imports were 219,000 tons (pure), a year-on-year decrease of 9.6%. From January to December, my country's urea exports were 5.299 million tons in kind, a year-on-year decrease of 2.8%. From January to December, my country imported 54,000 tons of urea in kind, a year-on-year increase of 3218.9%. According to calculations by the China Nitrogen Fertilizer Industry Association, my country's apparent nitrogen fertilizer consumption from January to December 2021 was 33.183 million tons (pure), a year-on-year decrease of 3.0% ； The apparent consumption of urea was 50.381 million tons in kind, a year-on-year decrease of 0.8%. Among them, urea consumption in non-agricultural fields was approximately 20.09 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 7.4%, and nitrogen fertilizer consumption in non-agricultural fields was 10.107 million tons of pure nitrogen, a year-on-year increase of 6.7%. According to statistics, from January to December 2021, the national cumulative average ex-factory price of urea was 2,313 yuan/ton, a year-on-year increase of 40.3% ； The average ex-factory price of commercial liquid ammonia is 3,735 yuan/ton, a year-on-year increase of 42.7% ； The average ex-factory price of refined methanol produced by nitrogen fertilizer companies is 2,544 yuan/ton, a year-on-year increase of 40.3%. On a month-by-month basis, the price increase was relatively small in the first five months, but larger in the last seven months. According to statistics from the China Nitrogen Fertilizer Industry Association, the cumulative average ex-factory price of urea from January to May was 1,986 yuan/ton, a year-on-year increase of 317 yuan/ton, or 19.0%. After June, affected by dual energy consumption controls, skyrocketing coal prices and rising nitrogen fertilizer prices in the international market, urea prices rose sharply. The national average ex-factory price of urea from June to December was 2,551 yuan/ton, with an average increase of 56.6%. Gu Zongqin pointed out that generally speaking, in the first half of 2021, in * * Driven by a series of measures to ensure supply and price, and with the joint efforts of all nitrogen fertilizer production and circulation companies, domestic nitrogen fertilizer supply is stable and prices are relatively stable. In the second half of the year, due to rising raw material prices and production restrictions, the supply of nitrogen fertilizer was tight and prices increased significantly. However, compared with international market prices, domestic nitrogen fertilizer market prices are still relatively low.