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Quarterly Update on Global Phosphorus Acid market

Quarter ending result for December 2020

Asia

Major Asian countries like China and India have enough capacity for producing phosphorus acid and its feedstock PCl₃. China is the leading producer of and exporter of downstream Glyphosate, which is a popular herbicide among farmers and produced using Phosphorus Acid. During Q4 2020, China faced no supply problem of Phosphorus Acid and traders saw more than enough availability of Glyphosate in the country. Buoyed by strong demand fundamentals and recovery from the COVID-19 pressure, the Indian Phosphorous Acid industry reported market gains during the quarter ending December. Prices of feedstock PCl₃ scrolled down in effect of high supply from the manufacturers.

North America

In the North American region, several natural calamities badly impacted the Phosphorous Acid market outlook during Q4. The region witnessed multiple hurricanes all over the year which impacted the Cote Blanche mines, hurricane zeta in November also left bad impact on the mine’s activity which let to shortage of phosphorus-based minerals. The industry seemed to recover from the record low prices observed during Q2 in the fourth quarter, giving a sigh of relief to the industry players. However, the quarter ended with the announcement of the Mexican agricultural department that they will completely halt the usage of derivative glyphosate by 2024. This is likely to reduce the demand of phosphorus acid from the agriculture sector in Mexico in the coming years.

Europe

Demand for phosphorus acid remained pressured from the agriculture sector in several European countries. EU found that the usage of weedkiller glyphosate is carcinogenic, and they advised the countries to mark restrictions on its usage. In October 2020, France announced restrictions on the usage of downstream glyphosate, but later in December 2020, the French government announced that they will provide financial aids to the farmers who will reduce the usage of glyphosate. Eventually these decisions will impact the usage and demand of phosphorus acid from the agriculture sector. Overall, the market outlook remained well supported by prospects turning positive for other downstream sectors amidst strong economic revival expected post the vaccine roll out.

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Market Analysis

Company-wise installed capacity, production volume and plant operating efficiency is captured directly from manufacturers. Import and Export volume is captured from government sources and demand for Phosphorus Acid is calculated considering the production, import, export and inventory-levels on the country and regional level markets.

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Pricing Analysis

The product price is correlated with the price trend of crude oil, demand-supply gap, fluctuations in the feedstock and with the market movement of the downstream sectors.

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Company Profile

Basic details and information on financial performance of leading global players in the Phosphorus Acid market is presented in a visually captivating manner. Expansion plans and the company’s strategy is also captured to understand the vision and mission of the company to help understand the areas where companies need to focus more.

News & Deals

Daily updates on industry-specific and product-specific news, exclusive primary-based news capturing plant shutdowns/outages/closures, capacity expansions, operating rates, insights on demand-supply situation, awarding of technology licenses, new product launch and deals specifying mergers and acquisitions, strategic investments and disinvestments, to help players capitalize on market opportunity.

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Methodology

ChemAnalyst gathers information through primary research surveys conducted with various Phosphorus Acid manufacturers, spread across the domestic and international market, suppliers and dealers/distributors to gain insights into value-chains and demand-supply scenario to assess the market situation. Thorough study of company’s annual reports and secondary sources such as exhaustive search on credible paid databases, including our internal database is done to verify the information. All the collected information is analyzed, evaluated and presented in chronological order to depict a meaningful and clear picture of the concerned market.

Our dedicated team of industry experts comprehensively monitors and analyzes various aspects of the Global Phosphorus Acid market. The team analyzes various industrial segments, strategic viewpoints and provides an analysis of the industry’s performance in the long run. This would enable our clients in efficiently plan their future investments, mitigate risk, understand the cost dynamics and strike out a balance amidst market volatility.

Critical examination of the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on the global supply chains and shift in demand patterns with change in buying behavior of consumers across the globe.

Several ongoing development projects across industries are tracked, followed by the details of major projects in the development stage, which can positively or negatively influence Global Phosphorus Acid market.

Pricing is captured through exhaustive primary interviews with domestic and international manufacturers, traders and importers and customers on monthly and yearly basis.

Finally, region-specific markets for Phosphorus Acid are analyzed and region-wise demand pattern is tracked.

About

Phosphorus Acid is also known as Phosphonic Acid having chemical formula H₃PO₃. It is a diprotic acid which means it can donate 2 protons during the reaction. In industry, phosphorus acid is prepared in white crystals form bearing high purity but can also be found in colourless liquid solution with comparably lower purity. Commercially, phosphorus acid is produced by reacting PCl₃ (phosphorus trichloride) with water. The production process is done at 190°C by applying steam on PCl₃. Heat released during the reaction is used for the further distillation process of HCl and to remove excess water vapour. There are several uses of Phosphorus Acid, it is used to produce PVC stabilizers like Amino methylene phosphonic Acid, hydroxy methane diphosphonic acid etc., It is also used to produce highly efficient water treatment agents. Most of the phosphorus acid is used for the production of some crucial industrial phosphates like ATMP (amino trimethylene phosphonic acid), HEDP (Hydroxyethylidene Diphosphonic Acid), PMIDA (phosphonomethyl iminodiacetic acid) which are further utilised for the production of other end use products e.g., PMIDA is a very popular among herbicides manufacturers to produce glyphosate.

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