TABLE OF CONTENT
1. Introduction of Potassium Sulfate Enterprises 3
1.1 Profile of Potassium Sulfate Enterprises 3
1.2 Major Potassium Sulfate Enterprises’ Capacity 3
Table 1.1 Production Capacity of SOP Enterprises 3
1.3 Potassium Sulfate Projects under Construction 4
Table 1.2 SOP New Project 4
2. Demand & Supply 5
2.1 Supply 5
2.1.1 Productive Capacity Increase in 2007-2008 5
2.1.2 Potassium Sulfate Production in 2007-2008 5
Figure 2.1 China SOP Capacity & Production 5
2.2 Demand 5
2.2.1 Demand in 2007-2008 5
Table 2.1 China SOP Consumption 5
2.2.2 Factors Determining Potential Demand for Potassium Sulfate 6
2.3Analysis of Demand & Supply 6
3. Raw Material Supply 7
3.1 Potassium Chloride Supply 7
Figure 3.1 China MOP Price, 2006-2008 7
3.2 Sulfur & Sulfuric Acid Supply 7
Figure 3.2 Monthly Average Price of Sulfur 8
Figure 3.2 Monthly Average Price of Sulphric Acid 8
3.3 Potassium Mine Resources 8
4. Potassium Sulfate Price & Profit Margin 9
4.1 Major Enterprises’ Producer’s Price 9
Figure 4.1 Producer’s Price of SOP 9
4.2Potassium Sulfate Wholesale & Retail Prices 9
Figure 4.2 Wholesale Prices of Domestic SOP 10
Figure 4.3 Wholesale Prices of Import SOP 10
Figure 4.4 Retail Prices of SOP 11
4.3 Producers’ Profit Margin 11
5. Potassium Sulfate Imports & Exports 12
5.1 Potassium Sulfate Imports 12
Figure 5.1 China SOP Imports, 2006-2008 12
Figure 5.2 Imports Price (CIF) of SOP, 2006-2008 12
5.2 Potassium Sulfate Exports 13
Figure 5.3 China SOP Exports, 2006-2008 13
Figure 5.4 Exports Price (FOB) of SOP, 2006-2008 13
6. Government’s Policies for Potassium Sulfate Industry 14
6.1 Investment Policy 14
6.2 Price Policy 14
6.3 Import & Export Policy 14
6.4 Shipment Policy 14
APPENDIX 15
Table 1 List of China SOP Producer 15
Table 2 China SOP Imports by Country original，2007-2008 18
Table 3 China SOP Imports by Custom，2007-2008 18
Table 4 China SOP Imports by Province，2007-2008 19
Table 5 China SOP Exports by Destination Country，2007-2008 19
Table 6 China SOP Exports by Custom，2007-2008 20