The European sulphur market has been undergoing a structural change, accelerated by the pandemic and geopolitical shifts in the years since. The dynamic has shifted from exports to imports as a result of a contracting oil refining sector. This paper examines the drivers and structure of the new pricing mechanism in the European liquid sulphur market.
This timely market insight paper covers:
European producers’ move to link pricing directly to global solid sulphur markets
Analysis of the impact on contract negotiations
Benelux comparison to new system (5 years), and comparison including Northwest Europe cpt
How Argus will reflect this development in our price assessments, delivering greater transparency to the industry