Ammonium sulphate: Trading

Cheap per tonne, dear per unit of nitrogen

What this tab covers How it is bought and sold: buyers and sellers, price benchmarks and who publishes them, exchanges, contract types, traders, how Indian buyers price it, recent price points, and good sources to follow.

Who buys, and where

Brazilian blenders and distributors (CFR Brazil)
Southeast Asian plantations and rice growers
European co-operatives
Indian importers (small)

Who sells, and from where

Chinese caprolactam and coke producers via east China ports
European caprolactam producers (BASF, Fertiberia, others)
US AdvanSix

Price benchmarks

Benchmark	Publisher	Basis
Ammonium sulphate caprolactam-grade FOB NW Europe	S&P Global Platts	spot, weekly
Ammonium sulphate standard/granular FOB China	Argus, CRU	spot, weekly
Ammonium sulphate CFR Brazil	Argus, CRU	spot, weekly

Exchanges

Venue	Contract	Notes
None	none	physical trade only

Contract types

Spot bulk cargoes
Term offtake from caprolactam producers by traders
Domestic dealer sales

Traders and distributors

Ameropa
Keytrade
Helm (indicative)

How Indian buyers price it

Import parity CFR India; AS is an NBS grade, so subsidy per kg of N and S applies
Domestic producers sell at MRPs set with NBS support (indicative)

Recent price points

Date	Price	Basis	Source
19 Feb 2026	$277/t	caprolactam-grade FOB NW Europe	S&P Global Platts (Feb 2026)
2023 average	$175/t	CIF India import unit value	IndexBox (2023)
2022 average	$309/t	CIF India import unit value	IndexBox (2023)

Good sources to follow

Nitrogen+Syngas and Fertilizer International (CRU BCInsight)paid research site · CRU Group

Chinese AS boom and sulphur-deficiency demand

S&P Global Commodity Insights agriculture newsfreemium research site · S&P Global

EU AS imports and Platts prices

Argus fertilizer newsfreemium research site · Argus Media

Chinese AS exports

Fertilizer Dailyfree newsletter · independent fertiliser news site

fertiliser prices and India policy