Friday, November 21st, 2008

Posts Tagged ‘ Fertilizers ’

Oil Companies Profit from Sulfuric-Acid Market Boom

May 29th, 2008 | By Contrarian Profits | Category: Featured, Financial News

The sulfuric-acid market is booming and oil companies are reaping the rewards.

According to the London Times, the price of sulfur has risen from $50 to $500 a ton in under a year. More from this report:

“Shell is one of the most-efficient producers of sulphur,” Barry Clarke, a sulphur market analyst for Pentasul, said.



You’ve Never, Ever Considered This Agriculture Investment…

May 29th, 2008 | By Chris Mayer | Category: Gold Market

Interesting how certain threads come together…I read recently that copper producers are complaining about the skyrocketing costs of sulfuric acid. A few days later, I read about Mosaic, a fertilizer company – about how the rising cost of sulfuric acid could impact its profit margins.