Yellow Phosphorus China report

China owns the largest capacity and output of yellow phosphorus in the world. In 2013, the capacity already reached about 2,340,000 t/a with a low operating rate. Overcapacity has been a big issue in the industry. Even so, the export of yellow phosphorus is under restriction in China. In order to protect the domestic phosphorus ore resources and promote the development and structural adjustment of the domestic phosphorus chemical industry, China canceled the export rebate for yellow phosphorus and levied export tariffs on it in 2005. As a result, the export volume decreased obviously from 2009. Despite the small rise in 2013, it might not increase much in the long term. This may prompt the further processing of high value-added phosphorus chemicals in the future, which is beneficial for the upgrading and development of the yellow phosphorus industry. Meanwhile, it is estimated that the remaining yellow phosphorus resources in China will be ran out in 30 years, so China is trying to protect phosphorus resources by take measures including levying resources tax on phosphorus ore, setting up entry criteria for mining, etc. These policies and regulations have inevitably influenced the supply and output of Chinese yellow phosphorus. To show readers a deeper insight into China’s yellow phosphorus industry, this report presents the following aspects: - Supply of resources for production of yellow phosphorus; - Production situation of yellow phosphorus, including capacity & output, manufacturers, price, existing problems in the industry, existing production technologies, production cost, strategy taken by enterprises, etc; - Consumption of yellow phosphorus and changes taken place in recent years; - Future development trends on capacity, output, supply of resources, consumption quantity and structure during 2014-2018 based on a large number of first-hand information and advanced forecast model.