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Sulfur Wire

Open North American recovered-sulfur desk: Alberta inventory, Vancouver exports, hubs, netbacks, facilities. Provenance on every figure.

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Newest reported export month 2025-09 · 386 kt · Vancouver FOB Vancouver anchor $1045/t · as of 2026-06-01 Latest Outlook brief 2026-09-15 Latest desk item 2026-09-17 · BC Insight September 15 cites 450 kt Hormuz sulfur... Latest data change 2026-07-22 · Promo and diligence surfaces

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  1. BC Insight September 15 cites 450 kt Hormuz sulfur backlog and 884 kt China port stocks

    Global sulphur described as flat on the week. India CFR quoted 1,050 to 1,100 dollars. Kpler backlog aligns with single-digit Hormuz transit counts.

  2. SunSirs puts China import sulfur CFR at 525-1,050 with granular at 1,000-1,050 for week of September 15

    Wide import range captures distressed and premium origins. Granular top of band aligns with BC Insight India CFR near 1,050 to 1,100 dollars.

  3. Shengyishe September 17 trend flags weak rebound as spreads improve but stay negative

    Five-day spread improves to negative 292.33 yuan from negative 479.38 yuan. Platform publishes (+,-,-) bearish weak-rebound signal. No new September 17...

  4. Sci99 acid morning puts national 98% average at 1,771.25 yuan as Shandong sulphur-acid holds

    September 16 national acid average down 24.69 yuan. Shandong sulphur-burning acid unchanged at 2,700 to 3,000 yuan. North China smelting acid down 300 yuan.

  5. Shengyishe sulfur benchmark slips to 7,704 yuan as decline signal persists

    September 16 print down 165 yuan from September 15. Month-to-date drop widens to 7.73 percent from the September 1 level.

  6. Hormuz transits hold at four on Tuesday as 10-day average slips to 18 vessels

    Reuters shipping data show Tuesday counts down from seven on Monday. LPG and naphtha cargoes move on Iranian and dark routes.

  7. Shengyishe sulfur benchmark drops 5.79 percent to 7,869 yuan on September 15 correction

    September 15 print down 483.33 yuan from September 14. Platform classifies trend as clearly declining.

  8. Washington and Tehran dispute EL GAIA tanker account as Oman tows burned hull off Musandam

    IRGC says mine strike on restricted route. CENTCOM says Iranian missile in August and drone hit over the weekend.

Hubs and corridor

FOB hubs, basis, and Alberta-to-Pacific export flow.

North American sulfur hubs on a polygon map of Canada, the United States, and Mexico: FOB Vancouver, FOB US Gulf, Tampa molten quarterly
Public reference mids, Jul 2026
Export flow from Alberta inventory through Port of Vancouver to China, Indonesia, and Brazil
Pacific corridor with freight netbacks

Coverage

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Export flows

Canada and Port of Vancouver volumes by destination.

Facilities

Canada producers/formers plus US Gulf and Tampa nodes.

Forming guide

Prill, granule, pastille, and slate for bulk export.

Pacific route

Vancouver-Asia transit beside Middle East chokepoint lanes.

Price hubs

Vancouver, US Gulf, and Tampa molten with year notes.

Methodology

Observation classes, PRA boundary, unit traps (LT vs MT).

Desk guide

Where to start: annuals, inventory cut, hubs, anchors, netbacks.

Units helper

LT ↔ MT and Vancouver−Gulf basis without form mix-ups.

Vancouver dock

Formed sulfur rails from Alberta remelt and forming plants to PCT Port Moody and Vancouver Wharves. Port stats: 3.51 Mt sulfur through Vancouver in 2025.

Export series · Sultran / PCT · FOB Vancouver hub

Yellow sulfur piles at a Vancouver marine terminal in rain at dusk
Vancouver terminal

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