Fertilizers, Chemicals, Energy Transition, Renewables
July 28, 2025
Platts to launch two Ammonium Sulfate CFR Brazil assessments; change methodology of existing AS CFR Brazil range assessment
Platts, part of S&P Global Commodity Insights, will launch two weekly price assessments for ammonium sulfate delivered to Brazil, CFR Brazil North-Northeast and CFR Brazil South-Southeast, effective Sept. 4, 2025.
The assessment will capture market activity in Brazil's different regions and complement Platts' existing coverage of the AS market in the country.
The assessments will have the following specifications:
Assessment name: Ammonium Sulfate CFR Brazil SSE
- Quality: 21% N, compacted/granular ammonium sulfate
- Quantity: 5,000-10,000 mt
- Basis and location: CFR Paranaguá, Paraná
- Timing: Delivered between seven and 40 days from the date of publication
- Frequency: Weekly (Thursdays)
- Appears in: Nitrogen Market Report
- Unit of assessment: $/mt
- Timestamp: 16:30 São Paulo, following the São Paulo publishing calendar
Assessment name: Ammonium Sulfate CFR Brazil NNE
- Quality: 21% N, compacted/granular ammonium sulfate
- Quantity: 5,000-10,000 mt
- Basis and location: CFR Aratu, Bahia
- Timing: Delivered between seven and 40 days from the date of publication
- Frequency: Weekly (Thursdays)
- Appears in: Nitrogen Market Report
- Unit of assessment: $/mt
- Timestamp: 16:30 São Paulo, following the São Paulo publishing calendar
The weekly price assessments will be published as a single "close" value to a 16:30 São Paulo timestamp and follow the São Paulo publishing calendar.
Alignment of weekly range assessment methodology
Additionally, the weekly range for Ammonium Sulfate (21% N) Caprolactam Compacted/Granular CFR Brazil $/mt Wkly (FASCG04) will reflect the lowest and highest values published from the above-mentioned AS CFR Brazil SSE and NNE assessments, effective Sept. 4, 2025. No fresh market information will be taken into account.
For example, if CFR Brazil SSE is assessed at $300/mt for a week and CFR Brazil NNE is assessed at $350/mt, Ammonium Sulfate (21% N) CFR Brazil $/mt Wkly (FASCG04) will be assessed at $300-$350/mt.
Platts will also amend the specifications of weekly CFR Brazil assessment (FASCG04) to align to those of the above mentioned AS CFR Brazil SSE and NNE assessments.
The updated specifications for the Ammonium Sulfate (21% N) Caprolactam Compacted/Granular CFR Brazil $/mt Wkly (FASCG04) are as follows:
| Old specifications | New specifications | |
| Assessment Name | Ammonium Sulfate CFR Brazil, Caprolactam, Compacted/Granular | Ammonium Sulfate CFR Brazil, Caprolactam, Compacted/Granular |
| Quality | 21% N, compacted/granular ammonium sulfate | 21% N, compacted/granular ammonium sulfate |
| Quantity | Minimum 3,000 mt | 5,000-10,000 mt |
| Basis and location | All major Brazilian ports | CFR Paranaguá, Paraná and CFR Aratu, Bahia. The low and high of the range assessment is derived from the weekly CFR Paranaguá, Paraná and CFR Aratu, Bahia assessment. No fresh market to be taken into account. |
| Timing | Product to be shipped up to 30 days forward. | Delivered between 7 and 40 days from date of publication |
| Frequency | Weekly | Weekly (Thursdays) |
| Unit of assessment | $/mt | $/mt |
| Timestamp | 16:30 São Paulo, published according to the São Paulo publishing calendar | 16:30 São Paulo, published according to the São Paulo publishing calendar |
This assessment currently appears in the Nitrogen Market Report and on Platts Connect.
Platts originally proposed to update the methodology for ammonium sulfate delivered to Brazil, CFR Brazil North-Northeast and CFR Brazil South-Southeast, price assessments on July 3 in a subscriber note available here.
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