LLC MK "MAGNA" carries out wholesale sulfuric acid with the possibility of delivering the ordered chemical reagent to various regions of Russia.

You can find out how much sulfuric acid costs, as well as place an order and deliver it by calling the numbers listed in the "Contacts" section.

Range

In the online catalog of our official website you will find and be able to profitably buy sulfuric acid the following types:

• (GOST 2184-2013);
• sulfuric battery acid (GOST 667 - 73);
• sulfuric acid (chemically pure);
• 5-45% concentration (electrolyte).

Main characteristics

Molecular formula: H2SO4

Density (g/dm3) at +20С: 1,8305

CAS No.: 7664-93-9

Molecular weight (in amu): 98,07

Melting point (in °C): 10,31

Boiling point (in °C): 279,6

Hazard Class: 2

Appearance: oily liquid without a pronounced color and odor, not containing suspended particles

Physiochemical properties

Name	Index
Mass fraction of sulfuric acid H 2 SO 4 , %, not less than	93,6-95,6
Mass fraction of residue after calcination, %, no more	0,0006
Mass fraction of chlorides (Cl), %, max	0.00002
Mass fraction of nitrates (NO 3),%, no more	0.00002
Mass fraction of ammonium salts (NH 4),%, no more	0,0001
Mass fraction of heavy metals (Pb), %, max	0,0001
Mass fraction of iron (Fe),%, no more	0,00002
Mass fraction of arsenic (As),%, no more	0,000001
Mass fraction of selenium (Se), %, no more	0,0001
Mass fraction of substances that reduce KMnO 4, (in terms of SO 2),%, no more	0,0002

Storage Features

Terms and conditions of storage (from the date of production):

• : 3 years;
• high purity acid: 1 year. Storage in storage facilities designed for acid;
• : 3 years. Storage in clean containers made of St3 steel, or stainless steel containers lined with acid-resistant tiles;
• Grade K acids: 1 month. Storage in containers made of steel grade St3 or special steel, both unlined and lined with acid-resistant bricks or other acid-resistant material.

General storage conditions:

Sulfuric acid solutions are stored in closed or open warehouses under a canopy in glass vessels, carefully protecting them from damage. During storage, complete isolation from metal powders, salts of chloric and nitric acids, carbides, as well as from various combustible materials, moisture, and direct sunlight is necessary.

Application

Sulfuric acid is used in a wide variety of fields and industries:

• production of mineral fertilizers;
• as an electrolyte in lead batteries;
• source for generation of mineral acids and salts;
• in the oil industry;
• in leather and textile industries;
• creation of filters for obtaining distilled water;
• in Food Industry, as the basis of E513 emulsifier;
• as an important element of organic synthesis.

Transport conditions

Location options for the mineral fertilizer industry

Industry	Accommodation options	Centers
Potassium-fertilizer	a) on the basis of the Verkhnekamsk potassium salt deposit	Solikamsk Berezniki
Phosphate-fertilizer (in combination with the production of sulfuric acid)	a) at sources of raw materials: on the basis of phosphorite deposits	Voskresensk Kingisepp Dorogobuzh Bryansk Rudnichny
b) at the consumer on the basis of apatite concentrate (raw materials mainly from the Kola Peninsula)	Volkhov Balakovo Uvarovo
Nitrogen-fertilizer	a) based on natural gas(near deposits and along highways main gas pipelines)	Veliky Novgorod Shchekino Rossosh Dorogobuzh Dzerzhinsk Nevinnomyssk
b) on the basis of coke gas (in the centers of coking and metallurgy)	Magnitogorsk Chelyabinsk Nizhny Tagil Novokuznetsk Lipetsk Cherepovets
c) on the basis of coke (in coal basins, or at a distance from them)	Gubakha Berezniki Kemerovo Moscow
d) based on oil refining waste	Togliatti Salavat Angarsk

Sulfuric acid industry in Russia. Sulfuric acid is produced from pyrites, other metal sulfides, or gases containing sulfur. About 0.3 tons of sulfur is consumed per ton of products. Sulfuric acid is one of the most important, basic substances in chemistry and is used in large quantities, especially by the industrialized countries of the world. The amount of sulfuric acid produced shows the level of development of the state. Its annual production in the world is about 130 million tons, of which 5 million tons are in Germany.

The main feature of sulfuric acid as a product, which determines the geography of its production, is its low transportability over long distances.

In this regard, there are three main options for locating its enterprises:

1) at the consumer, in particular in the centers of production of phosphate fertilizers (Voskresensk, Perm, Berezniki);

2) in the centers of extraction of native sulfur (Samara) or its extraction from gas condensate (Astrakhan);

3) in metallurgical centers - on the basis of the disposal of sulfur dioxide waste gases from ferrous (Chelyabinsk, Nizhny Tagil) and non-ferrous (Revda, Karabash, etc.) metallurgy.

The largest production volumes of sulfuric acid in Vologda (Cherepovets), Moscow (Voskresensk), Leningrad, Saratov and Sverdlovsk regions(Table 1). In total, they provide 60% of its output in the country.

Table 1

Lipetsk region	8,7	-	Orenburg region	78,9	47,3
Moscow region	1673,7	1101,9	Perm region		42,1
Ryazan region	53,7		Samara region	105,3
Tambov region	421,5	-	Saratov region	1303,1	1426,7
Tula region	593,7		Sverdlovsk region.	1160,3	740,9
Yaroslavl region	55,7	16,8	Chelyabinsk region	192,3
Vologda region	1778,2	2245,6	Altai region	164,1
Leningrad region.	1548,5	818,3	Krasnoyarsk region	103,6
Murmansk region	446,6	221,6	Irkutsk region	42,1	32,4
North Ossetia	168,9	150,6	Kemerovo region.	217,1
Krasnodar region			Omsk region	58,8	40,5
Rostov region	63,3	-	Chita region		124,1
Bashkortostan	727,1	106,6	Primorsky Krai	416,3	242,3
Nizhny Novgorod region.	97,9		Khabarovsk region		-
RF, total	12 767,4	9 172,7

Soda industry in Russia. Soda is the technical name for sodium carbonates. Sodium bicarbonate - baking soda, normal carbonate - soda ash (used to make glass), sodium hydroxide - caustic soda (used to make detergents). The main demand in the market for caustic soda (production of detergents, pulping, etc.).

The main raw material for soda production is salt(through the solution of which ammonia is passed and carbon dioxide) and lime. For 1 ton finished products 1.5 tons of limestone, 5 m 3 of salt brine and a large amount of fuel are required. In this regard, the optimal area for the location of soda plants will be an area in which at the same time there are large reserves listed types of minerals.

The only deposit of native soda in Russia is Mikhailovskoye (Altai Territory).

Before the revolution, there were only 2 soda production centers within the modern borders of Russia: Berezniki and Barnaul. Modern geography is wider (Table 1).

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The market for sulfur and sulfuric acid in the Russian Federation from year to year faces two problems - transportation and overproduction. And if the first question, albeit slowly, but began to be resolved, then what to do with the second is still unclear.

Eleventh international Conference "Sulfur and sulfuric acid 2016" organized by CREON Energy took place on December 14 in Moscow. The event was supported by CREON Capital.

"On the Russian markets sulfur and sulfuric acid, there is now approximately a similar situation - an excess of supply over demand and a decrease in the price of the product, - said Sanjar Turgunov, CEO of CREON Energy, in his welcoming speech. - A surplus leads to an increase in stocks. Need to look for real alternative ways sulfur applications and develop new technologies for the use of sulfuric acid. In addition, I propose to discuss the issue of pricing for sulfur.”

Analyst at Fertecon Janos Gal presented an overview of the world sulfur market. At the end of 2015, sulfur production in the United States amounted to 9.6 million tons, consumption - 9.1 million tons. The country actively exports the product, but imports are also large - in particular, up to 1.8 million tons are imported from Canada annually.

Sulfur production in China for 9 months of this year amounted to only 3.5 million tons due to the forced shutdown of the Sinopec plant, the bulk of domestic demand is covered by imports. If in 2010 it was 10 million tons, then in 2016 it will reach 12 million tons. The main one is Saudi Arabia, the share of the UAE is gradually growing.

Janos Gal noted that the configuration of the world sulfur market is gradually changing, the main directions of supplies are being redistributed. Now the logistics component begins to play a key role. For example, sulfur from Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates outperforms the Russian one on the world market precisely because of the lack of a long logistics arm. There are also new supplier countries, which, however, cannot boast of a low cost of the product. Thus, Kazakhstan produces sulfur from the raw materials of the Kashagan oil and gas field, Turkmenistan - from the raw materials of Galkynysh. However, the lack of convenient and easy way transportation significantly reduces the competitiveness of this sulfur.

What is the situation on the sulfur market in Russia? At the end of 2015, the production of sulfur from hydrocarbons amounted to 5.94 million tons, the forecast for 2016 provides for an increase to 6 million tons. Olga Vronskaya, Chief Specialist department of monitoring the oil and gas industry of the CDU TEK. The bulk of sulfur is produced at the gas processing plant (5.15 mmt in 2015). This year, the expert predicts, it will grow by 1%.

Export of sulfur from the Russian Federation last year amounted to 3.3 million tons, in 2016 it can reach 3.7 million tons. The main consumer countries are Morocco, Tunisia, and China.

Olga Vronskaya also presented the latest data - for 10 months of 2016. From January to October, oil production in the Russian Federation increased by 2.2%, while its primary processing decreased by 1.9%. At the same time, sulfur production at refineries increased by 8% and reached 701 thousand tons. According to the speaker, the increase in sulfur production in this situation is due to the transition to cleaner Euro-5 fuel and an increase in the depth of oil refining.

In general, according to the results of 2016, sulfur production in Russia is expected to be at the level of the previous year, which is 6.05 million tons. The volume of consumption will also remain at the level of 2.6 million tons. Nikolai Motin, Head of Gas Sulfur Laboratory, Gazprom VNIIGAZ.

Production in the coming years will grow much faster than consumption, the expert says:

“In the period from 2020 to 2025. sulfur output will increase by 500 thousand tons, - by 250 thousand tons. Surplus domestic market stimulates companies to search for new applications. Thus, technologies for the production of road building materials based on sulfur have been developed, and work is underway to introduce them into industry.”

According to the results of 2015, Gazprom Sera is the sole operator of Gazprom for the sale of sulfur in the Russian market - 2.18 million tons of sulfur, most of which is liquid (about 70%). This year the volume of sales will increase, said Nikolai Gurevich- Deputy CEO sales and logistics.

Among the main buyers of solid sulfur are PhosAgro-Cherepovets, Phosphorit PG, Metakhim, Azot. Together they account for 97% of total sales.

Nikolai Gurevich named PhosAgro-Cherepovets, the Balakovo branch of Apatit, Voskresenskiye MU and EuroChem-BMU as the key consumers of liquid sulfur.

Commenting on the issue of the price of sulfur, the speaker noted that even with the advent of the new formula, the focus on the export price has not disappeared:

“Now it is officially spelled out and enshrined in contracts. Yes, the price for consumers directly depends on the price of export sales. If counted by the station of departure, then average price in 2016 is significantly lower than last year.”

Professor of the Department of Gas Chemistry, Russian State University of Oil and Gas. Gubkin Irina Golubeva asked to comment on the issue of sulfur stocks at Gazprom Dobycha Astrakhan:

“According to my information, there are mountains of lump sulfur on the territory of the enterprise, and they have appeared recently.”

According to the head of the sulfur sales department of Gazprom dobycha Astrakhan VeronicaChilimskaya, “Over the past three years, the annual volumes of sulfur shipped slightly, but exceed the volumes of its production, and therefore, in general, an increase in sulfur reserves at the Astrakhan GPP is not observed. The growth of sulfur stocks from November to April is an exclusively seasonal phenomenon and is due to the lack of shipment of sulfur water transport during this period. During the absence of navigation, the enterprise accumulates sulfur reserves for its shipment by water transport in the navigation of 2017.”

The transportation of liquid sulfur has been a major headache for the industry over the past few years. The rolling stock was catastrophically outdated, the prospects for its renewal remained unclear. This year, the situation finally got off the ground, said an independent expert Andrey Vashchenko. According to the forecast, the maximum disposal of tanks should come in 2019 - 260 units. Already this year, the shortage of tanks amounted to 134 units with the prospect of further increase.

According to Andrey Vashchenko, as a result, the market players interested in solving the problem came to a consensus. It was the independent purchase of tanks by consumers. Thus, PhosAgro-Trans plans to put 284 containers into circulation in 2017.

If current trends continue, the expert says, the fleet of old tanks for liquid sulfur will be decommissioned smoothly, without a sharp increase in the shortage of rolling stock, and there will be more innovative cars on the tracks.

Representative of PhosAgro-Cherepovets Mikhail Devochkin confirmed this information:

“We are ready to accept both liquid and solid sulfur. We are engaged in rolling stock, now we are considering proposals for tanks from manufacturers, we will purchase our own rolling stock for the transportation of liquid sulfur.”

Today, car builders are switching to the production of innovative cars, said Nina Borisenko, Marketing Director, NPK UWC.

TikhvinChemMash is a new enterprise of RPC UWC railway holding, which specializes in the production of new generation tank cars with increased payload capacity. Production capacities are designed for more than 2,000 tanks per year. And within a year, TXM was able to reach the planned capacity.

Mastered product line this year's enterprises include six models of tank cars for the transportation of a wide range of chemical products, in 2017 - up to 20 models. In particular, the plant mastered the production of a tank for sulfuric acid model 15-9545 with increased loading (+9 tons). Economical effect, says Nina Borisenko, is up to 1.8 million rubles. The company calculated the percentage of savings when using these innovative tanks: 11% on the required fleet, at least 50% on repairs and 133 thousand rubles per year on tariffs per car.

The company also manufactures a tank car for molten sulfur (model 15-6913), which is distinguished by increased load capacity and boiler volume, as well as extended turnaround times. Additional solution for efficient operation are the boiler and casing made of corrosion-resistant steel.

Representative of RM Rail - another Russian manufacturer innovative tanks - Maxim Bulanov said that their project started in the fall of this year, now there are point negotiations with potential consumers and carrier. The main advantage of the tank is the increased carrying capacity.

The Eurosib company offers its own option to reduce transportation costs for the transportation of sulfuric acid - a combined container. According to the head of the representative office in Murmansk Viacheslav Yushchenko, the main advantage is the tariff reduction, because the tariff for container transportation is cheaper compared to transportation in a tank. Empty runs in opposite directions are also excluded and the cost of renting a car is reduced by up to 50% due to passing loading.

According to the results of 2015, the production of sulfuric acid in Russia amounted to 10.4 million tons, this year it is expected to grow by 12% to 11.6 million tons, reported Maria Dubinina, analyst at CREON Energy. The increase in production is primarily due to the growth in demand from the producers of mineral fertilizers, as well as the restoration of existing production facilities and the creation of new ones. However, already in 2017 there will be no such dynamics - growth will continue, but within 2-3%.

In 2016, the enterprises belonging to the PhosAgro holding (which controls more than 45% of the production of sulfuric acid in our country) remained the largest producers of sulfuric acid in Russia.

Export of sulfuric acid from Russia this year is expected at the level of 198 thousand tons, the main consumer is Kazakhstan (about 80%).

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Sulfur and sulfuric acid market: what should manufacturers do in the face of a product surplus?

Significant successes in factory construction during the First World War fell on the share of the Russian chemical industry. Much credit for this belonged to the Chemical Committee, headed by Academician V. N. Ipatiev, who strenuously pushed for the construction of plants, having developed a number of new technologies for obtaining the most important chemical products. In 1915, a Procurement Commission was established at the State Agrarian University explosives and the Asphyxiant Manufacturing Commission. From the beginning of 1916 they were united in the Chemical Committee. Back in 1915, the first commission developed and began to implement big program for the construction of chemical plants to meet the needs of the army. Thanks to energetic efforts to put this program into practice, the declared need for 60,000 poods of explosives per month began to be satisfied as early as August 1915. The construction of factories proceeded at a rapid pace. If in February 1915 there were only 1 private and 2 state-owned explosives factories, then in March 1916 there were already 10 private ones, which, together with 2 state-owned enterprises (141 thousand poods), produced almost 800 thousand poods of explosives.

An extremely important task during the war was the establishment of new methods for the production of explosives, the raw materials for which were previously imported from Germany. V.N. Ipatiev developed a method for capturing benzene from coal waste in coke ovens and obtaining benzene by pyrogenizing oil. The rapid construction (in just five and a half months) of a state-owned benzene plant at the Kadievsky coke ovens of the South Dnieper Society, completed by September 1, 1915, attracted many private firms to this business. Most of the factories under construction were completely ready by the summer of 1916. This gave an increase in the production of crude benzene only in the Donbass from 15.6 pounds. at the beginning of 1915 to 69.4 pounds. at the end of 1916, and the total annual production as a whole had doubled by that time.

The production of oil pyrogenization was established in 1915-1916. at 6 enterprises. Of these, only one Nobel plant at the end of 1916 brought the production of benzene and toluene to 12 thousand pounds. per month. 2 state-owned factories were built (Ekaterinodar, Grozny) with large distillation plants, which received toluene from certain grades of gasoline and naphtha from 4 to 6 thousand pounds. per month.

During the war years, the establishment of acid production played a very important role. The production of synthetic phenol for the production of picric acid was started by the Farbwerke plant built in Moscow and 2 plants in the South of Russia. As a result, the production of phenol increased from 8.3 thousand pounds. at the beginning of 1916 to 13.5 thousand pounds. at the end of the year. The situation was especially difficult with the production of sulfuric acid due to the reduction in the import of pyrites and the occupation of Poland and the Baltic provinces, where most of the sulfuric acid plants were located. As a result, the production of sulfuric acid in the autumn of 1915 dropped to 700,000 poods. against 1.25 million pounds in the pre-war period. To remedy the situation, the construction of 20 new sulfuric acid plants began. In total, by May 1917, 32 enterprises of this profile were built in Russia, which increased the production of sulfuric acid to 1864.7 thousand pounds. per month. The production of nitric acid during the war years fell sharply due to difficulties in the delivery of Chilean saltpeter. The chemical committee has developed new way production of nitric acid from ammonia and on its basis a pilot plant was built in Makeevka.

Thanks to the development of these industries in the chemical industry, the construction of special explosives plants was also launched. In total, according to V.N. Ipatiev, by the end of the war, 25 workshops and factories for the production of explosives were built. Along with private factories, which numerically prevailed in this group, two state-owned ones were built: in Nizhny Novgorod and in Grozny (it was not completed). All this made it possible to significantly increase the production of explosives, which for 11 months in 1915 amounted to 503.0 thousand poods, for the whole of 1916 - 1668.7 thousand poods, and for 6 months of 1917 - 1243.4 thousand. pounds.

So, on the whole, factory construction in individual industries of the chemical industry, especially associated with the production of explosives and acids, was carried out on a significant scale and was quite successful.