Ammonium Sulfate Market Report 2026

The ammonium sulfate market size has grown strongly in recent years. It will grow from $4.16 billion in 2025 to $4.56 billion in 2026 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 9.7%. The growth in the historic period can be attributed to expansion of crop cultivation activities, increasing sulfur-deficient soil areas, growth of fertilizer manufacturing capacity, availability of industrial by-product ammonium sulfate, rising use in food and feed additives.

The ammonium sulfate market size is expected to see strong growth in the next few years. It will grow to $6.54 billion in 2030 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 9.5%. The growth in the forecast period can be attributed to increasing demand for balanced nutrient fertilizers, expansion of sustainable agriculture practices, growing use in industrial water treatment, rising adoption in specialty crop farming, increasing focus on cost-effective nitrogen sources. Major trends in the forecast period include increasing use of ammonium sulfate in soil conditioning, rising demand from specialty fertilizer blends, growing adoption in water treatment applications, expansion of industrial by-product recovery, enhanced focus on sulfur nutrient management.

The rise in demand for agricultural products is expected to drive the growth of the ammonium sulfate market going forward. Agricultural products include any commodity or product, raw or processed, derived from crops or livestock. This increasing demand is mainly driven by rising disposable incomes, enabling consumers to spend more on food and higher-quality agricultural goods. Ammonium sulfate is a widely used fertilizer, particularly for crops that require both nitrogen and sulfur. For example, in December 2024, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), an Italy-based government agency, reported that global wheat exports reached 199.1 million tonnes in 2023, an increase of 8.1 million tonnes compared to 2022. As a result, the growing demand for agricultural products is propelling the ammonium sulfate market.

Key companies in the ammonium sulfate market are developing innovative products and expanding their market presence. One example is CarbonCoat, a patented manufacturing process that bonds fertilizer granules with a potassium humate coating to create clean, spherical, free-flowing granules delivering nitrogen and humic acid simultaneously. In March 2023, The Andersons Plant Nutrient Group, a US-based company under The Andersons, Inc., launched CarbonCoat technology, combining ammonium sulfate granules with humic acid to produce an optimized fertilizer. The CarbonCoat product line includes Humic Coated Urea (HCU), Poly-Coated Humic Coated Urea (PCHCU), and Humic Coated Ammonium Sulfate (HCAS).

In July 2025, Casale SA, a Switzerland-based engineering company specializing in chemical process technologies, partnered with Daewoo Engineering and Construction Co. to develop process design packages for two new fertilizer plants in Turkmenabat, Turkmenistan. This collaboration aims to leverage Casale’s CULTIVA-PIPEX technology for granulated ammonium sulfate (AS) production and CULTIVA-SPhos technology for single superphosphate (SSP) production, along with Daewoo’s large-scale EPC capabilities, to build a state-of-the-art fertilizer complex producing 100,000 metric tons of AS and 350,000 metric tons of SSP annually. This initiative is expected to enhance soil quality and crop yields in the region. Daewoo Engineering and Construction Co., based in South Korea, focuses on large-scale infrastructure, industrial, and building projects.

Major companies operating in the ammonium sulfate market are Lanxess AG, Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd., Evonik Industries AG, BASF SE, GAC Chemical Corporation, Honeywell International Inc., AdvanSix Inc., OCI Co., Ltd., Nutrien Ltd., Rentech Inc., KuibyshevAzot PJSC, UBE Industries Ltd., Toray Industries Inc., China Petroleum & Chemical Corp. (Sinopec), Solvay S.A., Grodno Azot OJSC, PJSC Togliattiazot, JSC EuroChem Mineral and Chemical Company, PhosAgro, Achema AB, Dorogobuzh Public Joint Stock Company, Jiangsu Huaihe Chemical Co., Ltd., Arkema S.A., DOMO Chemicals GmbH, DSM-Firmenich AG, China Petrochemical Development Corporation.

Asia-Pacific was the largest region in the ammonium sulphate market in 2025. Asia-Pacific is expected to be the fastest-growing region in the forecast period. The regions covered in the ammonium sulfate market report are Asia-Pacific, South East Asia, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, Middle East, Africa. The countries covered in the ammonium sulfate market report are Australia, Brazil, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan, Taiwan, Russia, South Korea, UK, USA, Canada, Italy, Spain.

The ammonium sulfate market consists of sales of ammonium sulfate that is used as a food additive and as insecticide. Values in this market are ‘factory gate’ values, that is the value of goods sold by the manufacturers or creators of the goods, whether to other entities (including downstream manufacturers, wholesalers, distributors, and retailers) or directly to end customers. The value of goods in this market includes related services sold by the creators of the goods.

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