<![CDATA[“Sulphuric acid is a crucial ingredient in the manufacture of batteries, clothing and phosphate fertilisers, and is also used to treat drinking water, purify petroleum and produce some metals and computer chips.]]>

<![CDATA[“Sulphuric acid is a crucial ingredient in the manufacture of batteries, clothing and phosphate fertilisers, and is also used to treat drinking water, purify petroleum and produce some metals and computer chips.]]>“Sulphuric acid is a crucial ingredient in the manufacture of batteries, clothing and phosphate fertilisers, and is also used to treat drinking water, purify petroleum and produce some metals and computer chips.

#China is a key exporter, but it relies on imported #sulphur — itself a by-product of oil refining and smelting — to make it.

In 2025, about half of the global sulphur supply came from the Middle East.

With trade disrupted, Beijing has banned exports of #SulphuricAcid to shore up its domestic #supply.”

#StraitOfHormuz / #trade / #conflict #chemicals <https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2026-05-17/china-turns-off-sulphuric-acid-supply/106682704>

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