Sulphur market at highs as Hormuz risk keeps sellers firm - Textile Fashion News Fibre2Fashion Sponsored Connect with Australian & New Zealand Buyers at Global Sourcing Expo Australia | Exhibit Today. Visit Interfilière Paris at WSN Paris.
- Textile Fashion News Fibre2Fashion Sponsored Connect with Australian & New Zealand Buyers at Global Sourcing Expo Australia | Exhibit Today. Visit Interfilière Paris at WSN Paris. Save with Early Bird | Register Now Showcase your apparel brand at Europe's largest B2B clothing fair Expo Trends 2026 | Get Ticket Power your bio transition with sugarcane-based spandex from Hyosung | Learn More Intelligence TexPro F2F Prime News Trade Fairs & Events Marketplace Marketing Solutions Digital Advertisement Print Advertisement Webinar Marketing Media Booster Magazine Subscription Articles Advertise with Us Sign In All Categories Articles News Buyers Suppliers Trade Fairs Interview Market Intelligence F2F Prime For You Textiles Apparel Fashion Retail E-commerce Technology Sustainability Chemicals Technical Textiles News Flash EU Parliament clears modernised EU-Mexico trade pact Sulphur market at highs as Hormuz risk keeps sellers firm India exports $177 mn; may make 90% of luxury embroidery—no credit China retail plan targets consumption & jobs growth Egypt approves $15 mn garment project in Sadat City's free zone Textiles | Sulphur market at highs as Hormuz risk keeps sellers firm 10 Jul '264 min read Pic: Generated by ChatGPT Insights Global sulphur prices remain near historic highs despite a recent ***** correction, as tight Middle East supply and Strait of Hormuz risks continue to support seller pricing. Buyers are prioritising supply security over price negotiations, while elevated freight costs and constrained exports keep the market vulnerable to renewed geopolitical disruptions. Global sulphur prices have surged since pre-war level, with Middle East FOB rising from $ * * * per MT to $ * * * per MT (+ * * . * per cent), and CFR China ($ * * * to * , * * * , + * * * . * per cent), India ($ * * * to * , * * * , + * * * . * per cent), Brazil ($ * * * to * , * * * , + * * * . * per cent), and SEA ($ * * * to * , * * * , + * * * . * per cent) all posting similarly steep gains. The sharpest acceleration came between mid-April ($ * * * – * * * range) and June * * , when Middle East peaked at $ * * * per MT range, driven by tightening refinery output and the re-escalation of US–Iran tensions, which added a risk premium on cargoes. This freight risk, layered on constrained origin supply, explains why import markets like Brazil and China rose faster than the Middle East origin itself. Despite this, prices remain roughly double the February baseline, as core drivers tight Middle East supply and unresolved Hormuz risk persist, keeping sellers’ firm on pricing. Key drivers Tight Middle East supply. Regional refinery run rates remain subdued, constraining recovered sulphur output at a time when global fertiliser and industrial demand has not eased. This has kept the floor under FOB Middle East pricing even as buyers push back on further increases. US–Iran tension and the Strait of Hormuz risk premium. Th
