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Shift to purified phosphoric acid helps market. (Inorganics).

THE NORTH American phosphoric acid industry has been characterized as generally balanced to tightening during 2002. The shift toward more purified phosphoric acid (PPA) production and away from less elemental (thermal) acid production has helped to balance the market, producers say. Demand has been steady to flat, depending on end use. Pricing has also been steady, the last industry-wide price increase having been implemented during the summer of 2001.

"The phosphoric acid market in the US is currently balanced," says Tim Treinen, global asset director, phosphoric acid for Rhodia Inc. "The industry has shifted away from thermal acid made from elemental phosphorus [not ...

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