Welcome to the premier trading hub for sulphur and sulphuric acid in Asia
Join us in Bali for a high-impact, one-day conference dedicated to sulphur and sulphuric acid markets. This is your opportunity to meet with the market in Asia and Southeast Asia under one roof – whether you are a buyer, seller or trader. With a sharp focus on commercial outcomes, this event is designed to help you secure contracts, meet customers or suppliers, and update your book of business and make deals in one of the world’s fastest-growing regions for consumption.
What is it?
The Argus Sulphur & Sulphuric Acid Trade Day is a focused, deals-driven conference that brings together the most influential players in the sulphur and sulphuric acid value chain and beyond. From producers and exporters to traders and end-users, this event is your gateway to the heart of Asia’s booming sulphur and sulphuric acid markets.
Who is it for?
Why are we doing it?
Sulphur and sulphuric acid demand is expanding beyond fertilizers into batteries, metals, and chemicals. With Indonesia driving this shift - driven by nickel mining, battery-grade acid production, and agricultural expansion - Bali provides the ideal setting to host this strategic gathering. The event is further bolstered by its co-location with the Argus Fertilizer Asia Conference: uniting key fertilizer players alongside this highly complementary trade day.
Buy a passBenefits of attending
Deal-making in a day
Fast-track your commercial objectives with a focused, one-day format designed for efficiency whatever part of the value chain you are working in.
Market intelligence
Gain insights from Argus and industry experts on pricing, trade flows, and regional dynamics.
Strategic networking
Meet the right people at the right time - buyers, sellers, and decision-makers from across Asia and beyond. Join sessions designed to maximise your networking opportunities.
New opportunities
Explore growth areas in EV batteries, industrial chemicals, and metal processing, sizing up the market opportunity.
Regional focus
Understand the unique dynamics of Southeast Asia’s rapidly growing markets, including a spotlight on the exciting Indonesian market.
Network across markets
This is more than a conference – this day is designed as an unmissable market meeting point.
Whether your business is expanding into Asia or looking to strengthen existing ties, this is your opportunity to connect with the key players shaping the future of sulphur and sulphuric acid trade across various market segments.
Why sulphur and sulphuric acid matter more than ever
While fertilizers remain the largest market for sulphur and sulphuric acid, these products are now vital to the global energy transition and industrial growth. Key applications include:
- Battery Metals: Crucial for nickel and cobalt processing in EV supply chains
- Metal Processing: Essential for extracting copper, zinc, and nickel
- Fertilizers: Dominant use in phosphate fertilizer production
With Asia leading global demand growth, this event is your gateway to the region’s most dynamic markets.
Agenda highlights in 2026
Argus outlook: Unlocking sulphur’s value across industries
Producer Keynote Panel: Meeting multi-industry demand for sulphur
Sulphuric Acid Spotlight: Asia’s industrial transformation
Shipping & Trade Dynamics: Mapping the future of sulphur flows
Agenda
31 March 2026
Sulphur and sulphuric acid focus day
- * This is for main conference pass + Sulphur and sulphuric acid focus day passholders and All access passholders). Please note to access the Sulphur and sulphuric acid focus day you will need to add this onto your main conference pass when registering for the event.
- 08:30 - 09:30
Exhibition and registration open
- 09:30 - 09:40
Argus welcome to Sulphur and Sulphuric Acid Trade Day
Welcoming attendees from across the sectors, including fertilizers and metals, plus key participants in both value chains from sulphur producers, trading firms, brokers and more.Speakers Include:
Maria Mosquera
Editor Sulphur ProductsArgus
Morning sessions
- 09.40 - 10.10
Argus sulphur market outlook: Refining expansions, trade shifts and Indonesia’s strategic demand
- How are refining expansions in the Middle East, China, India, and southeast Asia reshaping sulphur supply, and why does this matter for downstream industries?
- What is the impact of tariffs and shifting trade routes on sulphur flows into Asia’s key consumption markets?
- Why is Indonesia emerging as a strategic sulphur consumer across fertilizers, chemicals and metals, and what does this mean for regional supply chains
Speakers Include:
Maria Mosquera
Editor Sulphur ProductsArgus- 10.10 - 10:50
Sulphur producers keynote panel: Navigating sulphur supply in a multi-industry demand landscape
- How will chemicals, metals and fertilizer industries compete for sulphur supply as demand intensifies and trade flows shift, and what cross-sector opportunities are emerging from this evolving landscape?
- How are sulphur producers adapting their production, logistics and pricing strategies to meet growing global demand?
- How are geopolitical factors, energy transition policies and sustainability pressures shaping sulphur supply?
- 10:50 - 11:30
Sulphuric acid spotlight panel: Strategic shifts in production, trade and industrial demand across Asia
- How is the rise of domestic sulphuric acid production in Indonesia reshaping regional trade flows and reducing import dependency?
- What are the implications of sulphuric acid’s growing role in both fertilizer production and the expanding battery metals sector across Asia?
- With China, Morocco and Indonesia as key swing markets, how are changing logistics and environmental regulations shaping the future of sulphuric acid availability and pricing?
- 11:30 - 12:00
Break
- 11:30 - 12:00
Speed networking session: Fertilizers and metals markets for sulphur and sulphuric acid
Open to all attendees and taking place in the main exhibition area, in the Indonesia corner, highlighting the new sectors involved in the sulphur and sulphuric acid markets.
Networking lunch break
- 12:00 - 14:00
Lunch break
Afternoon sessions
- 14:00 - 14:05
Chairperson’s remarks
Speakers Include:
Deon Ngee
Associate EditorArgus- 14:00 - 14:15
Argus metals outlook: Tracing Asia’s industrial momentum and market realignment
- Argus Update: A comprehensive review of recent price movements and supply chain dynamics across key industrial metals.
- Forecast Insight: Forward-looking analysis on demand trajectories, policy impacts, and infrastructure-led growth shaping the metals landscape through 2026.
- 14:15 - 15:00
Panel discussion: Sulphur, smelters and supply chains: Exploring Asia’s metals-fertilizer convergence
- How are Indonesia’s smelter expansions and China’s refining projects reshaping sulphur and sulphuric acid trade flows and pricing?
- Can regional smelters meet the growing sulphuric acid demand from Indonesia’s metals sector, and what are the implications for supply chains?
- How is the increasing integration of metals and fertilizer industries in Asia driving investment in sulphur logistics and storage infrastructure?
- 15.00 - 15.20
Indonesia focus: What’s next for sulphur in Indonesia’s evolving regulatory and industrial framework?
- How are Indonesia’s mining and industrial policies influencing the shift from sulphuric acid imports to domestic sulphur-burning capacity?
- What role do environmental regulations and low-sulphur fuel mandates play in shaping the future of sulphur usage in Indonesia?
- What are the investment and policy opportunities in Indonesia’s evolving sulphur and sulphuric acid markets, and how will these shape business strategy and growth?
- 15:20 - 15:50
Break
- 15:50 - 16:30
Shipping and trade dynamics: Mapping sulphur and sulphuric acid flows across Asia
- How are Indonesia’s smelter expansions and China’s growing refining capacity transforming shipping routes, vessel demand and port logistics for sulphur and sulphuric acid in Asia?
- What are the implications of southeast Asia’s shift from sulphuric acid to sulphur imports on logistics and contract structures?
- What infrastructure upgrades and technological innovations are supporting the safe and efficient transport of these commodities across the region?
- 16:30 - 17:00
Roundtable: Sulphur & Sulphuric Acid: Cross-Industry Insights and Innovations
Choose Your Table – Explore New Markets
Each table will be moderated by an industry expert and designed to foster open dialogue, peer learning and cross-sector collaboration. Whether you are deep in one market or looking to understand how sulphur is shaping others, this is your chance to pick a table, share your perspective and gain new insights. Which table will you join?
- Metals: Examine sulphuric acid’s role in copper and nickel leaching, supply chain risks and the impact of decarbonisation on sulphur demand.
- Chemicals: Explore how sulphur is used in specialty and bulk chemical production, regulatory shifts, and circular economy strategies.
- Fertilizers: Discuss sulphur’s essential role in crop nutrition, global trade flows and how fertilizer producers are adapting to volatile sulphur pricing
Welcome drinks reception - open to all attendees
- 17:30 - 19:00
Welcome drinks reception, Argus Fertilizer Asia Conference
Venue - The Westin Resort Nusa Dua, Bali
The conference will take place at the contemporary 5-star resort The Westin Resort Nusa Dua in Bali, Indonesia.
Well located at only 11km from the airport, the hotel offers spectacular views of the white sands of Nusa Dua Beach while also providing state-of-the-art and world-class conference facilities with fantastic transport links.
Bali is located in the heart of Southeast Asia, with an international airport serving the island offering direct flights to/from global locations. In addition, Bali's unique blend of stunning natural beauty and rich cultural experiences make it an inspirational destination for global networking and collaboration.
Early bird – until Friday 6 February
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Please note that registration is subject to compliance checks. Once the checks are complete, you will receive an invoice along with payment instructions. This process may take between 24 to 72 hours.
Group rates
- Book a group of 3 passes and receive 15% off the total price
- Book a group of 5 passes and receive 20% off the total price
If you have any questions about the group rates, contact us at: conferencesupport@argusmedia.com
Hotel accommodation and VISA applications
Delegates are responsible for their hotel, travel and visa arrangements. Event room rates are available on a first-come, first-served basis.
Terms and conditions
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Antitrust compliance reminder
Argus takes compliance with antitrust law seriously. The purpose of the event is to help market participants understand the major issues shaping the market. The conference sessions will follow the agenda as circulated.
Argus reminds all participants of the need to be mindful of the requirement to comply with antitrust and competition laws. There should be no discussion of any matters relating to competition among participants, including discussion of individual prices, rates or market strategies and no exchange of information concerning any other competitive aspect of an individual company’s operation. Should any participant to this conference attempt to initiate a discussion with other participants on any of these matters, we recommend that other participants end the conversation immediately and at all times act in accordance with their own antitrust compliance policies and all applicable laws.
Disclaimer
The organisers will not accept liability for non-approval of visas, individual transport delays and transport disruption. In such circumstances, our normal cancellation rules and penalties apply. Where matters beyond the reasonable control of the organisers impair or prevent the organisers from being able to perform any activities relating to this event, each delegate releases the organisers from any liability, relating to such events.
Contact us
General enquiries
Sonal Alu
Senior Customer Service Executive
+65 6496 9937
Registration enquiries
Ming Oh
Senior Delegate Sales Executive
+65 8375 8529
Speaking opportunities
Matilda Wall
Senior Portfolio Manager
+44 20 4570 3543