Ammonium Sulfate:

Market Dynamics: ​In BioTech, ammonium sulfate is used in purifying proteins by "salting them out". However, the primary market use for ammonium sulfate is as a fertilizer, thus small fluctuations in the fertilizer market can cause shortages in Life Sciences. 

Up Stream Materials/Building Blocks:

Ammonia (90% goes to the fertilizer market)

Ammonium Carbonate

Gypsum

Mascagnite

Neutralization of ammonia/sulfuric acid waste (ammonium sulfate co-product)

Nylon/Caprolactam (ammonium sulfate co-product)

Sulfuric acid

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Down Stream Materials Consuming Ammonium Sulfate:

Fertilizers

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