# Itafos Provides Update On Itafos Conda Plant Turnaround, Announces Sulfuric Acid Supply Disruption | Itafos

> Itafos reported that its Conda plant completed a reduced-scope turnaround in July with no environmental releases. It also disclosed a significant disruption in sulfuric acid supply from Rio Tinto's Kennecott smelter in Utah, which is delayed in restarting and is expected to be fully operational in about two months.

- Date: 2020-08-20 · published 2020-08-20T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/51919-itafos-provides-update-on-itafos-conda-plant-turnaround-announces-sulfuric-acid
- Commodities: [DAP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DAP.md), [Phosphate Rock](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PHOSROCK.md)

## Why it matters

Sulfuric acid is a key input for phosphate processing, so reduced supply from the Conda plant could curb DAP output and support phosphate fertilizer prices.

## Read by commodity

- DAP: bullish ▲
- PHOSROCK: bullish ▲

## Linked price moves

| Commodity | Date | Window | Change % | z-score | Why linked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DAP | 2020-08-27 | 1 | +3.6% | 3.7 | Sulfuric acid supply disruption from Kennecott delaying Itafos's Conda plant restart tightens North American DAP supply and supports prices. |

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| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DAP | 2023-12-11 | [Diammonium Phosphate Prices Surge Globally Amidst Supply Chain Constraints](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33031-diammonium-phosphate-prices-surge-globally-amidst-supply-chain-constraints.md) | +0.9% | +3.9% |
| DAP | 2026-07-08 | [Mosaic cuts Brazil phosphate output amid tight sulfur supply, rising costs \| S&P Global](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18689-mosaic-cuts-brazil-phosphate-output-amid-tight-sulfur-supply-rising-costs-s-and.md) | +1.0% | +5.1% |
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| DAP | 2026-10-22 | [Mosaic idles South Fort Meade phosphate plant amid global sulfur shortage — CMB News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/669-mosaic-idles-south-fort-meade-phosphate-plant-amid-global-sulfur-shortage-cmb.md) | 0.0% | — |

## Sources

- itafos.com: https://itafos.com/news/2020/itafos-provides-update-on-itafos-conda-plant-turnaround-announces-sulfuric-acid-supply-disruption/

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