Pyrite Price Chart & Market Analysis 2026

Pyrite Price Information Spec: China national standards;35% Sulfur Standard;35%

Newest Price 194.58

Price Date 20260327

Day's Change -0.24

Day's Range 194.58 - 194.34

Month's Change 0

Month's Range 0 - 0

Year's Change +55.68

Year's Range 181.46 - 125.78

Opinions

How much does China's pyrite supply depend on a handful of integrated miners?

By-product supply is the swing factor nobody prices. If copper smelters ramp, they release pyrite and acid regardless of the pyrite price, capping rallies. So the pure-play premium only holds while copper output is flat. Buyers should track smelter utilization alongside sulfur import volumes, not just mine-level news.

Why is pyrite pricing decoupling from sulfur and sulfuric acid in China's 2026 market?

The margin story is real, but watch the policy layer. After February 2026, pyrite prices were pulled into spring-ploughing supply-and-price supervision, so the headline pyrite quote stopped tracking sulfur one-for-one. The winners are not those selling raw ore at spot; they are those converting captive ore into acid and phosphate. If sulfur normalizes, the acid price falls fast while mining costs stay flat, and that spread compresses quickly.

Does the solid-state battery narrative actually change pyrite demand fundamentals?

Practical read: the battery story matters for sentiment and for anyone building battery-grade sulfur capacity, not for bulk pyrite pricing. The near-term demand pull is phosphate fertilizer and wet-process copper, both rigid. If you are procuring pyrite, hedge against acid and fertilizer cycles, and treat electrolyte demand as a 2027-plus variable.

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Overview

Pyrite (iron disulfide, FeS₂, CAS 1309-36-0) is a brass-yellow mineral with a metallic lustre, often called "fool's gold," and serves as a key raw material for sulfuric acid production and downstream chemical industries.

Industrial: primary feedstock for sulfuric acid manufacture via roasting, with the acid used in phosphate fertilizers, fluorides, and lithium-battery electrolyte intermediates.
Metallurgical: source of sulfur for smelting processes and iron recovery from calcined residues.
Agricultural: indirect input for phosphate fertilizer production through sulfuric acid.
Construction: by-product iron oxide used in cement and building materials.

China holds abundant pyrite reserves, with high-grade ore concentrated in the Yunfu deposit of Guangdong, which accounts for a large share of national rich-ore resources. Domestic supply is supplemented by imported sulfur for acid-making, and prices follow market trends without long-term contracts. Recent geopolitical disruptions to sulfur imports have strengthened the cost advantage of vertically integrated pyrite producers.

Key domestic producers:
Yuegui Co. – operates Asia's largest high-grade pyrite mine with integrated mining-to-acid chain.
Zijin Mining – discovered a super-large zinc polymetallic pyrite deposit in Inner Mongolia.

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Pyrite Price Information Spec: China national standards;35% Sulfur Standard;35%

Opinions

How much does China's pyrite supply depend on a handful of integrated miners?

Why is pyrite pricing decoupling from sulfur and sulfuric acid in China's 2026 market?

Does the solid-state battery narrative actually change pyrite demand fundamentals?

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