Gulf disruption leaves miners scrambling for Sulfur alternatives

Reuters

Sulfur, a by-product of the oil & gas industry, is used to make sulfuric acid, which is essential for processing critical minerals such as phosphate, rare earths, nickel, copper, etc. With 24% of global sulfur supply stopped, prices have more than tripled, supply chains around the globe are broken, and miners are looking for alternatives. Travertine’s electrochemical sulfuric acid process decouples production from sulfur supply and is lower cost than conventional sulfur burning technology. With a demonstration plant in 24/7 operation in New York making 180 T/y sulfuric acid, Travertine stands ready to build a commercial scale plant to free the critical minerals industry from oil & gas sulfur dependence.

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