The Sulphur Institute

Name

The Sulphur Institute

Legal name

The Sulphur Institute

Website

https://sulphurinstitute.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1960

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industry Association Services

NAICS

Business Associations (813910)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Wholesale-Metals & Minerals (No Petroleum) (5050)

akta.pro primary industry

Sulfur & Sulfuric Derivatives (IMAEAAAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Sulfur Mining (IMAKAGAC), Soil Sulfur & Acidifying Amendments (Elemental Sulfur, Sulfates) (AFABADAG), Sulfur Recovery & Acid Gas Treatment (SRU, Tail Gas Treating, Amine Units) (EUALAGAH), Sulfites & Sulfur Dioxide (Sodium Metabisulfite, Potassium Bisulfite) (AFAJAFAJ)

Keywords

• Sulphur industry association
• Sulphuric acid advocacy
• Plant nutrient sulphur
• Fertilizer sulphur research
• Trade association services

Headquarters

HQ city

Washington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: TSI operates as a non-profit membership organization funded by dues from member companies in the sulphur and sulphuric acid industries. Member companies span the oil, gas, fertilizer, and chemical sectors.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

The Sulphur Institute is an international non-profit trade association that represents the sulphur and sulphuric acid industry worldwide. It delivers value to its corporate members through advocacy on regulatory and policy issues, education programs via its Learning Management System, coordination of industry research and statistics, and the production of publications and convening of events such as the Sulphur World Symposium. Its members include producers, processors, distributors, transporters, and end users across the fertilizer, chemical, mining, and oil and gas sectors in the United States and internationally.

Product overview

The Sulphur Institute operates as a global industry association for sulphur and sulphuric acid professionals, offering a unified portfolio of member services centered on advocacy, education, and industry coordination. The core offering consists of four major program areas: Environment, Health and Safety; Information and Advocacy; Sulphuric Acid; and Transportation Regulations and Logistics. These programs are supported by a Publications Program providing educational brochures, fact sheets, and white papers on sulphur applications in agriculture, construction, and industry. The TSI Learning Management System (hosted on PathLMS) delivers professional education and training to members. TSI also organizes the Sulphur World Symposium as its flagship annual industry conference, with the 2026 edition scheduled as a major event.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• TSI Membership Annual corporate membership in the international sulphur and sulphuric acid trade association, providing member companies with advocacy representation, access to education and information resources, and participation in industry programs. Available to producers, processors, distributors, transporters, and end users of sulphur and sulphuric acid.
• TSI Learning Management System Online training and education portal that delivers courses and learning resources to TSI members and stakeholders in the sulphur and sulphuric acid industry.
• Sulphur World Symposium 2026 Flagship international industry conference organized by The Sulphur Institute for the global sulphur and sulphuric acid community, providing technical, commercial, and regulatory programming.
• TSI Publications Program Library of technical reports, industry statistics, and informational publications on sulphur and sulphuric acid topics, distributed to members and stakeholders.
• TSI Program: Environment, Health & Safety Issue-based program covering environmental, health, and safety matters relevant to sulphur producers, handlers, transporters, and users.
• TSI Program: Information & Advocacy Program providing industry information and advocacy representation to members on regulatory, legislative, and policy matters affecting sulphur and sulphuric acid.
• TSI Program: Sulphuric Acid Program dedicated to sulphuric acid industry issues, including production, use, regulation, and end-market applications.
• TSI Program: Transportation Regulations Program addressing transportation safety and regulatory matters for sulphur and sulphuric acid, including rail, road, and marine handling.

Quantifiable outcome

• Sulphur fertilization increased crop yields by average of 10% in China field trials, with yields increasing 7-15% in 85% of 603 trials
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers15 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Canadian National Railway (CN)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 9 January 2020CN and NorFalco Sales signed a new multiyear agreement for freight transportation of sulphuric acid from NorFalco's rail-served production facilities in Sudbury, Ontario, and Rouyn-Noranda and Valleyfield, Quebec. NorFalco is a TSI member company.
• Chinese Ministry of AgriculturecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1997TSI collaborated with the Chinese Ministry of Agriculture from 1997-2005 in an integrated research and development program involving 15 Chinese research institutes to promote S fertilizer use in balanced fertilization. This partnership led to sulphur being officially recognized as a plant nutrient in China and authorized to be labeled on fertilizer bags. TSI also conducted a subsequent three-year project with the Ministry of Agriculture demonstrating sulphur's critical importance to Chinese agriculture.
• FAI (Fertilizer Association of India)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1997TSI partnered with FAI and IFA on the TSI-FAI-IFA project 'Sulphur in Balanced Fertilization' from 1997-2006. The project coordinated trials by research institutions across 18 Indian states with objectives of delineating sulphur deficient areas, evaluating crop response to sulphur application, and promoting sulphur fertilizer use.
• ICAR (Indian Council of Agricultural Research)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTSI collaborated with ICAR system on soil analysis and crop response studies in India. Analysis of soil samples by ICAR system, TSI-FAI-IFA project, and other programs found that close to 70% of samples were either deficient or marginal in plant available sulphur.
• 15 Chinese Research InstitutescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTSI worked with 15 Chinese research institutes as part of its integrated R&D program from 1997-2005 to promote S fertilizer use in balanced fertilization in China. Research included soil S fertility surveys, fertilizer field trials, and field demonstrations.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• ICIS (Independent Commodity Intelligence Services): ICIS provides pricing and market analysis for sulphur and sulphuric acid, paralleling TSI's information-dissemination mission. It is a commercial intelligence provider that competes with TSI for industry attention and insights.
• Phosphate Forum / FIRT: Various phosphate and sulphur industry working groups and publications serve overlapping audiences with TSI's news, publications, and advocacy programs. They compete for member attention in the broader fertilizer-mineral industry.
• Argus Media: Argus publishes sulphur price benchmarks and market intelligence, complementing TSI's role as the industry's information and advocacy hub. While commercial rather than association-based, it overlaps with TSI's information dissemination function for the sulphur industry.

Broad incumbents

• American Chemistry Council (ACC): ACC is the dominant US trade association for the chemical industry, representing members including sulphuric acid producers. It is broader than TSI but covers overlapping advocacy in chemical safety, transportation, and regulation.
• American Petroleum Institute (API): API represents the US oil and gas industry, including major TSI members like Chevron, ExxonMobil, and Phillips 66. It is a broader energy association with overlapping advocacy on transportation and environmental policy relevant to TSI's sulphur-producing members.
• International Council of Chemical Associations (ICCA): ICCA is the global umbrella for chemical industry associations, engaging on sustainability and chemicals management. Comparable to TSI at a higher level for international chemical policy advocacy relevant to sulphuric acid stakeholders.

Direct peers

• The Fertilizer Institute (TFI): TFI is the primary US fertilizer industry trade association, comparable to TSI in serving fertilizer producers and distributors. It addresses nutrient policy, transportation, and safety — overlapping materially with TSI's US-focused programs.
• International Fertilizer Association (IFA): IFA is the global fertilizer industry association that TSI has partnered with (TSI-FAI-IFA project) and that overlaps significantly with TSI's agricultural sulphur advocacy mission. Both serve fertilizer producers on plant nutrition policy, research, and sustainability.
• Potash & Phosphate Institute (PPI) / IPNI: International Plant Nutrition Institute (IPNI) and its predecessors focused on potash and phosphate research, with closely overlapping agricultural nutrient research and education programs to TSI's sulphur-focused agricultural work.

Regional players

• IFA Biodev/International Potash Institute (IPI): IPI is a not-for-profit focused on potash research based in Switzerland, with an analogous scientific-research and education mission as TSI for plant nutrition. Both serve as scientific ambassadors for a specific crop nutrient.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/TSISulphur
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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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