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  1. China quietly turns off supply of world's most used industrial chemical

    Sulphuric acid is a crucial ingredient in the manufacture of batteries, clothing and phosphate fertilisers, and is also used to treat drinking water, purify petroleum, and produce some metals and computer chips.

  2. #Italy - Sicily was once a major producer of sulphur but has shut down its hundreds of #mines. Seeing as #sulphur is a key ingredient in some #fertilisers and sulphur #exports have been interrupted by the US-Israel vs Iran conflict, maybe Sicily could look into reopening its mines?

  3. Critical mineral mining and rare earth elements (REEs) processing are disrupted by both the destruction of energy assets in the Gulf and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz: thesoufancenter.org/intelbrief

    #military #inflation #IranWar #warInIran #sulphur #helium #semiConductors #AIBubble #defence #defense #Hormuz #Qatar #GNL #energy #oilAndGas

  4. War? Out with petrol standards. Maximising harm from vehicle pollution.

    What’s ‘dirty fuel’ doing to our lungs? The same as it did for most of 2025

    Why does sulfur in fuel matter for health?
    "Traffic-related pollution causes harm even at the relatively low levels found in Australia. Cleaner fuel means cleaner air – and cleaner air saves lives. Even short detours from that path should be taken cautiously, transparently and for as little time as possible." >>
    theconversation.com/whats-dirt
    #FossilFuels #pollution #cars #idling #roads #sulphur #AirQuality #war #oil #SacrificeZone #PrematureDeaths #NegativeExternalities #health

  5. "A surge in the price of sulphur has highlighted how the effects of the Iran war are spreading far beyond energy markets to hit wider supply chains.

    Shipping has been virtually halted through the Strait of Hormuz, choking off supplies of the byproduct of oil and gas refining that, while a niche commodity, is vital in sectors from fertilisers and chemicals to computer chips and metal processing.

    The impact of the waterway’s disruption is rippling across industries, with already strained supply chains facing their biggest threat since the Covid-19 pandemic, analysts say.

    More than 44,000 companies have had at least one shipment affected, according to analytics group Dun & Bradstreet, which said businesses in China and India had been the most exposed.

    Amin Nasser, chief executive of Saudi Aramco, told reporters on Tuesday that the crisis in the strait had triggered “a severe chain reaction”, with a “drastic domino effect” on various industries."

    ft.com/content/dd2498cc-d221-4

    #Iran #Israel #USA #Trump #MiddleEast #Sulphur #SupplyChains

  6. Ferries emit ‘more sulphur pollution than cars’ in several EU capitals.

    Dublin, Helsinki, Stockholm and Tallinn are among 13 of Europe’s 15 biggest port cities choked more by sulphur oxides (SOx) from ferries than road vehicles, analysis shows.

    mediafaro.org/article/20260302

    #Pollution #Europe #Shipping #Emissions #Sulphur #Environment #Dublin #Helsinki #Stockholm #Tallinn #Athens #Rome #Valletta

  7. Near Lake Charles, faith fills in for FEMA

    After Hurricane Laura, Cindy Robertson’s ministry found disaster victims who fell through the cracks of the federal disaster response system.

    thecurrentla.com/2025/near-lak

  8. So apparently the addition of asafoetida gets more moths to show up at sugaring mixes such as beer, molasses, and rum. #moth #moths #mothing #beetles #nocturnal #lepidoptera #insects #sugaring #entomology #sulphur #noctuidae

  9. "The average American, I think has, I think it’s fewer than three friends."—Chuckle Zuck

    The three friends: Salt, Sulphur, Mercury

    hermetic.com/search/salt+sulph

    #meme #AverageAmerican #ThreeFriends #alchemy #salt #sulphur #mercury

  10. Cleaner shipping fuel is now mandatory as the Mediterranean becomes a low-emissions zone.

    Ships in the Mediterranean must now use cleaner fuel with lower sulphur content, as the sea on Thursday becomes the world’s fifth low-emissions zone.

    Reducing sulphur emissions is expected to improve air and water quality and benefit human and environmental health.

    mediafaro.org/article/20250501

    #Mediterranean #Ships #Shipping #Pollution #Sea #WaterQuality #AirQuality #Emissions #Environment #Health #Sulphur

  11. Day two of the Walkers are Welcome annual get together. A busy day visiting St David’s church, sulphur well, Heart of Wales line and a brewery tour. Obviously we had to sample the goods! #beer #LlanwrtydWells #Wales #walkersAreWelcome #Brewery #Sulphur #SaturdayMood #weekendplans