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Phosphorus Pentasulfide
Phosphorus pentasulfide is the inorganic compound with the formula P2S5 or dimer P4S10. This yellow solid is the one of two phosphorus sulfides of commercial value. Samples often appear greenish-gray due to impurities. It is soluble in carbon disulfide but reacts with many other solvents such as alcohols, DMSO, and DMF.
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Phosphorus pentasulfide is the inorganic compound with the formula P2S5 or dimer P4S10. This yellow solid is the one of two phosphorus sulfides of commercial value. Samples often appear greenish-gray due to impurities. It is soluble in carbon disulfide but reacts with many other solvents such as alcohols, DMSO, and DMF.
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Global Phosphorus Pentasulfide Industry Growth and Trends Forecast to 2032
Market perspective
Phosphorus pentasulfide is the inorganic compound with the formula P2S5 or dimer P4S10. This yellow solid is the one of two phosphorus sulfides of commercial value. Samples often appear greenish-gray due to impurities. It is soluble in carbon disulfide but reacts with many other solvents such as alcohols, DMSO, and DMF.
Phosphorus Pentasulfide is a hazardous chemical that has been produced and exported from limited countries.The main market players are ICL (Perimeter Solutions), Chemtrade, Italmatch Chemicals, Fosfoquim, Liaoning Ruixing Chemical, Xingfa Group, Santai Aostar Phosphate Chemical , etc. Phosphorus Pentasulfide is a dynamic market. Perimeter Solutions, a subsidiary of SK Capital has acquired business of ICL. There are also new plants claim to put into production in recent year in China.
China and USA are the mainly consumption regions due to the bigger demand of downstream applications from lubricants.
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Report Scope
This report provides a structured, data-driven view of the global Phosphorus Pentasulfide market, combining harmonized quantitative metrics with targeted qualitative insight to support business and growth strategy, market positioning, and capital allocation.
The Phosphorus Pentasulfide market size, estimates, and forecasts are presented in terms of sales volume (K MT) and revenue (US$ million), with 2025 as the base year and historical and forecast data for 2021-2032. The report segments the global Phosphorus Pentasulfide market by Type, Application, region/country, and company, provides regional market sizes at the segment level, profiles the competitive landscape and key players and their market ranks, and reviews technology trends and new product developments relevant to Phosphorus Pentasulfide.
Key Companies & Market Share Insights
This section analyzes the strategies and performance of leading manufacturers in the global Phosphorus Pentasulfide market, including portfolio focus, innovation and product development, mergers and acquisitions, collaborations, and geographic expansion used to sustain or enhance competitive positions. It also summarizes recent corporate developments and key financial indicators and provides global revenue, price, and sales volume data by manufacturer for 2020-2025, enabling benchmarking of scale, pricing, and market share and supporting assessment of market concentration through indicators such as CR5 and CR10.
Phosphorus Pentasulfide Market by Company
ICL (Perimeter Solutions)
Chemtrade
Italmatch Chemicals
Fosfoquim
Liaoning Ruixing Chemical
Xingfa Group
Santai Aostar Phosphate Chemical
Phosphorus Pentasulfide Segment by Type
Formula P2S5
Dimer P4S10
Phosphorus Pentasulfide Segment by Application
Lubricant Additives
Mining Flotation Agents
Pesticides
Pharmaceuticals
Others
Phosphorus Pentasulfide Segment by Region
North America
United States
Canada
Mexico
Europe
Germany
France
U.K.
Italy
Russia
Spain
Netherlands
Switzerland
Sweden
Poland
Asia-Pacific
China
Japan
South Korea
India
Australia
Taiwan
Southeast Asia
South America
Brazil
Argentina
Chile
Colombia
Middle East & Africa
Egypt
South Africa
Israel
Türkiye
GCC Countries
Key Drivers & Barriers
High-impact rendering factors and drivers have been studied in this report to aid the readers to understand the general development. Moreover, the report includes restraints and challenges that may act as stumbling blocks on the way of the players. This will assist the users to be attentive and make informed decisions related to business. Specialists have also laid their focus on the upcoming business prospects.
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Chapter Outline
Chapter 1: Introduces the study scope of this report, executive summary of market segments by type, market size segments for North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, South America, Middle East & Africa.
Chapter 2: Introduces the market dynamics, latest developments of the market, the driving factors and restrictive factors of the market, the challenges and risks faced by manufacturers in the industry, and the analysis of relevant policies in the industry.
Chapter 3: Detailed analysis of Phosphorus Pentasulfide manufacturers competitive landscape, price, sales, revenue, market share and ranking, latest development plan, merger, and acquisition information, etc.
Chapter 4: Sales, revenue of Phosphorus Pentasulfide in regional level. It provides a quantitative analysis of the market size and development potential of each region and introduces the future development prospects, and market space in the world.
Chapter 5: Introduces market segments by application, market size segment for North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, South America, Middle East & Africa.
Chapter 6: Provides profiles of key players, introducing the basic situation of the main companies in the market in detail, including product sales, revenue, price, gross margin, product introduction, recent development, etc.
Chapter 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11: North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, South America, Middle East & Africa, sales and revenue by country.
Chapter 12: Analysis of industrial chain, key raw materials, manufacturing cost, and market dynamics.
Chapter 13: Concluding Insights of the report.
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Scope & coverage.
Types
- Formula P2S5
- Dimer P4S10
Applications
- Lubricant Additives
- Mining Flotation Agents
- Pesticides
- Pharmaceuticals
- Others
Companies covered
- ICL (Perimeter Solutions)
- Chemtrade
- Italmatch Chemicals
- Fosfoquim
- Liaoning Ruixing Chemical
- Xingfa Group
- Santai Aostar Phosphate Chemical
Inside the report.
1 Market Overview
- 1.1 Product Definition
- 1.2 Global Market Growth Prospects
- 1.2.1 Global Phosphorus Pentasulfide Market Size Estimates and Forecasts (2021-2032)
- 1.2.2 Global Phosphorus Pentasulfide Sales Estimates and Forecasts (2021-2032)
- 1.3 Phosphorus Pentasulfide Market by Type
- 1.3.1 Formula P2S5
- 1.3.2 Dimer P4S10
- 1.4 Global Phosphorus Pentasulfide Market Size by Type
- 1.4.1 Global Phosphorus Pentasulfide Market Size Overview by Type (2021-2032)
- 1.4.2 Global Phosphorus Pentasulfide Historic Market Size Review by Type (2021-2026)
- 1.4.3 Global Phosphorus Pentasulfide Forecasted Market Size by Type (2027-2032)
- 1.5 Key Regions Market Size by Type
- 1.5.1 North America Phosphorus Pentasulfide Sales Breakdown by Type (2021-2026)
- 1.5.2 Europe Phosphorus Pentasulfide Sales Breakdown by Type (2021-2026)
- 1.5.3 Asia-Pacific Phosphorus Pentasulfide Sales Breakdown by Type (2021-2026)
- 1.5.4 South America Phosphorus Pentasulfide Sales Breakdown by Type (2021-2026)
- 1.5.5 Middle East and Africa Phosphorus Pentasulfide Sales Breakdown by Type (2021-2026)
2 Global Market Dynamics
- 2.1 Phosphorus Pentasulfide Industry Trends
- 2.2 Phosphorus Pentasulfide Industry Drivers
- 2.3 Phosphorus Pentasulfide Industry Opportunities and Challenges
- 2.4 Phosphorus Pentasulfide Industry Restraints
3 Market Competitive Landscape by Company
- 3.1 Global Top Players by Phosphorus Pentasulfide Revenue (2021-2026)
- 3.2 Global Top Players by Phosphorus Pentasulfide Sales (2021-2026)
- 3.3 Global Top Players by Phosphorus Pentasulfide Price (2021-2026)
- 3.4 Global Phosphorus Pentasulfide Industry Company Ranking, 2024 VS 2025 VS 2026
- 3.5 Global Phosphorus Pentasulfide Major Company Production Sites & Headquarters
- 3.6 Global Phosphorus Pentasulfide Company, Product Type & Application
- 3.7 Global Phosphorus Pentasulfide Company Establishment Date
- 3.8 Market Competitive Analysis
- 3.8.1 Global Phosphorus Pentasulfide Market CR5 and HHI
- 3.8.2 Global Top 5 and 10 Phosphorus Pentasulfide Players Market Share by Revenue in 2025
- 3.8.3 2025 Phosphorus Pentasulfide Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3
4 Phosphorus Pentasulfide Regional Status and Outlook
- 4.1 Global Phosphorus Pentasulfide Market Size and CAGR by Region: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 4.2 Global Phosphorus Pentasulfide Historic Market Size by Region
- 4.2.1 Global Phosphorus Pentasulfide Sales in Volume by Region (2021-2026)
- 4.2.2 Global Phosphorus Pentasulfide Sales in Value by Region (2021-2026)
- 4.2.3 Global Phosphorus Pentasulfide Sales (Volume & Value), Price and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.3 Global Phosphorus Pentasulfide Forecasted Market Size by Region
- 4.3.1 Global Phosphorus Pentasulfide Sales in Volume by Region (2027-2032)
- 4.3.2 Global Phosphorus Pentasulfide Sales in Value by Region (2027-2032)
- 4.3.3 Global Phosphorus Pentasulfide Sales (Volume & Value), Price and Gross Margin (2027-2032)
5 Phosphorus Pentasulfide by Application
- 5.1 Phosphorus Pentasulfide Market by Application
- 5.1.1 Lubricant Additives
- 5.1.2 Mining Flotation Agents
- 5.1.3 Pesticides
- 5.1.4 Pharmaceuticals
- 5.1.5 Others
- 5.2 Global Phosphorus Pentasulfide Market Size by Application
- 5.2.1 Global Phosphorus Pentasulfide Market Size Overview by Application (2021-2032)
- 5.2.2 Global Phosphorus Pentasulfide Historic Market Size Review by Application (2021-2026)
- 5.2.3 Global Phosphorus Pentasulfide Forecasted Market Size by Application (2027-2032)
- 5.3 Key Regions Market Size by Application
- 5.3.1 North America Phosphorus Pentasulfide Sales Breakdown by Application (2021-2026)
- 5.3.2 Europe Phosphorus Pentasulfide Sales Breakdown by Application (2021-2026)
- 5.3.3 Asia-Pacific Phosphorus Pentasulfide Sales Breakdown by Application (2021-2026)
- 5.3.4 South America Phosphorus Pentasulfide Sales Breakdown by Application (2021-2026)
- 5.3.5 Middle East and Africa Phosphorus Pentasulfide Sales Breakdown by Application (2021-2026)
6 Company Profiles
- 6.1 ICL (Perimeter Solutions)
- 6.1.1 ICL (Perimeter Solutions) Company Information
- 6.1.2 ICL (Perimeter Solutions) Business Overview
- 6.1.3 ICL (Perimeter Solutions) Phosphorus Pentasulfide Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.1.4 ICL (Perimeter Solutions) Phosphorus Pentasulfide Product Portfolio
- 6.1.5 ICL (Perimeter Solutions) Recent Developments
- 6.2 Chemtrade
- 6.2.1 Chemtrade Company Information
- 6.2.2 Chemtrade Business Overview
- 6.2.3 Chemtrade Phosphorus Pentasulfide Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.2.4 Chemtrade Phosphorus Pentasulfide Product Portfolio
- 6.2.5 Chemtrade Recent Developments
- 6.3 Italmatch Chemicals
- 6.3.1 Italmatch Chemicals Company Information
- 6.3.2 Italmatch Chemicals Business Overview
- 6.3.3 Italmatch Chemicals Phosphorus Pentasulfide Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.3.4 Italmatch Chemicals Phosphorus Pentasulfide Product Portfolio
- 6.3.5 Italmatch Chemicals Recent Developments
- 6.4 Fosfoquim
- 6.4.1 Fosfoquim Company Information
- 6.4.2 Fosfoquim Business Overview
- 6.4.3 Fosfoquim Phosphorus Pentasulfide Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.4.4 Fosfoquim Phosphorus Pentasulfide Product Portfolio
- 6.4.5 Fosfoquim Recent Developments
- 6.5 Liaoning Ruixing Chemical
- 6.5.1 Liaoning Ruixing Chemical Company Information
- 6.5.2 Liaoning Ruixing Chemical Business Overview
- 6.5.3 Liaoning Ruixing Chemical Phosphorus Pentasulfide Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.5.4 Liaoning Ruixing Chemical Phosphorus Pentasulfide Product Portfolio
- 6.5.5 Liaoning Ruixing Chemical Recent Developments
- 6.6 Xingfa Group
- 6.6.1 Xingfa Group Company Information
- 6.6.2 Xingfa Group Business Overview
- 6.6.3 Xingfa Group Phosphorus Pentasulfide Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.6.4 Xingfa Group Phosphorus Pentasulfide Product Portfolio
- 6.6.5 Xingfa Group Recent Developments
- 6.7 Santai Aostar Phosphate Chemical
- 6.7.1 Santai Aostar Phosphate Chemical Company Information
- 6.7.2 Santai Aostar Phosphate Chemical Business Overview
- 6.7.3 Santai Aostar Phosphate Chemical Phosphorus Pentasulfide Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.7.4 Santai Aostar Phosphate Chemical Phosphorus Pentasulfide Product Portfolio
- 6.7.5 Santai Aostar Phosphate Chemical Recent Developments
7 North America by Country
- 7.1 North America Phosphorus Pentasulfide Sales by Country
- 7.1.1 North America Phosphorus Pentasulfide Sales Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 7.1.2 North America Phosphorus Pentasulfide Sales by Country (2021-2026)
- 7.1.3 North America Phosphorus Pentasulfide Sales Forecast by Country (2027-2032)
- 7.2 North America Phosphorus Pentasulfide Market Size by Country
- 7.2.1 North America Phosphorus Pentasulfide Market Size Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 7.2.2 North America Phosphorus Pentasulfide Market Size by Country (2021-2026)
- 7.2.3 North America Phosphorus Pentasulfide Market Size Forecast by Country (2027-2032)
8 Europe by Country
- 8.1 Europe Phosphorus Pentasulfide Sales by Country
- 8.1.1 Europe Phosphorus Pentasulfide Sales Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 8.1.2 Europe Phosphorus Pentasulfide Sales by Country (2021-2026)
- 8.1.3 Europe Phosphorus Pentasulfide Sales Forecast by Country (2027-2032)
- 8.2 Europe Phosphorus Pentasulfide Market Size by Country
- 8.2.1 Europe Phosphorus Pentasulfide Market Size Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 8.2.2 Europe Phosphorus Pentasulfide Market Size by Country (2021-2026)
- 8.2.3 Europe Phosphorus Pentasulfide Market Size Forecast by Country (2027-2032)
9 Asia-Pacific by Country
- 9.1 Asia-Pacific Phosphorus Pentasulfide Sales by Country
- 9.1.1 Asia-Pacific Phosphorus Pentasulfide Sales Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 9.1.2 Asia-Pacific Phosphorus Pentasulfide Sales by Country (2021-2026)
- 9.1.3 Asia-Pacific Phosphorus Pentasulfide Sales Forecast by Country (2027-2032)
- 9.2 Asia-Pacific Phosphorus Pentasulfide Market Size by Country
- 9.2.1 Asia-Pacific Phosphorus Pentasulfide Market Size Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 9.2.2 Asia-Pacific Phosphorus Pentasulfide Market Size by Country (2021-2026)
- 9.2.3 Asia-Pacific Phosphorus Pentasulfide Market Size Forecast by Country (2027-2032)
10 South America by Country
- 10.1 South America Phosphorus Pentasulfide Sales by Country
- 10.1.1 South America Phosphorus Pentasulfide Sales Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 10.1.2 South America Phosphorus Pentasulfide Sales by Country (2021-2026)
- 10.1.3 South America Phosphorus Pentasulfide Sales Forecast by Country (2027-2032)
- 10.2 South America Phosphorus Pentasulfide Market Size by Country
- 10.2.1 South America Phosphorus Pentasulfide Market Size Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 10.2.2 South America Phosphorus Pentasulfide Market Size by Country (2021-2026)
- 10.2.3 South America Phosphorus Pentasulfide Market Size Forecast by Country (2027-2032)
11 Middle East and Africa by Country
- 11.1 Middle East and Africa Phosphorus Pentasulfide Sales by Country
- 11.1.1 Middle East and Africa Phosphorus Pentasulfide Sales Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 11.1.2 Middle East and Africa Phosphorus Pentasulfide Sales by Country (2021-2026)
- 11.1.3 Middle East and Africa Phosphorus Pentasulfide Sales Forecast by Country (2027-2032)
- 11.2 Middle East and Africa Phosphorus Pentasulfide Market Size by Country
- 11.2.1 Middle East and Africa Phosphorus Pentasulfide Market Size Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 11.2.2 Middle East and Africa Phosphorus Pentasulfide Market Size by Country (2021-2026)
- 11.2.3 Middle East and Africa Phosphorus Pentasulfide Market Size Forecast by Country (2027-2032)
12 Value Chain and Sales Channels Analysis
- 12.1 Phosphorus Pentasulfide Value Chain Analysis
- 12.1.1 Phosphorus Pentasulfide Key Raw Materials
- 12.1.2 Key Raw Materials Price
- 12.1.3 Raw Materials Key Suppliers
- 12.1.4 Manufacturing Cost Structure
- 12.1.5 Phosphorus Pentasulfide Production Mode & Process
- 12.2 Phosphorus Pentasulfide Sales Channels Analysis
- 12.2.1 Direct Comparison with Distribution Share
- 12.2.2 Phosphorus Pentasulfide Distributors
- 12.2.3 Phosphorus Pentasulfide Customers
13 Concluding Insights
14 Appendix
- 14.1 Reasons for Doing This Study
- 14.2 Research Methodology
- 14.3 Research Process
- 14.4 Authors List of This Report
- 14.5 Data Source
- 14.5.1 Secondary Sources
- 14.5.2 Primary Sources
- 14.6 Disclaimer
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