1、 Price trend

According to the bulk data monitoring of the business agency, the trichloromethane market in Shandong increased slightly this week. At the beginning of the week, the price of trichloromethane was about 1600 yuan / ton, and at the end of the week, it rose to 1650 yuan / ton, up 3.12% in the week.

2、 Cause analysis

Product reason: due to the high volatility of upstream liquid chlorine market, which has a certain supporting effect on the cost of trichloromethane, the price of trichloromethane in Shandong has increased slightly, the downstream market just needs less trichloromethane, traders and users are not in a high mood to receive goods, and the operators are more cautious. At present, the quotation in Shandong is about 1650-1750 yuan / ton, Jiangxi Liwen is about 2200 yuan / ton, and Jiangsu is about 2800 yuan / ton.

Industry chain: in the upstream, the domestic methanol market has a fair delivery situation, a small storage pressure, some enterprises have a good mentality, and the current price is about 1725 yuan / ton; due to tight supply and other factors in the liquid chlorine market, the week’s price is high and fluctuating, at present, some enterprises are starting to increase the load, but the market is still in a downturn, and the current price is about 500-700 yuan / ton. In the downstream, the domestic refrigerant market is in poor demand, the export is blocked, and the production remains normal; in the recovery of the pharmaceutical agricultural market and solvent industry, the demand is weak, and the price support for chloroform is insufficient.

3、 Future forecast

According to the data analyst of methane chloride of business association, at present, the start-up situation of trichloromethane production enterprises has been increasing, the downstream market demand has not been improved, the enterprise inventory pressure is gradually increasing, and it is expected that the operation will be weak in a short time.