According to the data monitoring of business news agency, the trichloromethane market was strong this week (5.17-5.21). The price of trichloromethane was 3995 yuan / ton on the third day of the week, and 4030 yuan / ton on the third day of the week, with an overall slight increase of 0.88%.

This week, the overall operation rate of domestic methane chloride plant is stable, and the pressure of supply side is not big. According to the business news agency, Jinling Dongying plant is in full load operation, Dongyue methane chloride plant is in operation for 50-60% of the time, Jinmao methane chloride plant is in parking, and about 90% of the time is in operation in Luxi, Jiangsu Liwen and Jiangxi Liwen are in full load operation, and Meilan Juhua is in operation for 70% of the time.

The price of raw material liquid chlorine was at a low level, the price of methanol fell slightly, and the cost support weakened. According to the business news agency, as of May 21, the price of methanol was 2717 yuan / ton, slightly down from 2737 yuan / ton at the beginning of the week; As of May 21, the main factory price of liquid chlorine for tank cars in Shandong Province was about 1150 yuan / ton.

Finally, the foreign trade orders of downstream refrigerants were stable this week, and the expected sales volume of domestic trade increased as the weather turned hot. The overall start-up sometimes increased compared with the earlier stage, and the demand for trichloromethane formed a support.

Business community methane chloride data analysts believe that at present, the cost side of the impact is mainly empty, but the downstream refrigerant has a certain support in the demand side, and it is expected that the price of chloroform will fluctuate in a narrow range in the short term.