In December, many domestic methane chloride plants were overhauled one after another, and the supply side changed from loose to tight, driving the price of dichloromethane higher. Raw material methanol fell sharply, limiting the rise of dichloromethane.

According to the monitoring of business agency, the price of dichloromethane bulk water in Shandong was 4362 yuan / ton in early December and 5972 yuan / ton at the end of the month, up 36.91% compared with the beginning of the month.

 
According to the business agency, there were many shutdown and maintenance of domestic methane chloride units in December, the overall operating load decreased, and the supply side was tight.

In December, the price of methanol fell sharply, and the cost was dragged by dichloromethane. According to the business agency, as of December 31, the price of methanol was 2375 yuan / ton, down 14.26% from 2770 yuan / ton at the beginning of the month.

Future forecast: dichloromethane analysts of business society believe that as of the end of December, the operation of methane chloride unit has rebounded slightly, coupled with weak demand and low cost; Overall, the dichloromethane market may decline slightly in the short term.