1、 Price trend

According to the monitoring data of the business community, as of December 9, the average price of refrigerant R22 was 18333.33 yuan/ton, 0.90% lower than the price of 18500.00 yuan/ton at the beginning of the month, and 3.51% lower than the same period last year

According to the monitoring data of the business community, as of December 9, the average price of refrigerant R134a was 24500.00 yuan/ton, down 3.29% from the price of 25333.33 yuan/ton at the beginning of the month, and down 25.00% from the same period last year.

2、 Market analysis

The price of refrigerant R22 is weak this week. The price of raw material trichloromethane continued to decline in December, falling 2.12% in the month as of December 9. Hydrofluoric acid operated slightly stronger in December, rising slightly by 0.22% overall. The cost of raw materials fell again. In addition, the overall demand for refrigerant in winter was light, and domestic R22 prices fluctuated slightly and weakened under the pressure of cost and demand.

As of December 9, the price of hydrofluoric acid had operated slightly and strongly, rising 0.22% slightly in the month. The price of trichloroethylene fell again in December, falling by about 4% as a whole. The cost price of raw materials declined slightly as a whole. The price of refrigerant R134a this week also weakened.

In terms of raw materials, in December, the domestic hydrofluoric acid was slightly stronger after its overall rise became stable, and the stabilizing price rise of hydrofluoric acid weakened the price support of domestic refrigerant R134a in the future.

3、 Future market forecast

Refrigerant analysts from the business community believed that the upstream raw material cost was slightly adjusted due to fluctuations. Winter was the low season for refrigerant demand. The downstream overall purchase and sales were cautious. Under the pressure of cost and demand, the domestic refrigerant R22 and R134a prices would continue to operate stably and weakly in the short term.