Price trend

Since December, the market of dichloromethane has rebounded at a low level. According to the monitoring of SunSirs, as of December 9, the average price of bulk dichloromethane in Shandong was 2,375 RMB/ton, up 6.26% from the price of 2,235 RMB/ton at the beginning of the month, and the peak in the cycle was 2,397 RMB/ton. As of September 9, the market price of bulk dichloromethane in Shandong was between 2,300 RMB/ton and 2,400 RMB/ton.

Analysis review

Since December, the commencement of methane chloride has decreased slightly compared with the previous period. The 400,000 t/a methane chloride unit of Ningbo Juhua was reduced to about 20% for operation; The 300,000 t/a methane chloride unit in Guangxi Jinyi was reduced to 50% of its capacity. But overall, the pressure on the supply side of dichloromethane was still.

In the first ten days of December, the spot market of methanol fell first and then rose, with slight shocks, and the cost of dichloromethane fluctuated slightly. According to SunSirs, as of December 9, the spot price of methanol was 2,680 RMB/ton, down 0.06% from the price of 2,681 RMB/ton at the beginning of the month; the low point in the cycle was 2,621 RMB/ton.

In winter, the domestic household air conditioning industry is in the slack season of production and marketing, and the demand for mainstream refrigerants R32, R22, R410A is weak, and the refrigerant operation is low; the thin material and pharmaceutical industries started relatively stably, and the transactions in the dichloromethane market were flat overall.

Market outlook

According to the methane chloride data analysts of SunSirs, the domestic supply of methane chloride is mainly loose, the raw material price fluctuates in a narrow range, and the cost sides have support. It is expected that the dichloromethane market will continue to fluctuate and consolidate in the short term.

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