Price trend

According to the monitoring data of SunSirs, as of December 9, the average price of refrigerant R22 was 18,333.33 RMB/ton, 0.90% lower than the price of 18,500.00 RMB/ton at the beginning of the month, and 3.51% lower than the same period last year.

According to the monitoring data of SunSirs, as of December 9, the average price of refrigerant R134a was 24,500.00 RMB/ton, down 3.29% from the price of 25,333.33 RMB/ton at the beginning of the month, and down 25.00% from the same period last year.

Analysis review

The price of refrigerant R22 was weak this week. The price of raw material chloroform continued to decline in December, falling 2.12% in the month as of December 9. Hydrofluoric acid operated slightly stronger in December, with an overall slight increase of 0.22%.The cost of raw materials fluctuated and fell again. In addition, the overall demand for refrigerant in winter was light. Under the pressure of cost and demand, the domestic price of R22 fluctuated slightly to be weak.

As of December 9, the price of hydrofluoric acid operated stronger slightly, rising 0.22% slightly in the month. The price of trichloroethylene fell again in December, falling by about 4% as a whole. The overall cost price of raw materials decreased slightly, and 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 support for the price of domestic refrigerant R134a in the future.

Market outlook

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

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