This week (10.16-10.23), the market for chloroform fell. According to data from Business Society, as of October 23, the price of trichloromethane bulk water in Shandong Province was 2925 yuan/ton, a decrease of 4.10% from last Monday’s 3050 yuan/ton. The prices of raw materials methanol and liquid chlorine have slightly decreased, while the cost center of trichloromethane has decreased; Downstream construction is temporarily stable, with on-demand inquiries for trichloromethane. Market transactions are flat, and trichloromethane enterprises have accumulated a small inventory, resulting in a slight decrease in factory prices.
| Benzalkonium chloride |
In the recent period (10.16-10.23), the domestic methane chloride production has slightly decreased compared to the previous period. Some low load operating devices in the previous period have increased their load, and some enterprises have shut down for maintenance. The overall production rate is around 7.3%.
In the recent period (10.16-10.23), the prices of raw materials methanol and liquid chlorine have weakened, and the cost center of trichloromethane has decreased. According to the Commodity Market Analysis System of Business Society, as of October 23, the spot price of methanol was 2435 yuan/ton, a decrease of 2.99% from last Monday’s 2510 yuan/ton. The price of raw material liquid chlorine has decreased, and as of the 23rd, the acceptance price of tank trucks was 300 yuan/ton, which is lower than last Monday’s 400 yuan/ton.
| Sodium Molybdate |
The overall operation of refrigerant R22 is stable, and in the short term, there are more inquiries on demand for trichloromethane. Support for trichloromethane has slightly weakened, and the total production quota of R22 has been reduced by 19% to 181800 tons in 2023. In the medium to long term, overall support for trichloromethane demand has weakened.
Analysts from Business Society’s methane chloride data believe that both cost and demand support will weaken slightly in the short term, and it is expected that the trichloromethane market will fluctuate and consolidate.
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