1、 Price trend
According to the monitoring of bulk data of business agency, the trichloromethane market in Shandong Province rose first and then fell in April. The average price of trichloromethane at the beginning of the month was about 1550 yuan / ton, rising to about 1700 yuan / ton in the middle of the month, up 9.68%, and falling to 1500 yuan / ton at the end of the month, down 3.23% as a whole.
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2、 Cause analysis
Product reason: in the first half of April, due to the support of high price liquid chlorine on the cost side, and the low inventory of trichloromethane production enterprises, the price of trichloromethane continued to rise. However, due to the poor demand in the downstream market, after the middle of the month, the price of Trichloromethane continued to decline due to the start of competitive shipping for fear of inventory pressure. At present, the quotation in Shandong is about 1500-1550 yuan / ton, Jiangxi Liwen is about 2050 yuan / ton, and Jiangsu is about 2800 yuan / ton.
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Industry chain: in the upstream, the domestic methanol market has declined, and the price of each region has been adjusted according to the supply and demand relationship. The downstream just needs to prepare goods, and the traders operate cautiously. At present, the price of 1620 yuan / ton is about; in the month, the liquid chlorine market is high and volatile, the market supply is well supported, and the enterprise’s shipment is acceptable, and the current quotation in Shandong is about 700-900 yuan / ton. In the downstream, the domestic refrigerant market is not good, the domestic and foreign demand is not as expected, the market trading is cold, and the current price is around 17000 yuan / ton; the recovery of solvent and pharmaceutical pesticide industry is slow, the demand is light, and the price support for chloroform is insufficient.
3、 Future forecast
According to the data analyst of methane chloride of business association, at present, the market of trichloromethane is gradually showing a situation of supply exceeding demand, and the situation of enterprises bidding for shipment is obvious. However, due to the high production cost, the space for price reduction of trichloromethane is limited, and it is expected that the operation will be weak in a short time.
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