1、 Price trend

According to the monitoring of bulk data from the business agency, in January, the price of chloroform in Shandong Province first suppressed and then increased. The average price at the beginning of the month was about 2200 yuan / ton, and fell to 2000 yuan / ton at the end of the month, with an overall decline of 9.09% in the month. The lowest price in the month was 1950 yuan / ton in the middle of the month.

2、 Cause analysis

Product reason: after winter, it is in the traditional off-season of chloroform market, and the overall market starts smoothly. However, the downstream demand is flat, and the price support for chloroform is insufficient. Near the Spring Festival holiday, the downstream market and traders intend to prepare goods, so the market price is slightly increased, and the overall transaction situation is still slightly flat. At present, the quotation in the region is about 2000 yuan / ton, and that in Jiangxi Liwen is 2150 yuan About RMB yuan / ton, and the quotation in Jiangsu is about 3400 yuan / ton.

Industry chain: in the upstream, methanol market is in shock and arrangement, and the market transaction before the festival is stagnant, at present, about 2242 yuan / ton; the liquid chlorine market is stable and in shock, the supply of the liquid chlorine market is tight, and the enterprise has a strong attitude of sticking to the price, and the transaction is flat, at present, about 300-500 yuan / ton. In the downstream, the domestic refrigerant market is in weak and stable operation, and the market is basically closed before the festival, so there is little room for price adjustment; the pharmaceutical and agricultural market and solvent industry just need to be flat, and the price of chloroform is generally supported.

3、 Future forecast

According to the data analyst of methane chloride of business association, with the development of the new crown virus epidemic, the Spring Festival holiday has been extended compared with previous years, the market starts have slowed down, the logistics and transportation vehicles in various regions are limited, and the market trading is weak. It is expected that the market will be shaken and sorted out in a short time.