This week (5.29-6.5), the market for chloroform fluctuated and consolidated. According to data from Business Society, as of June 5th, the price of trichloromethane bulk water in Shandong Province was 2225 yuan/ton, unchanged from last Monday, with a cycle high of 2275 yuan/ton. The price of raw material methanol fluctuates weakly, and the cost support for trichloromethane is weak; The replenishment actions of some downstream enterprises have come to an end, and the demand for trichloromethane has weakened again, causing the market for trichloromethane to fluctuate and decline.

This week (5.29-6.5) saw slight fluctuations in the start of the methane chloride plant.

This week (5.29-6.5), the price of raw material methanol has stabilized at a low level, and the cost support for trichloromethane is still weak. According to the Commodity Market Analysis System of Business Society, as of June 5th, the spot price of methanol was 2180 yuan/ton, a decrease of 1.28% from last Monday’s 2208 yuan/ton, and the low point during the cycle was 2160 yuan/ton.

The end of short-term replenishment orders, coupled with the gradual end of the peak season in the domestic refrigerant market, has temporarily stabilized the parking and maintenance prices of some downstream refrigerant R22 enterprises. In the short term, trichloromethane has risen and then decreased. In addition, the total production quota of R22 has been reduced by 19% to 181800 tons in 2023, making it difficult to improve the demand for trichloromethane in the medium to long term.

According to methane chloride data analysts from Business Society, although the overall domestic demand for trichloromethane is currently weak, coupled with low cost consolidation, it is expected that the market for trichloromethane will fluctuate in a narrow range in the future.