This week (5.15-5.22), the market for chloroform slightly rose. According to data from Business Society, as of May 22, the price of trichloromethane bulk water in Shandong Province was 2125 yuan/ton, an increase of 2.41% from last Monday’s 2075 yuan/ton. The price of raw material methanol has decreased, while the cost of trichloromethane has slightly decreased; The peak season for downstream refrigerants has come to an end, with weak demand for R22 and weak support for chloroform; The device is operating at a low level, and the pressure on the trichloromethane supply surface in the area is relatively low; Trichloromethane market slightly rose.

This week (5.15-5.22), the methane chloride plant started operating with slight fluctuations, while the Luxi plant was operating at a low level.

This week (5.15-5.22), the price of raw material methanol decreased, and the cost of chloroform slightly decreased. According to the Commodity Market Analysis System of Business Society, as of May 22, the spot price of methanol was 2190 yuan/ton, a decrease of 6.21% from last Monday’s 2335 yuan/ton.

After entering May, the refrigeration market entered the end of the traditional peak season. The parking and maintenance prices of some downstream refrigerant R22 enterprises are temporarily stable, and in addition, the total production quota of R22 will be reduced by 19% to 181800 tons in 2023. The support for trichloromethane will continue to be weak in the past peak season.

According to methane chloride data analysts from Business Society, although the supply side pressure in the trichloromethane region is currently relatively low, the demand side support is weak, coupled with a downward trend in cost, and it is expected that the trichloromethane market will be mainly weak in the future.