Recently (11.20-11.29), the market for trichloromethane has been weak and temporarily stable. According to data from Business Society, as of November 29th, the price of trichloromethane bulk water in Shandong Province remained stable at 2066 yuan/ton. The prices of raw materials methanol and liquid chlorine have decreased, and the cost center of trichloromethane has shifted downwards; However, the overall downstream demand is weak with only a small amount of hard demand support, and transactions in the trichloromethane market are rare, with factory prices of enterprises temporarily stable.

Recently (11.20-11.29), the domestic supply of trichloromethane has been basically stable.

Recently (11.20-11.29), the prices of raw materials methanol and liquid chlorine have slightly decreased, and the cost center of trichloromethane has decreased. According to the Commodity Market Analysis System of Shengyishe, as of November 29th, the spot price of methanol was 2417 yuan/ton, a decrease of 1.33% from 2450 yuan/ton on the 20th. As of November 29th, the acceptance price of liquid chlorine tank trucks in Shandong region is around 400 yuan/ton, which is lower than the previous period.

In the off-season, there is only a small amount of rigid demand support for refrigerants at the terminal. Currently, the trading price of refrigerant R22 is weak and stable, and the operating level is low. The demand support for trichloromethane is weak. In 2023, the total production quota for R22 will be reduced by 19% to 181800 tons, and overall support for the demand for trichloromethane will weaken in the medium to long term.

The methane chloride data analyst from Business Society believes that a small amount of rigid demand has weak support for trichloromethane, and on the other hand, there is still support for costs. It is expected that the trichloromethane market will continue to narrow in the near future.