In October, the trichloromethane market rose and fell. According to the data monitoring of the business community, as of October 31, the price of chloroform bulk water in Shandong was 3775 yuan/ton, down 7.36% from 4075 yuan/ton at the beginning of the month, and 13.22% from the peak of 4350 yuan/ton. In the first half of the month, affected by export orders, the supply of goods in the region was tight. The enterprise continuously raised the price of trichloromethane, and the merchant’s offer rose; In the second half of the month, the supply side was loose again, and the price of trichloride fell sharply.

In October, the commencement of methane chloride remained at a high level, but there were many export orders from some large factories, and the supply of goods in Shandong was tight; After the completion of export goods in the middle and late ten days, the supply side returned to the loose trend; At the end of the month, many enterprises reduced their load and parking, and the supply was tightened to a certain extent in the later period. At the end of October, Jinling Dongying Methane Chloride Plant was reduced to 60% load for operation; From October 26, the 300000t/a methane chloride unit in Dongyue has been under load reduction operation, which is expected to last about a month; In late October, Jiangsu Liwen began to shut down its 160000 t/a methane chloride plant for maintenance; Dongying Huatai 160000 t/a methane chloride plant was shut down for maintenance for about a week from October 25.

In October, the cost of the trichloromethane industrial chain was lower, the downstream price was slightly higher, and the upstream of the industrial chain was weak and the downstream supported slightly.

The price of raw materials fell sharply, and the cost of chloroform dragged down the price. According to the business community, as of October 31, the spot price of methanol was 2757 yuan/ton, down 8.46% from 3012 yuan/ton at the beginning of the month. At the end of the month, the supply side of methanol was abundant, the demand side did not improve, and the methanol market continued to fall. Local transportation is limited, and some enterprises have increased their inventories, which further aggravates the wait-and-see mood of traders.

In October, the price of downstream refrigerant R22 of chloroform rose slightly and the starting point remained stable; The downstream printing and dyeing industry started around 80%; The start of the pharmaceutical industry was basically stable, and the demand was still supported. However, in the second half of the month, the resistance of the downstream to high priced goods increased, and the transaction of the chloroform market was weak.

Future market forecast: Analysts from the methane chloride data of the business community believe that the supply side is tight at the end of the month, the cost side is low, and the demand is in conflict with the high price supply. It is expected that the price of chloroform will fluctuate narrowly in the short term.