Recent price trend of hydrochloric acid

As can be seen from the above figure, the domestic market price of hydrochloric acid fell slightly this month. The price of hydrochloric acid dropped from 174.00 yuan/ton on January 1 to 154.00 yuan/ton on January 30, a drop of 11.49%. The price at the end of the month fell 47.97% year-on-year.

The hydrochloric acid commodity index on January 29 was 45.79, which was the same as yesterday, down 66.79% from the highest point of 137.89 (2021-10-26) in the cycle, and up 154.67% from the lowest point of 17.98 on September 5, 2012. (Note: the period refers to September 1, 2011 to now)

The upstream support is insufficient, and the downstream procurement increases and decreases

From the manufacturer’s quotation, the domestic hydrochloric acid market fell slightly this month, and the downstream demand was average.

From the perspective of the upstream and downstream industrial chain, the upstream liquid chlorine market has consolidated at a low level and the cost support is general. The market price of downstream ammonium chloride rose from 1145.00 yuan/ton at the beginning of the month to 1157.50 yuan/ton at the end of the month, up 1.09%, up 7.67% from the same period last year. The market price of downstream polyaluminum chloride fell slightly, from 2033.75 yuan/ton at the beginning of the month to 2001.25 yuan/ton at the end of the month, down 1.60%, down 20.19% from the same period last year. The downstream market fell slightly, and the enthusiasm of downstream manufacturers for hydrochloric acid procurement weakened.

The market fell slightly in the aftermarket

In the first half of February, the market of hydrochloric acid was mainly subject to small fluctuations. The upstream liquid chlorine market was low and the cost support was general. The downstream ammonium chloride and polyaluminum chloride market prices fell slightly, and the downstream purchasing enthusiasm increased. Analysts from the Business News Agency believe that the recent market of hydrochloric acid may be dominated by a small fluctuation.