In October, dichloromethane rose first and then fell. In the first half of the month, on the one hand, the market bullish atmosphere was driven by the rise of the international energy market. In the first half of the month, the prices of raw materials methanol and liquid chlorine rose sharply, supported by the cost and bullish atmosphere; On the other hand, the impact of domestic dual control policy on the commencement of methane chloride has not ended. The unexpected shutdown of No. 1 plant in Jiangsu has pushed the price of dichloromethane all the way up. In the middle and late October, with the rise and fall of domestic raw material prices and the downstream resistance to the high price of dichloromethane, the price of dichloromethane gradually returned, but there was still a significant increase at the end of the month compared with the beginning of the month.

According to the monitoring of the business community, the price of dichloromethane in Shandong was 5177 yuan / ton at the beginning of October and 6025 yuan / ton at the end of the month, an increase of 16.23% at the end of the month compared with the beginning of the month; The price peak in the month was 8587 yuan / ton on the 18th, up 65.86% from the beginning of the month.

List of commencement of domestic methane chloride plant in October

In October, the prices of raw materials methanol and liquid chlorine rose first and then fell, and the cost support in the early stage was weak in the later stage. According to the business agency, as of October 31, the price of methanol was 3350 yuan / ton, down 7.27% from 3612 yuan / ton at the beginning of the month; The mainstream ex factory price of liquid chlorine in tank cars in Shandong is about 2000 yuan / ton, up 17.65% from 1700 yuan / ton at the beginning of the month and down 51.22% from the highest point of 4100 yuan / ton in the month.

Future forecast: according to the dichloromethane analysts of business society, although the start-up of methane chloride unit has rebounded slightly, it remains low. There is no pressure on the supply side of dichloromethane, but the demand is weak at high prices, coupled with the current decline in cost; On the whole, the price rise of dichloromethane is weak in the short term.