Recent price trend of hydrochloric acid

As can be seen from the above figure, the price of domestic hydrochloric acid fell slightly this week, and the quotation fell from 324.00 yuan / ton last weekend to 276.00 yuan / ton this weekend, down 14.81%, up 47.20% year-on-year compared with the same period last year. Overall, the domestic hydrochloric acid market fell slightly this week. On January 23, the commodity index of hydrochloric acid was 72.63, unchanged from yesterday, down 47.33% from the highest point 137.89 in the cycle (2021-10-26), and up 303.95% from the lowest point 17.98 on September 5, 2012. (Note: the period refers to the period from September 1, 2011 to now)

Weak upstream support and general downstream procurement

From the manufacturer’s quotation, the domestic hydrochloric acid market price fell slightly this week. Dezhou Shihua hydrochloric acid offered 300 yuan / ton this weekend, which fell by 200 yuan / ton compared with last weekend; The price of synthetic hydrochloric acid from Wen Shui is 290 yuan / ton this weekend, which is temporarily stable compared with last weekend; Dezhou Maihua hydrochloric acid is quoted at 50 yuan / ton this weekend, which is temporarily stable compared with last weekend; Liaocheng Huatong hydrochloric acid offered 90 yuan / ton this weekend, which fell by 90 yuan / ton compared with last weekend; Xiangcheng Sanan hydrochloric acid quoted 650 yuan / ton this weekend, up 50 yuan / ton compared with last weekend.

From the perspective of the upstream and downstream industrial chain of hydrochloric acid, the upstream liquid chlorine market fell slightly, weakening the support for hydrochloric acid. The price of downstream polyaluminium chloride increased slightly. The quotation increased from 2445.56 yuan / ton at the end of last week to 2467.78 yuan / ton at the end of this week, an increase of 0.91%. The increase was small. It was mainly consolidation, with a year-on-year increase of 37.64% compared with the same period last year; The market price of ammonium chloride fell slightly, and the quotation fell from 1087.50 yuan / ton last weekend to 1075.00 yuan / ton this weekend, down 1.15%. On the whole, downstream products are not enthusiastic about purchasing hydrochloric acid, which has a negative impact on the price of hydrochloric acid.

Future forecast

The market of upstream liquid chlorine has declined recently, and the cost support is general. The market of downstream polyaluminium chloride and ammonium chloride has declined slightly, and the willingness to purchase downstream has weakened. Business analysts believe that hydrochloric acid has mainly suffered a slight shock and decline recently.