According to the data of business agency, the market of trichloromethane was stable and weak this week (8.9-8.16). As of August 16, the price of trichloromethane bulk water in Shandong remained at 2750 yuan / ton. The supply side continues to be loose, the downstream demand is weak and stable, and the trichloromethane market is stable and weak.

This week (8.9-8.16), the domestic methane chloride construction started at 70-80%, and there is still pressure on the supply side, which restricts the dichloromethane market.

Since August, the spot price of methanol fluctuated weakly, and the impact of cost was weak. According to the business agency, as of August 16, the spot price of methanol was 2483 yuan / ton, down 2.79% from 2555 yuan / ton at the beginning of the month.

Affected by the high temperature weather, the after-sales market demand of refrigerant R22 is supported. The overall low level of R22 is stable, and the support for trichloromethane is temporarily stable. However, after the beginning of autumn, the high temperature weather gradually ended, and the demand side is expected to fall again.

Analysts of methane chloride data of business community believe that domestic supply side pressure is still in; Refrigerant demand is supported to a certain extent. It is expected that chloroform will maintain a stable, moderate and narrow consolidation trend in the later period. With the end of high temperature weather, it is expected that chloroform will drop slightly.

Market price trend chart of paraformaldehyde

On August 15, the average production price of paraformaldehyde in Shandong was 5300 yuan / ton, and the quotation was stable.

It is expected that the recent stable trend of paraformaldehyde is the main trend.

According to the monitoring data of business agency, the methanol market in East China fell by nearly 3.46% from August 1 to August 12. From August 1 to August 12, Shandong formaldehyde increased by 0.55%.

1、 Price trend

According to the monitoring data of the business agency, as of August 12, the average price of refrigerant R22 was 17000.00 yuan / ton, which was the same as the price of 17000.00 yuan / ton at the beginning of the month and increased by 4.08% compared with the same period last year

According to the monitoring data of business agency, as of August 12, the average price of refrigerant R134a was 22833.33 yuan / ton, up 1.48% from the price of 22500.00 yuan / ton at the beginning of the month, up 11.38% from the same period last year.

2、 Market analysis

This week, the fundamentals of refrigerant R22 remained stable as a whole, and the prices offered by enterprises remained stable as a whole. The price of raw material trichloromethane rose slightly in the month, hydrofluoric acid was weak and stable as a whole, the raw material cost was stable and fluctuated slightly. The overall wait-and-see attitude of the downstream was strong, and the overall price of R22 market was stable.

In August, the price of upstream raw material hydrofluoric acid was generally weak and stable, and the price of trichloroethylene continued to rise. Summer was the peak season of traditional demand for refrigerant. Supported by cost and demand, the price of refrigerant R134a rose slightly this week.

In terms of raw materials, the domestic hydrofluoric acid price trend is generally stable and weak this week, and the continuous weak operation of cost will form a certain pressure on the domestic R134a price in the future.

3、 Future forecast

The refrigerant analyst of business community believes that the price of R22 raw materials is weak and stable, and the overall wait-and-see attitude of the market is strong. It is expected that the domestic R22 market price will continue to move steadily in the short term. The raw material cost of R134a continues to rise. In addition, the peak demand season is coming. Supported by the cost and demand, it is expected that the price of R134a will continue to be strong in the short term.

It can be seen from the trend chart that the market price trend of p-xylene is temporarily stable. The domestic price of p-xylene is 9000 yuan / T. recently, the domestic supply of p-xylene is normal, the domestic PX operating rate is more than 70%, the domestic supply of p-xylene is general, and the overseas units are operating normally. The domestic price trend of p-xylene is temporarily stable. Recently, the trend of international oil prices has increased slightly, but the external price of PX has increased slightly. On the 10th, the closing prices in Asia were US $1051-1053 / T FOB Korea and US $1069-1071 / T CFR China. Recently, the operating rate of PX units in Asia is normal. On the whole, the operating rate of paraxylene units in Asia is about 60%, and the supply of PX goods in Asia is normal. Chen Ling, PX analyst of business society, believes that the current short-term crude oil price is still supported, The downstream PTA and textile industry are still weak, and the market price trend of p-xylene is temporarily stable.

According to the data of the bulk list of business agencies, as of August 10, the average price of formic acid enterprises was 3766.67 yuan / ton, down 6.61% compared with the price on August 1, 1.74% compared with the price on July 10, and 39.89% year-on-year in a three-month cycle.

Recently (8.1-8.10), the market price of domestic industrial grade 85% formic acid fell. Recently, the prices of caustic soda, liquid ammonia and sulfuric acid in the upstream are relatively weak, the main raw material methanol is low-level, the cost side’s support for the formic acid market is weakened, and the downstream is just in need of purchase. The market atmosphere is general, and the focus of negotiation on the industrial grade 85% formic acid market is downward.

In terms of cost: for upstream caustic soda, on August 9, the caustic soda enterprises flexibly adjusted their quotations, but they mainly took a wait-and-see attitude, and comprehensively predicted that they would maintain the consolidation trend in the later period; Upstream liquid ammonia: on August 9, the market of liquid ammonia in Shandong Province stopped falling and stabilized, and the market performance was still weak. Some dealers still fell slightly, with a reduction range of about 50 yuan / ton; Upstream sulfuric acid: on August 9, the reference price of sulfuric acid was 522.00, a decrease of 14.71% compared with August 1 (612.00); For upstream methanol, according to the monitoring data of business agency, on August 9, the domestic methanol in East China port was about 2490 yuan / ton, down 2.23% from the previous working day. On August 9, the main contract m2209 of methanol futures closed at 2488 yuan / ton, down 59 yuan / ton or 1.54% compared with the closing of the previous trading day.

According to the formic acid analysts of business society, the current raw material price is weak, the cost support is insufficient, and the market transaction is on demand. It is expected that in the short term, 85% of the domestic industrial grade formic acid market will be weak, and more attention should be paid to the changes in raw material prices.