In May, the dichloromethane market rose first and then fell, with an overall upward trend. According to the monitoring data of the business community, the price of dichloromethane was 3630 yuan / ton at the beginning of the month, then rose to 4263 yuan / ton on May 17, and dropped to 3833 yuan / ton at the end of the month. Overall, the end of the month was 5.60% higher than the beginning of the month.

At the beginning of this month, the overall start-up of methane chloride plant was slightly lower, the spot supply of dichloromethane was tight, and the price went up; In the middle and late ten days, on the one hand, some enterprises started to upgrade their plants, and the new production of Jiangsu Fuqiang methane chloride plant hit the dichloromethane supply side to a certain extent; On the other hand, the downstream slightly resisted the high price of dichloromethane, and the price of dichloromethane rose and fell in the middle and late ten days. However, the overhaul of Jiangsu Liwen plant at the end of the month boosted the supply pressure of dichloromethane to a certain extent, supporting the high price of dichloromethane. According to the business news agency, as of the end of May, more than 90% of Jinling Dongying’s methane chloride plant had been maintained, Jinmao’s methane chloride plant was being shut down, Dongyue started at full capacity, and Luxi started at about 80%. In the middle of the month, the factory price of dichloromethane was lowered and the overall situation remained high and firm after releasing the risk.

On the one hand, film, diluent, foaming agent and other downstream still have a certain rigid demand, which also form a certain support for dichloromethane. However, in the middle and lower reaches, the resistance to high price dichloromethane increased, and the transaction was weak. In the middle and late ten days, the ex factory price of methane chloride manufacturers decreased moderately.

The price of raw materials returned to a high level, and the cost side was strongly supported. In May, the price of liquid chlorine showed a V-shaped trend, with a downward trend in the middle of the month and a rebound at the end of the month. The cost side had a certain drag and support. The overall methanol price is in the trend of rising first and then falling, and the cost side has a certain support. According to the business news agency, the mainstream ex factory price of liquid chlorine for tank cars in Shandong Province dropped from 1750 yuan / ton at the beginning of May to 1150 yuan / ton in the middle of May, and rose to 2050 yuan / ton at the end of the month; The price of methanol increased from 2560 yuan / ton at the beginning of the month to 2672 yuan / ton at the end of the month, with an overall slight increase of 4.38%.

Business community methane chloride data analysts believe that at present, the domestic dichloromethane market risk release is completed in the early stage, the current cost side, supply and demand side are supported, and it is expected that the price of dichloromethane will be high and firm in the near future.