Trichloromethane market rose slightly this week (2.10-217). According to the data of Business News Agency, the price of trichloromethane bulk water in Shandong was 2475 yuan/ton as of February 17, up 1.02% from 2450 yuan/ton last Friday. The downstream trichloromethane refrigerant market started a small number of inquiries after the holiday, and the market transaction was mainly small orders. Due to the small inventory of enterprises and the shutdown and maintenance of some enterprises’ methane chloride devices, the market supply is expected to be tight, the factory price of trichloromethane is slightly increased, and the mainstream offer of trichloromethane market is slightly increased.

This week (2.10~2.17), the start of methane chloride unit decreased slightly.

The price of raw material methanol rose slightly this week (2.10~2.17), and the cost of chloroform was supported. According to the business news agency, the spot price of methanol was 2721 yuan/ton as of February 17, up 1.33% from 2685 yuan/ton on February 10.

In 2023, the total production quota of R22 will be reduced by 19% to 181800 tons. After the holiday, the price of R22 will rise slightly, but the start of construction will remain low, and the demand for trichloromethane will be primary.

According to the methane chloride data analyst of the Business News Agency, although the demand for trichloromethane is slightly weak at present, the inventory of enterprises is not large. In addition, the supply is expected to be tight and the refrigerant peak season is coming soon. It is expected that the market of trichloromethane will continue to rise in the short term.

According to the bulk list data of Business News Agency, the price of hydrazine hydrate was temporarily stable this week, and the average price of hydrazine hydrate was 19200.00 yuan/ton.

At present, the quoted price of hydrazine hydrate enterprises is stable, the raw material urea fell this week, the cost support of hydrazine hydrate is weakened, and the downstream demand is weak. The downstream small orders are purchased, and the delivery mentality of the manufacturer is held, and the actual order is negotiated.

According to the data monitoring of the Business Agency, the recent price of hydrazine hydrate in some enterprises (for reference only, the actual transaction prices of different brands, different specifications and products are mainly negotiated).

The hydrazine hydrate analyst of the business agency believes that the domestic hydrazine hydrate cost-end urea may still fall in the later stage, the hydrazine hydrate cost-end support is weak, the downstream demand is cold, and the price may continue to fall.

According to the bulk list data of the business agency, the average price of acrylic acid in East China was 8200.00 yuan/ton as of February 14, up 2.50% from the price of last Thursday (February 9).

The acrylic acid market has been strong recently. Recently, the price of raw material propylene fluctuated and fell, but the cost still remained in the face of acrylic acid support. The supply side of the production enterprise was not loaded high, and the market transaction was just in demand. With the resumption of downstream work in full swing, the demand side gradually increased, and the focus of acrylic acid market negotiation steadily rose.

Upstream propylene, according to the data monitoring of the Business News Agency, the domestic propylene (Shandong) market has been shaken down recently. On February 13, the reference price of propylene was 7468.25, down 0.83% from February 1 (7530.75).

The acrylic acid analyst of the Business Society believes that the market is mainly wait-and-see at present. With the support of the supply side, it is expected that the acrylic acid market will continue to operate strongly in the short term, and more attention should be paid to the market news guidance.

According to the monitoring data of the Business News Agency, as of February 13, 2023, the average ex-factory price of domestic industrial grade dimethyl carbonate was 4700 yuan/ton. Compared with February 1, 2023 (the reference price of dimethyl carbonate was 4666 yuan/ton), the price increased by 34 yuan/ton, or 0.71%.

In the first ten days of February, the domestic dimethyl carbonate market was stable and consolidated. In the first ten days, the supply and demand information of dimethyl carbonate changed little, and the trading atmosphere was quiet. With the gradual release of downstream demand, the domestic dimethyl carbonate market finally ushered in a small increase in operation on February 13. Some dimethyl carbonate factories raised prices slightly, with an increase of about 100 yuan/ton. At present, the on-site trading atmosphere of dimethyl carbonate has improved from the beginning of the month, and the mentality of the operators has improved. As of February 13, the domestic market price of dimethyl carbonate was around 4600-4800 yuan/ton.

Future trend analysis

At present, the downstream demand of dimethyl carbonate is mainly based on demand, and the overall demand side is slightly boosted. The dimethyl carbonate data analyst of the business agency believes that in the short term, the domestic dimethyl carbonate market is mainly stable and slightly strong, and the specific trend needs to pay more attention to the changes in the demand and supply side.

DOP prices fell sharply this week

According to the data monitoring of the Business Agency, as of February 10, the price of DOP was 10050 yuan/ton, down 6.16% from the price of 10710 yuan/ton on February 5 last weekend. The cost fell and the demand remained weak, and the DOP market fell sharply.

The price of raw material isooctanol dropped sharply

According to the price monitoring of the Business Agency, as of February 10, the price of isooctanol was 9733.33 yuan/ton, down 8.75% from the price of isooctanol on February 5, 10666.67 yuan/ton. Downstream demand was weak this week, the price of isooctanol fell sharply, the cost of DOP raw materials fell, and the downward pressure on DOP prices increased.

The market of raw material phthalic anhydride stands still

According to the price monitoring of the business agency, as of February 10, the price of ortho phthalic anhydride was 8237.50 yuan/ton, up 0.15% from the price of 8225 yuan/ton on February 5. The cost is temporarily stable, the demand is weak, the market of phthalic anhydride is stagnant this week, the price of phthalic anhydride is stable, and the rising power of DOP is weakened.

Aftermarket expectation

DOP data analysts of the Business Agency believe that the price of isooctanol, the raw material, has fallen sharply, the price of phthalic anhydride has stabilized, the cost of DOP has decreased, and the downward pressure on DOP has increased. In the future, the cost of DOP fell and the demand was weak, and the price of DOP was expected to fall in shock.