According to the data monitoring of business news agency, the market of dichloromethane fell slightly this week (5.17-5.21). As of May 21, the average price of dichloromethane in Shandong was about 4190 yuan / ton, down 1.72% compared with 4263 yuan / ton at the beginning of the week.

The overall operation rate of domestic methane chloride plant is stable this week, but the 100000 ton methane chloride plant of Jiangsu Fuqiang has been put into operation, and it is expected that the product will be produced later, and the supply will increase. According to the business news agency, this week, the Jinling Dongying unit was in full load operation, the Dongyue methane chloride unit started 50-60%, the Jinmao methane chloride unit stopped and the Luxi unit started 90%, the Jiangsu Liwen and Jiangxi Liwen units started at full load, and the Meilan Juhua unit started 70%.

This week, film, diluent, foaming agent and other downstream still have a certain rigid demand, also forming a certain support for dichloromethane, but the downstream resistance to high price dichloromethane increased.

The price of raw material liquid chlorine was at a low level, the price of methanol fell slightly, and the cost support weakened. According to the business news agency, as of May 21, the price of methanol was 2717 yuan / ton, slightly down from 2737 yuan / ton at the beginning of the week; As of May 21, the main factory price of liquid chlorine for tank cars in Shandong Province was about 1150 yuan / ton.

Future forecast: business community methane chloride data analysts believe that although the demand has some support, on the one hand, the cost side support will be weakened, on the other hand, the supply will be improved in the short term, and the downstream sometimes conflicts with high price goods. On the whole, the price of dichloromethane will enter a downward adjustment stage in the later period.