1、 Price trend

According to the data monitoring of business news agency, as of February 26, the average price of refrigerant R22 was 14600 yuan / ton, up 3.55% from the beginning of the week, 4.29% from the beginning of the month, and 20.36% from the same period last year.

According to the bulk data monitoring of business news agency, as of February 26, the average price of refrigerant R134a was 19766.67 yuan / ton, which was the same as that at the beginning of the week. It was up 4.29% on a month on month basis and down 10.83% compared with the same period last year.

2、 Market analysis

R22, the price of refrigerant R22 rose this week, the price of raw materials hydrofluoric acid and trichloromethane rose, the cost side support was strong, the superposition trade continued to return to the market, the stock increased after the festival, the factory started high, the price mentality was strong, the price rose, but in the demand off-season, the price upward had no real driving force, and the short-term market was deadlocked. At present, R22 market quotation is around 13000-16500 yuan / ton, Shandong quotation is about 15000-16500 yuan / ton, Jiangsu and Zhejiang quotation is about 14500-15000 yuan / ton, Hunan quotation is about 14500-15000 yuan / ton, Shanghai quotation is about 14500 yuan / ton, short-term price rises steadily.

R134a, the price of refrigerant R134a was temporarily stable this week. Hydrofluoric acid, the raw material, didn’t increase much. The role of boosting R134a was general. The demand side was still light. The demand of automobile market did not increase significantly. The fundamentals were relatively calm. R134a market was stable. At present, R134a market quotation is mostly in the range of 19000-22000 yuan / ton, Shandong quotation is about 20000 yuan / ton, Zhejiang quotation is about 19000-21500 / ton, Hunan quotation is about 20500-21000 / ton, Jiangsu quotation is about 22000 / ton, Shanghai quotation is about 20000 yuan / ton, and the short-term price is stable.

Hydrofluoric acid as raw material. On February 26, the mainstream price of domestic anhydrous hydrofluoric acid manufacturers was 10000-11000 yuan / ton, and the ex factory price trend of on-site merchants rose slightly. Domestic hydrofluoric acid manufacturers had a general operating rate, and the supply of on-site goods was slightly tight. Affected by the high price of fluorite, the demand of downstream refrigerant industry was general, and on-site purchase was mainly on demand. It is expected that the on-site price will remain stable in the later stage It’s settled.

Trichloromethane, on the 23rd, the market price of methane chloride in Shandong continued to rise. The manufacturer’s offer increased by 50 yuan / ton. The mainstream ex factory price of dichloromethane ranged from 3300 yuan / ton to 3550 yuan / ton, and the mainstream ex factory price of trichloromethane ranged from 2680 yuan / ton to 2850 yuan / ton, which is expected to remain high in the short term.

3、 Future forecast

According to refrigerant analysts of business news agency, raw material prices are rising, cost side support is strong, superimposed traders continue to return to the market, hoarding is on the rise, refrigerant manufacturers start high, have a strong price support mentality, R22 prices are rising, and R134a prices are stable due to the drag of demand side. It is expected that the refrigerant market will be frozen in the short term, and the prices will be stable.