According to the data monitoring of the business community, the market of dichloromethane declined in October. As of October 31, the average price of dichloromethane bulk water in Shandong was 2950 yuan/ton, down 6.65% from 3160 yuan/ton at the beginning of the month, and up 2.97% from the monthly low of 2865 yuan/ton. On the one hand, the price of raw material methanol is low, and the cost support is weak; On the other hand, the construction of Jinling methane chloride plant reached a high level in the first half of October, and the supply of dichloromethane was loose. Under the pressure of cost and supply, the factory price of domestic dichloromethane fell in the early stage and rose slightly at the end of the month. The offer of merchants fluctuated with the factory price.

The supply of dichloromethane was loose in the first half of October, and the market supply was sufficient, and the price fell; At the end of the month, a number of enterprises began to reduce their load and park their cars. The supply side became tight and rebounded slightly at the end of the month.

The price of raw materials fell sharply, and the cost of dichloromethane dragged down the price. According to the business community, as of October 31, the spot price of methanol was 2757 yuan/ton, down 8.46% from 3012 yuan/ton at the beginning of the month. At the end of the month, the supply side of methanol was abundant, the demand side did not improve, and the methanol market continued to fall. Local transportation is limited, and some enterprises have increased their inventories, which further aggravates the wait-and-see mood of traders.

In October, the third generation refrigerant R32 downstream of dichloromethane started at a low level. In addition, the thinner/coating industry started at a low level, with weak demand, and the price of dichloromethane fell.

Future forecast: Analysts from the methane chloride data of the business community believe that the cost of dichloromethane is down, the demand is weak, but the supply is tight. It is expected that the price of dichloromethane will continue to rebound slightly in the short term.