Price trend
The chloroform market in Shandong Province experienced a sharp decline recently (October 1-20). According to the SunSirs Commodity Market Analysis System, as of October 20, the bulk price of chloroform in Shandong Province was 1,700 RMB/ton, down 8.11% from 1,850 RMB/ton at the beginning of the month. Rising prices for raw materials methanol and liquid chlorine were supporting chloroform costs. Low downstream production capacity was dragging down chloroform prices. Furthermore, methane chloride production capacity remained high, contributing to a post-holiday decline in chloroform prices.
Analysis review
Recently (10.1-10.20), some units were shut down for maintenance, and the overall domestic methane chloride production capacity was around 84%.
|
Enterprises |
Methane chloride plant (10,000 tons/year) |
Commencement of construction |
|
Jinling, Shandong |
44 |
The 240,000-ton unit was shut down starting on the 14th |
|
Dongying Jinmao |
12 |
parking |
|
Russell Chemical |
40 |
Normal operation |
|
Shandong Dongyue |
38 |
Operate at full capacity |
|
Jiangsu Liwen |
16 |
Normal operation |
|
Jiangxi Liwen |
16 |
Normal operation |
|
Quhua, Zhejiang |
40 |
60% load operation |
|
Ningbo Juhua |
40 |
Normal operation |
|
Jiujiang Jiuhong |
24 |
Normal operation |
|
Jinyi Technology |
37 |
90% load operation |
|
Chongqing Tianyuan |
8 |
Normal operation |
|
Jiangsu Fuqiang |
30 |
Normal operation |
|
Dongying Huatai |
16 |
Normal operation |
Methanol and liquid chlorine prices have recently risen, supporting chloroform costs. According to the SunSirs commodity market analysis system, as of October 20th, the spot price of methanol was 2,290 RMB/ton, up 2.35% from 2,237 RMB/ton at the beginning of the month. As of October 20th, the acceptance price of liquid chlorine tank trucks in Shandong Province was around 200 RMB/ton, a significant increase from pre-holiday levels.
Post-holiday demand for the downstream refrigerant R22 remained weak, weakening the demand for chloroform. Furthermore, the R22 quota continued to decline in 2025, negatively impacting chloroform. In 2013, China's baseline production quota for second-generation refrigerants was 426,400 tons. After several rounds of reductions, it was reduced to 163,600 tons in 2025. The production quotas for R22, R142b, and R141b were 149,100 tons, 3,400 tons, and 9,200 tons, respectively.
Market outlook
Analysts of methane chloride data from SunSirs believe that the cost side of chloroform will continue to support it; however, the supply and demand side of chloroform is relatively weak. It is generally expected that the chloroform market will be mainly weakly consolidated in the later period.
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