1、 Price trend

According to the monitoring data of the business community, the average price of domestic refrigerant R22 on September 30 was 18666.67 yuan/ton, 6.67% higher than the price of 17500.00 yuan/ton on September 1, and 27.27% lower than the same period last year.

According to the monitoring data of the business community, the average price of domestic refrigerant R134a on September 30 was 26000.00 yuan/ton, 6.85% higher than the price of 24333.33 yuan/ton on September 1 at the beginning of the month, and 29.41% lower than the same period last year.

2、 Market analysis

In September, the price of upstream raw material trichloromethane continued to rise in the month, with a significant increase of 45.13% in the whole month. Hydrofluoric acid was weak and stable in the whole month, with a small decline of 0.76% in the low level in the month. In general, the price of upstream raw material continued to rise, while the price of trichloromethane rose significantly in the late period. At the same time, affected by factors such as electricity production restriction in the previous period and enterprise downtime for maintenance, the overall R22 inventory of domestic enterprises was low, the cost continued to rise, and the enterprise inventory was low, The domestic R22 market price continued to run strongly in September, supported by the downstream rigid demand.

In September, the price of hydrofluoric acid, the upstream raw material of R134a, was generally weak and stable, falling slightly by 0.76% in the month, and the price of trichloroethylene continued to rise, with an overall increase of more than 10% in the month. The cost of raw materials continued to rise, the enterprise’s inventory was relatively low, and the downstream demand remained unchanged. Supported by the cost and demand, the price of refrigerant R134a continued to run relatively strong in September.

3、 Future market forecast

According to the refrigerant analysts of the Business Society, the price of upstream raw materials of refrigerant continued to rise in September. At present, the overall inventory of the enterprise is low, and the overall downstream demand remains unchanged. Supported by costs and demand, it is expected that the domestic R22 and R134a prices will continue to rise in October, supported by costs.