Refrigerant Gas Weekly Price Report: R32, R134a slightly increased (1.8-1.14,2023)

Last week refrigerant market performance flat, market prices weak stability. The average price of R22 was 18250 yuan/ton, flat from last week. R32 mainstream transaction price reference 13143 yuan/ton, up 1.1% from last week; The average price of R125 was 30,000 yuan/ton, flat from last week. The average price of the R134a was 23500 yuan per ton, up 1.5% from last week.

This week, the domestic R22 price market maintained stable operation. R22 production quota (181847 tons) has been issued this year, a decrease of 42960 tons compared with last year. The supply side is tight, but the downstream demand is not good, and the subsequent market price is expected to be weak and stable.

The domestic R32 market price rose slightly this week. The market price of raw material dichloromethane declined slightly, and the downstream demand was cold. Some manufacturers were overhauling, pushing the price of the R32 market. It is expected that the R32 market will operate weakly and steadily in the short term, with narrow range finishing mainly.

This week, the domestic R125 market market price maintained stable operation. On the demand side, the domestic demand for R125 is relatively limited, and there are transactions between manufacturers of R125. Enterprises mainly use mixed and delivered foreign trade orders. In the trade circulation link, the actual order transactions are relatively limited. It is expected that the refrigerant R125 will fluctuate in the short term. The offer is mainly adjusted slightly.

At present, China is in the end stage of HFCs quota formulation, production enterprises will gradually resume rational production and sales, the contradiction of oversupply in the industry will be alleviated to a certain extent, the loss situation in the industry will be reversed, and the refrigerant market will gradually warm up and return to the normal profit level.