Refrigerant: The impact of the epidemic continues, and the production and sales of refrigerant factories shrink

Last week, the refrigerant market was still significantly affected by the epidemic. 

The weak domestic and foreign sales demand led to a low production operation in the industry, and the market was temporarily running steadily. 

The market characteristics of the week are as follows: the upstream raw materials of refrigerants, fluorite powder and hydrofluoric acid,

have relatively light transactions, and the prices are temporarily stable. 

Dichloromethane and trichloromethane are affected by the reduction in supply and the strengthening of cost support, and the prices

continue to rise. The current supply of trichloroethylene and tetrachloroethylene is still tight, but the downstream demand is weak, and the

price fluctuates to maintain stability. The prices of other refrigerant raw materials rose more and fell less. Since the outbreak of the current

round of the epidemic in March, the prevention and control measures in many places have been upgraded, and the impact on the

circulation of goods is still ongoing. The concentrated shipments of refrigerant factories in Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Shanghai, and Shandong

provinces have been significantly affected, and the overall market transaction volume is relatively small. 

To sum up, it is expected that with the recent unblocking in some areas such as Zhejiang and Jiangsu, if the epidemic situation is further

effectively controlled, the shipment situation will improve, and the refrigerant market will maintain stability and consolidation in the short

term.