Refrigerants: All Major Factories Have Stopped Production And Prices Are High

This week, the quota of refrigerant factories was exhausted, and the tight supply supported the high price. 

Weekly market situation: the upstream raw materials fluorite powder and hydrofluoric acid were in low production and sales, and the prices were temporarily stable; the prices of other raw materials fluctuated slightly, and the cost of refrigerants did not fluctuate much. 

In terms of products, the quota of R22 was exhausted within the year, and the tight supply supported the high price; the quota of mainstream HFCs refrigerant factories was limited, and each company carefully accepted orders and arranged production according to the remaining quota, and the industry started production at a low level. 

During the month, mainstream factories such as Juhua, Sanmei, and Frioflor all had shutdown plans, and the overall market continued to be in a tight supply situation. Due to the high price of refrigerants, the retail market was in a wait-and-see atmosphere, and the overall production and sales were weak. 

Near the end of the year, affected by the export license and the long shipping schedule, the foreign trade orders of refrigerants could not be delivered in time, and were generally stagnant. It is expected that the market will maintain a tight supply situation in the short term, and factories are reluctant to sell, control orders and suspend quotations. The phenomenon is common, and the price of refrigerants in the future market will fluctuate at a high level.