Chlorinated paraffin prices hit a record high in the year

In October, the domestic chlorinated paraffin market was affected by a rebound in demand and the price of liquid wax, ** and other raw materials rose sharply, and prices continued to rise sharply. At the end of October, the price of chlorowax-52, the main variety, was ex-factory price of 8,300-8,800 yuan (ton price, the same below) in Guangdong and Fujian; ex-factory price was 8,400-9,000 yuan in Jiangsu and Zhejiang; ex-factory price was 8,600-9,200 yuan in Shandong; Hebei ex-factory price 8500 ~ 9000 yuan. In addition, the chlorine wax-70 ex-factory price fluctuates around 10,000 yuan, and the chlorine wax-42 ex-factory price fluctuates around 8,000 to 8,500 yuan.

The main factors affecting the chlorinated paraffin market in October are as follows: First, October is the better season for consumption in the chlorinated paraffin market in the second half of the year; the operating rate of downstream industries such as plastics, rubber and polyurethane is higher, and downstream users maintain a certain market demand. This has had a positive effect on the price increase of chlorinated paraffins. Second, due to the relative lack of market supply and the constraints of various factors, chlorinated paraffin manufacturers that have stopped production in some areas have yet to resume production. The supply of chlorinated paraffins is relatively insufficient. The third is raw material prices continue to rise. In October, the liquid wax ex-factory price of Shenyang Paraffin Chemical Co., Ltd. rose to about 11,100 yuan, the ex-factory price of liquid wax of Jinxi Petroleum Factory 5 rose to around 1,1,500 yuan, while the price of the eastern China ** rose to 2000 to 2,600 yuan, the price of North China ** Rose to 2200 to 2700 yuan. The dramatic increase in cost has prompted the price of chlorinated paraffins to rise and continue to hit new highs during the year. Fourth, most of the chlorinated paraffin manufacturers had little inventories in October, which helped boost the price of chlorinated paraffins. Due to the different needs in different regions, there are significant differences in the prices of raw materials entering the factory and transportation distances. Therefore, the prices of chlorinated paraffins vary greatly from place to place.

The chlorinated paraffin market will continue to fluctuate significantly in November, but the price increase will be hindered and it is not ruled out. Since November has gradually entered the off-season consumption of chlorinated paraffin, the operating rate of downstream industries such as plastics, rubber, and polyurethane will decline. Due to the drop in demand, the price of chlorinated paraffins has continued to rise. In addition, the momentum of the rise in raw material prices in November will be somewhat converging and will mainly be at a high level. In addition, affected by the national energy-saving and emission-reduction policies, there are many uncertain factors in the market. In November, most of the discontinued enterprises still have no chance of recovering production, and there is no significant increase in the supply of chlorinated paraffins. However, the inventory of chlorinated paraffins of most manufacturers is not large, which is conducive to the operation of the market.