Recent price trend of hydrochloric acid

It can be seen from the above figure that the domestic hydrochloric acid price rose slightly this week, with the average market price rising from 154.00 yuan/ton at the end of last week to 155.00 yuan/ton at the end of this week, up 0.65%. Compared with the same period last year, it fell 33.76% year-on-year. The hydrochloric acid commodity index on February 12 was 40.79, which was the same as yesterday, down 70.42% from the highest point of 137.89 (2021-10-26) in the cycle, and up 126.86% from the lowest point of 17.98 on September 5, 2012. (Note: the period refers to September 1, 2011 to now)

Upstream support increases, and downstream procurement is general

From the manufacturer’s quotation, the domestic hydrochloric acid market price rose slightly this week.

From the perspective of the upstream and downstream industrial chain of hydrochloric acid, the upstream liquid chlorine market rose slightly and the cost support increased. The market price of downstream polyaluminum chloride decreased slightly, from 1968.75 yuan/ton at the end of last week to 1966.25 yuan/ton at the end of this week, with a decrease of 0.13%. Compared with the same period last year, the year-on-year decline was 19.46%; The market price of ammonium chloride rose slightly, from 1187.50 yuan/ton at the end of last week to 1212.50 yuan/ton at the end of this week, up 2.11%. On the whole, upstream support increased and downstream procurement enthusiasm was good.

Aftermarket forecast

In the middle and late February, the market price of hydrochloric acid may rise in a narrow range. The upstream liquid chlorine market has risen slightly in the near future, the cost support has increased, the downstream polyaluminum chloride market has declined slightly, the ammonium chloride market has risen slightly, and the downstream purchasing willingness has increased. Analysts from the Business News Agency believe that hydrochloric acid is mainly rising after a small fluctuation recently.