Dichloromethane Price in China Rises 10.5% to USD 436.64/tonne
Dichloromethane in China climbed to USD 436.64/tonne on 2026-10-01, extending gains across the week, month, quarter and year.
Dichloromethane prices in China rose to USD 436.64/tonne as of 2026-10-01, up 10.5% from USD 395.15/tonne on 2026-09-24. The commodity is up 36.8% over the month from USD 319.09/tonne on 2026-09-01, up 51.7% over the quarter from USD 287.92/tonne on 2026-07-03, and up 78.4% over the year from USD 244.75/tonne on 2025-10-01.
The 52-week high stands at USD 475.51/tonne on 2026-03-11 and the 52-week low at USD 235.21/tonne on 2025-12-08.
Several supply-side factors bear on the price. Allway Chemical reported that chloromethane industry capacity utilization declined to 69.31% by late September due to persistent profitability pressures. Allway Chemical also stated that major producers including Jinling Dawang and Dongying Huatai announced or indicated upcoming maintenance and production cut plans in late September.
ChemPriceHub reported that downstream users and traders increased pre-holiday restocking activities in late September, reducing enterprise inventory levels. On the cost side, Claight market monitoring shows methanol prices surged 44.09% in early March due to Middle East supply concerns, driving up production costs.