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Data Legend. The chart above shows Chloromethane price assessments in USA Dollar per metric ton (USD/mt) in 3 locations, as follows:
- Chloromethane, US (United States): Chloromethane, import transaction price, cif, United States (netforward from fob Germany)
- Chloromethane, EUR (Europe): Chloromethane, export transaction price, fob, Germany
- Chloromethane, CN (China): Chloromethane, export transaction price, fob, China
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Chloromethane Price Outlook. The price of Chloromethane (United States) decreased during November 2019 to 896 USD per metric ton, which represents a slight decline of 1% compared to the previous month’s value. On a year-over-year basis, the prices of Chloromethane (United States) decreased significantly by 12%. Meanwhile, the average price of Chloromethane (China) amounted to 644 USD per metric ton, from 856 USD per metric ton one year earlier. On a month-over-month basis, the price of Chloromethane (China) is 5% lower than the price one month before.
The price of Chloromethane (Europe) declined slightly throughout November 2019, reaching 815 USD per metric ton. The price is 2% lower than the average price in the previous month and 13% lower than the average price one year before.
About Chloromethane. Methyl Chloride (a.k.a. Chloromethane) is an organic compound, in the haloalkane (halogenated hydrocarbons) class. It is a colorless gas, with sweet ethereal odor, soluble in water and most organic compounds. Along with other organic chlorine derivatives, such as dichloromethane and chloroform, Methyl Chloride plays an important role in both economic and industrial standpoints, with a variety of uses as chemical intermediates and solvents. Chloromethane was first produced in 1835, by reacting sodium chloride with methanol in the presence of sulfuric acid, in a process that is not used industrially anymore. It was replaced by the hydrochlorination of methanol at the beginning of the twentieth century, which is still used today.
While Methyl Chloride is a colorless gas at ordinary temperatures and pressures, it is handled commercially as a liquid. Currently, production of this chemical on an industrial scale is based either on the chlorination of methane or on the hydrochlorination (esterification) of methanol using hydrogen chloride. The chlorination of methane also yields other commercially important chlorinated hydrocarbons (e.g., methylene chloride, chloroform, carbon tetrachloride) as co-products. Hydrochlorination of methanol, in turn, leads only to Methyl Chloride.
Chloromethane Handling. Methyl chloride is usually transported in railroad tank cars, tank trucks with a 1.3 MPa working pressure, and capacities up to 35 ton. Smaller quantities are shipped in 40, 60, 300 or 700 kg gas cylinders. All containers must have shut-off left-threaded valves. If transportation or storage is done in liquid form, aluminum, zinc and magnesium, as well as their alloys, are unsuitable for use, since chloromethane can react with these compounds. Other metals can be used, the most common ones are iron and steel.
Chloromethane Production. When it comes to production pathways, Methyl Chloride is commercially produced, basically, via two main routes: hydrochlorination of methanol using hydrogen chloride, or on the chlorination of methane. Chlorination of methane also generate other halogenated hydrocarbons as coproducts. Raw materials and the respective production processes employed in the manufacturing of Chloromethane are listed below.
- Methanol + hydrogen chloride (gas-phase chlorination),
- Methanol + hydrochloric acid/ hydrogen chloride (liquid-phase hydrochlorination; using a 70% zinc chloride solution),
- Natural gas + hydrochloric acid/ hydrogen chloride (oxychlorination),
- Methane + oxygen + alkali chloride electrolyte (electrolysis)
Chloromethane Uses. Methyl Chloride is commonly traded in a 99.9 wt% minimum purity grade.
