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Data Legend. The Chloromethane price chart shows the prices in USA Dollar per metric ton (USD/mt) in 5 locations, as follows:
- US: Chloromethane, United States, transaction, fob
- SAM: Chloromethane, South America, transaction, cif, Brazil
- EUR: Chloromethane, Europe, transaction, fob, Germany
- SEA: Chloromethane, South Asia & Oceania, transaction, fob, Malaysia
- CN: Chloromethane, China, transaction, fob
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Price Dynamics. The Chloromethane price in United States increased during November 2018 to 493 USD per metric ton, which represents a slight rise of 1% compared to the previous month’s value. On a year-over-year basis, Chloromethane prices in United States increased significantly by 17%. Meanwhile, in Germany, the average price of Chloromethane amounted to 873 USD per metric ton, from 800 USD per metric ton one year earlier. On a month-over-month basis, the Chloromethane price in Germany is 4% lower than the price one month before.
The price of Chloromethane in China declined considerably throughout November 2018, reaching 799 USD per metric ton. The price in China is 14% lower than the average price in the previous month and 6% higher than the average price one year before. In contrast, Chloromethane prices in Malaysia decreased significantly during November 2018, reaching 928 USD per metric ton, which means a decline of 10% from the previous month’s price and a decline of 6% from the previous year’s price.
The Chloromethane prices in Brazil experienced a decline of 37 USD per metric ton from the prior month's price, to 876 USD per metric ton. Such price movement in Brazil meant a decrease of 4% on a monthly basis and a rise of 14% on a yearly basis.
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 coproducts. Hydrochlorination of methanol, in turn, leads only to Methyl Chloride.
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.
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)
The uses and applications of Methyl Chloride may vary according to its specification. The main forms of Methyl Chloride are pure (99.5% minimum purity) grade; and technical (99.95% minimum purity) grade
