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Data Legend. The Methylene Chloride price chart shows the prices in USA Dollar per metric ton (USD/mt) as follows:
- US: Methylene Chloride, United States, transaction, fob
- SAM: Methylene Chloride, South America, transaction, cif, Brazil
- EUR: Methylene Chloride, Europe, transaction, fob, France
- SEA: Methylene Chloride, Southeast Asia, transaction, cif, India
- CN: Methylene Chloride, China, transaction, fob
- MDE: Methylene Chloride, Middle East, transaction, cif, Saudi Arabia
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Price Dynamics. The Methylene Chloride price in United States increased during December 2018 to 553 USD per metric ton, which represents a slight rise of 3% compared to the previous month’s value. On a year-over-year basis, Methylene Chloride prices in United States decreased modestly by 4%. Meanwhile, in France, the average price of Methylene Chloride amounted to 581 USD per metric ton, from 569 USD per metric ton one year earlier. On a month-over-month basis, the Methylene Chloride price in France is 1% higher than the price one month before.
The price of Methylene Chloride in China declined slightly throughout December 2018, reaching 569 USD per metric ton. The price in China is 4% lower than the average price in the previous month and 14% higher than the average price one year before. In contrast, Methylene Chloride prices in India increased during December 2018, reaching 720 USD per metric ton, which means a rise of 4% from the previous month’s price and a rise of 30% from the previous year’s price.
The Methylene Chloride prices in Saudi Arabia experienced a modest decline of 6 USD per metric ton from the prior month's price, to 531 USD per metric ton. Such price movement in Saudi Arabia meant a decrease of 1% on a monthly basis and a rise of 4% on a yearly basis. On the other hand, in December 2018, the Methylene Chloride price in Brazil witnessed a rise of 154 USD per metric ton when compared against the previous month's price, to 756 USD per metric ton. The December 2018 price in Brazil is 22% higher than the price one year before.
About Methylene Chloride. Methylene Chloride (a.k.a. Dichloromethane, DCM) is a colorless, volatile, nonflammable, liquid chlorinated hydrocarbon with a sweet odor. It emits toxic fumes when heated. It causes damage in the nervous system when inhaled and it irritates throat and nose.
Dichloromethane must not be stored or transported in vessels made of aluminum and other light metals and their alloys, due to the reactivity of these materials with this chemical. Instead, the use of stainless steel containers is recommended. Contact of the liquid with moisture should be avoided. Bulk quantities of Dichloromethane are shipped in containers, railroad tank cars, tank trucks, and tankers of both the transoceanic and inland-waterway variety.
Raw materials and the respective production processes employed in the manufacturing of Methylene Chloride are listed below.
- Methyl chloride + chlorine (thermal chlorination, coproduced with carbon tetrachloride/chloroform),
- Methane+ hydrogen chloride, anhydrous (oxychlorination; coproduced with carbon tetrachloride/chloroform/methyl chloride)
The uses and applications of Methylene Chloride may vary according to its specification. The main forms of Methylene Chloride are aerosol; vapour degreasing special; urethane grade; technical grade; Food Chemical Codex (FCC) grade; and National Formulary (NF) grade.
