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Data Legend. The Tetrachloroethylene price chart shows the prices in USA Dollar per metric ton (USD/mt) in 5 locations, as follows:
- US: Tetrachloroethylene, United States, transaction, fob
- SAM: Tetrachloroethylene, South America, transaction, cif, Colombia
- EUR: Tetrachloroethylene, Europe, transaction, fob, Germany
- SEA: Tetrachloroethylene, South Asia & Oceania, transaction, cif, India
- CN: Tetrachloroethylene, China, transaction, cif
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Price Dynamics. The Tetrachloroethylene price in United States increased during November 2018 to 956 USD per metric ton, which represents a considerable rise of 18% compared to the previous month’s value. On a year-over-year basis, Tetrachloroethylene prices in United States increased significantly by 19%. Meanwhile, in Germany, the average price of Tetrachloroethylene amounted to 607 USD per metric ton, from 463 USD per metric ton one year earlier. On a month-over-month basis, the Tetrachloroethylene price in Germany is 4% lower than the price one month before.
The price of Tetrachloroethylene in China rose slightly throughout November 2018, reaching 568 USD per metric ton. The price in China is 1% higher than the average price in the previous month and 13% higher than the average price one year before. In contrast, Tetrachloroethylene prices in India increased modestly during November 2018, reaching 607 USD per metric ton, which means a rise of 2% from the previous month’s price and a rise of 0.8% from the previous year’s price.
The Tetrachloroethylene prices in Colombia experienced a significant rise of 118 USD per metric ton from the prior month's price, to 856 USD per metric ton. Such price movement in Colombia meant a rise of 16% on a monthly basis and a rise of 10% on a yearly basis.
About Tetrachloroethylene. Tetrachloroethylene (a.k.a. PERC) is a colorless liquid with a mild, etherlike odor. It is miscible with most organic solvents and is insoluble in water. It is the most stable of the chlorinated ethylenes and ethanes, requiring few stabilizers and having no flash point.
Tetrachloroethylene should be carefully analyzed for water, free acid, and stabilizers before being stored or transported over longer periods of time, because decomposition may lead to excessive corrosion. It may be stored in mild steel tanks that are dry, free of rust, and equipped with a chemical vent dryer (such as calcium chloride) and controlled evaporation vent. It should not be brought into contact with tanks made of aluminum. Tetrachloroethylene is shipped by barge, tank car and tank truck.
Raw materials and the respective production processes employed in the manufacturing of Tetrachloroethylene are listed below.
- Propane/ethane/propylene dichloride + chlorine (chlorinolysis),
- Ethylene dichloride + chlorine + oxygen (oxychlorination/dehydrochlorination),
- Acetylene + chlorine (addition/dehydrochlorination)
The uses and applications of Tetrachloroethylene may vary according to its specification. The main forms of Tetrachloroethylene are purified grade; technical grade; United States Pharmacopeia (USP) grade; spectrophotometric grade; and dry-cleaning grade.
