chloroform Price — China Factory EXW 2026

chloroform price Spec: China national standards;Bulk water

China EXW, VAT excluded

Newest China EXW USD 349.65 / MT · VAT excluded +0.0796 (0.02%) as of 20261023

Newest Price 349.65

Price Date 20261023

Day's Change +0.08

Day's Range 349.65 - 349.73

Month's Change -27.63

Month's Range 349.65 - 322.02

Year's Change +100.54

Year's Range 349.65 - 249.11

From a procurement perspective, always verify stabilizer content and storage conditions when sourcing chloroform. The 2B carcinogen classification may not trigger immediate bans, b...

Also known as CHCl₃

Opinions

How does chloroform's toxicity and regulatory status affect its market and handling?

From a procurement perspective, always verify stabilizer content and storage conditions when sourcing chloroform. The 2B carcinogen classification may not trigger immediate bans, but ESG-conscious buyers in pharmaceuticals or electronics are increasingly demanding higher-purity, better-documented supply chains. This could create a premium segment for electronic-grade material, where quality assurance justifies higher prices.

What are the main industrial uses of chloroform and its key downstream sectors?

The fluorochemical linkage is key—chloroform demand is essentially a proxy for R22 and PTFE market health. With China's refrigerant quota system tightening and downstream air conditioning production recovering, chloroform consumption should stay supported. However, watch for substitution: if R32 continues displacing R22 in new AC units, chloroform's growth ceiling may lower over the medium term.

What is driving the recent surge in chloroform prices in China?

Buyers should watch the liquid chlorine market closely—chloroform pricing tracks it with a short lag. Also note that China's chloroform trade is export-oriented, with India taking nearly 78% of 2022 exports. Any shift in Indian demand or logistics could quickly alter domestic price direction, so monitor export order flows as a leading indicator.

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chloroform price context

What drives chloroform prices

How does chloroform's toxicity and regulatory status affect its market and handling?: From a procurement perspective, always verify stabilizer content and storage conditions when sourcing chloroform. The 2B carcinogen classification may not trigg...

What are the main industrial uses of chloroform and its key downstream sectors?: The fluorochemical linkage is key—chloroform demand is essentially a proxy for R22 and PTFE market health. With China's refrigerant quota system tightening and...

How we assess chloroform price

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Landed cost figures from our calculator are planning estimates, not a customs ruling

Overview

Chloroform (trichloromethane, CAS 67-66-3) is a colourless, sweet-smelling, volatile liquid with anaesthetic properties, historically known as "formyl trichloride" before its correct formula CHCl₃ was established in 1834. It acts primarily as an industrial intermediate and solvent, though its use is constrained by toxicity and regulatory pressure.

Industrial: key feedstock for producing refrigerant R-22, a major downstream outlet.
Solvent: used in laboratories and extraction processes, though increasingly replaced by less toxic dichloromethane.
Regulatory: classified as a 2B carcinogen and listed in China's toxic water pollutant inventory; also monitored as a disinfection by-product in drinking water.
Historical: once used as an anaesthetic; now limited by health and environmental concerns.

China's chlorinated alkane sector produces roughly one-third of its output as chloroform, with capacity concentrated among large integrated producers. The market is export-oriented, mainly to Asian destinations such as India, though export volumes have fluctuated. Production trends are tied to R-22 demand and environmental restrictions on fluorochemicals.

Key domestic producers:
Shandong Dongyue – large-scale chlorinated alkane producer with integrated fluorochemical chain.
Zhejiang Juhua – major producer with strong R&D and quality focus.

Properties

Name

chloroform

CHCl₃

CAS Number

67-66-3

HS Code

2903130000

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chloroform price Spec: China national standards;Bulk water

Recent market notes

Supply-Demand Interaction: Market Consolidation (October 16–22, 2026)

October 22: Dongying Huatai raised the price of chloroform.

Opinions

How does chloroform's toxicity and regulatory status affect its market and handling?

What are the main industrial uses of chloroform and its key downstream sectors?

What is driving the recent surge in chloroform prices in China?

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chloroform price context

What drives chloroform prices

How we assess chloroform price

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