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China and the United States are the leading exporters of 1,3-Dichloropropene, accounting for the largest shares of global shipments, while India, Brazil, and Mexico represent the top importing countries—driven largely by agricultural fumigant demand. Imports into Latin America and South Asia have risen steadily since 2022, coinciding with regional regulatory shifts and tightening supply constraints that have contributed to upward pressure on 1,3-Dichloropropene prices.
Market Dynamics Intelligence for 1,3-Dichloropropene (Recent Commodity Market Report)
I. Market Price Dynamics
1. Significant Regional Price Differentials:
- Hunan Province: Premium-grade product quoted at RMB 16,000/ton (notable premium for high-purity reagent-grade material).
- Shandong Province: Bulk (loose) industrial-grade price quoted at RMB 6,400/ton (unchanged since January 24; no further decline from the historical low recorded on February 9).
- National average price: RMB 9,800/ton (up RMB 66/ton from the previous assessment, indicating short-term stabilization).
2. Purity–Price Correlation:
- Industrial-grade product: Yihong Chemical Co., Ltd. (Shandong) quotes RMB 150/kg (purity unspecified, typically industrial grade).
- High-purity product: Kalamal brand (97% purity) priced at RMB 1,098 per 5 mL.
II. Supply–Demand Analysis
1. Demand Growth:
- Accelerated capacity release in downstream chloroamine production is expected to drive additional consumption of 1,3-dichloropropene by ~21,000 tons by 2026.
- Expansion of clethodim technical production has entered an intensive commissioning phase; Weifang Runfeng Chemical Co., Ltd. (Shandong)’s 30,000-ton/year clethodim project is scheduled for full-scale operation in 2026, generating new inflexible demand of 12,600 tons.
- High-purity 1,3-dichloropropene has been designated as a recommended precursor for electronic specialty gases, spurring pilot-line construction for specialty chlorinated hydrocarbons—though current volume remains limited, long-term demand growth potential is substantial.
2. Supply Situation:
- In 2025, only Shandong Jinling Chemical Co., Ltd. completed a technology upgrade and capacity expansion to 50,000 tons/year; no other leading enterprises initiated new capacity projects. Industry CR5 concentration ratio rose to 68.4%, reinforcing pricing power.
- National total capacity is projected to exceed 320,000 tons/year in 2026. Supported by structural tailwinds—including global clethodim demand growth of 9.4% annually and a 14.7% year-on-year increase in orders for chloroamine-based pharmaceutical intermediates—the market size is forecast to reach 373,000 tons in 2026, representing an 11.5% year-on-year growth.
III. Cost and Profitability Analysis
1. Raw Material Costs:
- Propylene prices remain elevated, with the 2025 national average at RMB 6,580/ton; should prices breach RMB 7,200/ton, profit margins for cost-sensitive small- and medium-sized producers will be significantly compressed.
2. Environmental Compliance Costs:
- VOCs emission control requirements have increased equipment investment by 15–20%, indirectly pushing up product costs.
3. Profit Margins:
- High-purity products benefit from robust export demand and may see price increases of 5–8%.
- Industrial-grade prices are highly sensitive to regional supply–demand imbalances—for instance, Shandong’s industrial-grade price fell by 60% over four weeks in February 2026.
IV. Policy and Regulatory Impact
1. EU REACH Regulation:
- Starting in H2 2026, the EU REACH regulation proposes reclassifying 1,3-dichloropropene as a “Suspected Carcinogen (Category 2)”, potentially affecting export share to the EU. However, Zhejiang Xinhua Chemical Group Co., Ltd. has developed an alternative low-residue production process and completed pre-registration with the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) in Q2 2026.
2. Domestic Environmental Policies:
- Increasingly stringent domestic environmental regulations are driving industry transformation toward intensification and green production, requiring substantial capital investment in VOCs abatement infrastructure and raising overall production costs.
V. Market Trend Outlook
1. Price Forecast:
- Industrial-grade prices in Q2 2026 are expected to fluctuate within RMB 9,800–10,500/ton, with persistent premium for high-purity grades.
- From 2027–2028, broader adoption of biocatalytic production methods may exert downward pressure on prices; however, structural shortages in high-end applications will continue supporting premium pricing.
- By 2030, emerging application-driven demand will lift the long-term average price above RMB 11,000/ton.
2. Demand Structure Evolution:
- Traditional application segments—including agrochemical intermediates and solvents—will maintain steady growth.
- Emerging sectors such as new energy and electronic chemicals are emerging as key growth drivers.
3. Competitive Landscape:
- Industry concentration continues to rise, with leading enterprises leveraging technological advantages, economies of scale, and brand strength to dominate the market.
- SMEs face mounting survival pressures, accelerating industry consolidation.
1,3-Dichloropropene is a colorless to pale yellow, volatile liquid with a chloroform-like odor. It is an unsaturated aliphatic organochloride, existing as a mixture of cis- and trans-isomers, and has a boiling point of approximately 104–108 °C. It serves primarily as a chemical intermediate in the synthesis of agricultural chemicals, notably as a precursor to the soil fumigant 1,3-dichloropropene-based nematicides. Its principal application is in agrochemicals, where it is formulated into commercial soil treatments for nematode control in high-value crops. It is also used in the production of specialty intermediates for polymer additives and flame retardants.
1,3-Dichloropropene (a technical-grade mixture of the cis-and transisomers) is used as a preplanting fumigant, mainly for the control of nematodes affecting the roots of plants, selected plant diseases, garden centipedes, wireworms, and weeds; as a solvent; and as an intermediate in the manufacture of 3,3-dichloro-1-propene and other pesticides. It is registered for use on all vegetable, fruit, and nut crops, all forage crops, tobacco, all fiber crops, and all nursery crops (EPA 1998). In Hawaii, 1,3-dichloropropene is used to control nematodes on pineapples at planting (Albrecht 1987). In 2009, three products containing 1,3-dichloropropene as an active ingredient were registered for restricted, non-residential use in the United States (EPA 2009). No products containing 1,3-dichloropropene are registered for use by homeowners (EPA 1998).
clear yellowish to brownish liquid
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