Trichloroethylene (TCE, C₂HCl₃) — TCE Prices Hold Firm Above 5,900 RMB/Ton Amid Tight Supply and Rising AHF Costs

The trichloroethylene (TCE) market has demonstrated significant resilience in 2026, with prices holding firm despite broader industrial demand fluctuations. AcCording to Mysteel data, the mainstream contract price for TCE in the Shandong market reached 5,900 RMB per ton delivered in June 2026, reflecting sustained tightness in supply conditions and continuing cost pressures from upstream raw materials. The market has remained at elevated levels through the second quarter.

Current TCE price dynamics are driven by multiple factors including supply tightness – production remains constrained, with limited new capacity additions and ongoing maintenance schedules at several major facilities – and cost support from upstream anhydrous HF, where rising raw material costs have been transmitted to TCE production, setting a higher cost floor. Demand from downstream sectors – including refrigerant manufacturing, metal degreasing, textile processing, and chemical intermediate production – has remained stable without sharp declines, providing price support.

According to Refrigerant Weekly Review data from early January 2026, East China trichloroethylene prices were approximately 4,200 RMB per ton, indicating a substantial increase over the course of Q1 and Q2 2026. This rise reflects a convergence of tight supply and rising upstream costs from anhydrous hydrogen fluoride, which itself has increased approximately 40 percent year-to-date. The Fluorochemical Price Index compiled by Guosen Securities rose 5.60 percent month-on-month in April 2026, with multiple fluorine chemical products contributing to the broad-based increase.

TCE's key applications include industrial metal degreasing, refrigerant feedstock for HFC-134a production (NOw subject to Kigali quotas), precision cleaning of electronic components, and as a chemical intermediate in the synthesis of various downstream products. The electronics sector, in particular, remains a source of steady demand.

For buyers searching for "trichloroethylene price per ton," "TCE metal degreaser supplier," or "chlorinated solvent industrial gas prices," the market may tighten further as the year progresses due to sustained cost inflation. Limited new capacity suggests that elevated price levels may persist through 2026, barring a dramatic downturn in industrial demand.

Sources: Mysteel, June 2026; Guosen Securities Fluorochemical Monthly Report, May 5, 2026