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Carbon Tetrachloride prices in Germany, the highest-cost reporting region, rose 3.7% in Q2 2026 to USD 1,120.00/MT from USD 1,080.00/MT in Q1, extending a sharp climb tied to elevated chlorine and methane feedstock costs. Globally, the average rose from USD 894.00/MT in Q1 to USD 930.60/MT in Q2, a 4.1% gain, following a jump of 13.9% in Q1 alone. For H2 2026, a global average of USD 800.00-1,180.00/MT is expected, with elevated chlorine feedstock costs likely to keep this market firm.
Carbon Tetrachloride, chemically tetrachloromethane, is a chlorinated hydrocarbon that sits within the broader chloromethane product family alongside methyl chloride, dichloromethane, and chloroform, produced through the further chlorination of methane or as a byproduct of chloromethane manufacturing. While its historical use as a solvent, refrigerant, and fire extinguishing agent has been phased out under international ozone-depleting-substance regulations including the Montreal Protocol, it remains an essential feedstock intermediate in the production of chlorofluorocarbon substitutes and other fluorinated chemicals under controlled, non-emissive industrial processes. Downstream demand today centers almost entirely on closed-system chemical intermediate applications rather than the open, emissive uses common before regulatory phase-out. Chlorine and methane feedstock costs, fluorochemical intermediate demand, and regulatory production controls are what drive prices in this market.
The outlook for Carbon Tetrachloride through H2 2026 stays firm, tracking elevated chlorine and methane feedstock costs tied to the broader Strait of Hormuz-linked petrochemical cost environment. Steady demand from fluorochemical intermediate manufacturers, operating under tightly controlled and permitted industrial processes, should continue supporting consumption even as the pace of further gains likely moderates from the sharp Q1 2026 spike that characterized every region covered here.
The main upside risk is a further tightening of chlorine or methane feedstock availability, which would push production costs higher across every region. The main downside risk is a faster-than-expected normalization of feedstock costs combined with softer fluorochemical intermediate demand, which would ease some of the current price pressure.
| Region | 2026 Price Range (USD/MT) | Outlook |
| Global Average | 800.00 - 1,180.00 | Elevated chlorine feedstock costs keep this market firm |
| Germany | 980.00 - 1,300.00 | Constrained regulatory production controls sustain the highest cost |
| United States | 820.00 - 1,100.00 | Steady fluorochemical intermediate demand supports continued firmness |
| India | 760.00 - 1,000.00 | Growing chemical manufacturing demand drives continued gains |
| China | 660.00 - 880.00 | Large-scale production capacity keeps this the most affordable market |
German Carbon Tetrachloride prices averaged USD 1,120.00/MT in Q2 2026, the highest of any region tracked here, up 3.7% from USD 1,080.00/MT in Q1, as constrained regulatory production controls continued sustaining this market's premium.
Why did the price of Carbon Tetrachloride change in Q2 2026 in Germany?
Stringent European regulatory production controls, tied to ozone-depleting-substance frameworks including the Montreal Protocol, continued constraining permitted output even as elevated chlorine feedstock costs pushed production expenses higher.
US prices averaged USD 940.00/MT in Q2 2026, up 4.4% from USD 900.00/MT in Q1, as steady fluorochemical intermediate demand continued driving gains.
Why did the price of Carbon Tetrachloride change in Q2 2026 in the United States?
Steady demand from fluorochemical intermediate manufacturers operating under tightly controlled and permitted industrial processes kept US buyers active even as feedstock costs continued moving higher through the quarter.
Indian prices averaged USD 865.00/MT in Q2 2026, up 4.2% from USD 830.00/MT in Q1, as growing chemical manufacturing demand continued supporting this market.
Why did the price of Carbon Tetrachloride change in Q2 2026 in India?
Continued growth in demand from India's expanding fluorochemical and specialty chemical manufacturing sector kept buyers competing for available supply.
Chinese prices, the lowest of the four regions, averaged USD 750.00/MT in Q2 2026, up 4.2% from USD 720.00/MT in Q1, as large-scale domestic production capacity continued absorbing elevated feedstock costs.
Why did the price of Carbon Tetrachloride change in Q2 2026 in China?
Large-scale domestic production capacity continued keeping Chinese offers the most competitive of any region tracked here, even as the broader chlorine and methane feedstock cost environment pushed prices modestly higher.
German prices surged 13.7% in Q1 2026 to USD 1,080.00/MT from USD 950.00/MT in Q4 2025, as chlorine and methane feedstock costs spiked following the broader Middle East-linked energy market disruption.
Why did the price of Carbon Tetrachloride change in Q1 2026 in Germany?
Chlorine and methane prices surged sharply as the global feedstock repricing following Middle East escalation raised the cost basis across the entire chloromethane product family, and that pressure flowed directly through to finished carbon tetrachloride pricing across German fluorochemical intermediate supply chains.
US prices surged 13.9% in Q1 2026 to USD 900.00/MT from USD 790.00/MT in Q4 2025, tracking the broader feedstock cost spike.
Why did the price of Carbon Tetrachloride change in Q1 2026 in the United States?
Elevated chlorine and methane feedstock costs, tied to the Middle East-linked energy market disruption, pushed US production expenses sharply higher, even as steady underlying fluorochemical intermediate demand kept this market fundamentally well supported.
Indian prices surged 13.7% in Q1 2026 to USD 830.00/MT from USD 730.00/MT in Q4 2025, tracking the broader Asian feedstock cost spike.
Why did the price of Carbon Tetrachloride change in Q1 2026 in India?
Elevated crude oil and natural gas prices, following disruptions to global energy markets tied to the Middle East conflict, increased production costs for chlorine and methane feedstock, pushing Indian carbon tetrachloride prices higher through the quarter.
Chinese prices surged 14.3% in Q1 2026 to USD 720.00/MT from USD 630.00/MT in Q4 2025, tracking the global chlorine feedstock cost spike even as domestic production capacity remained substantial.
Why did the price of Carbon Tetrachloride change in Q1 2026 in China?
Rising chlorine and methane feedstock costs, tied to the broader Middle East-linked petrochemical cost environment, fed through to Chinese carbon tetrachloride pricing even as the country's substantial domestic production capacity kept the pace of the increase comparatively moderate.
Global Carbon Tetrachloride prices moved in a narrow range through most of 2025, before accelerating sharply in Q1 2026 as rising chlorine and methane feedstock costs, tied to the broader Middle East-linked energy market disruption, pushed prices to their highest levels of the period, a trend that continued into Q2 across every region tracked in this report.
| Quarter | Price (USD/MT) | QoQ Change | Direction |
| Q2 2026 | 930.60 | +4.1% | ↑ Rising |
| Q1 2026 | 894.00 | +13.9% | ↑ Rising |
| Q4 2025 | 785.20 | +3.3% | ↑ Rising |
| Q3 2025 | 759.80 | +3.1% | ↑ Rising |
| Q2 2025 | 737.00 | - | — Stable |
| Q3 2026 | In Progress | - | — In Progress |
Carbon Tetrachloride firmed modestly across every market covered in this report through 2025, tracking gradually rising chlorine and methane feedstock costs alongside steady fluorochemical intermediate demand, setting the stage for the sharper acceleration that followed once feedstock costs spiked in Q1 2026.
German prices firmed from about USD 900.00/MT in Q1 2025 to USD 950.00/MT by Q4, a gain of roughly 5.6%, well before the sharp Q1 2026 spike that followed.
US prices firmed from about USD 750.00/MT in Q1 2025 to USD 790.00/MT by Q4, up roughly 5.3%, tracking steady fluorochemical intermediate demand.
Indian prices firmed from about USD 700.00/MT in Q1 2025 to USD 730.00/MT by Q4, a gain of roughly 4.3%, the smallest annual increase of the four regions.
Chinese prices firmed from about USD 600.00/MT in Q1 2025 to USD 630.00/MT by Q4, up roughly 5.0%, tracking gradually rising feedstock costs.
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It remains an essential feedstock intermediate in the production of chlorofluorocarbon substitutes and other fluorinated chemicals under controlled, non-emissive industrial processes, following the phase-out of its historical solvent and refrigerant uses under international ozone-depleting-substance regulations.
The Q2 2026 global average was USD 930.60/MT, ranging from USD 750.00/MT in China to USD 1,120.00/MT in Germany.
The global average rose from USD 785.20/MT in Q4 2025 to USD 894.00/MT in Q1 2026, a 13.9% jump, and then to USD 930.60/MT in Q2, tracking elevated chlorine and methane feedstock costs.
It remains an essential feedstock intermediate in fluorochemical manufacturing, produced and consumed under tightly controlled, non-emissive industrial processes distinct from the open solvent and refrigerant applications restricted under the Montreal Protocol.
The global average is expected in the USD 800.00-1,180.00/MT range, with elevated chlorine feedstock costs likely to keep this market firm.
China holds the lowest cost given large-scale production capacity, while Germany carries the highest cost among the regions tracked here given constrained regulatory production controls.
This report is updated monthly. For real-time pricing intelligence, connect with the Expert Market Research team.
Chlorine and methane feedstock costs, fluorochemical intermediate demand, and regulatory production controls.
China maintains substantial production capacity tied to its broader chloromethane industry, with Germany, the United States, and India also significant producing and consuming markets under permitted, controlled industrial processes.
Buyers can monitor chlorine and methane feedstock cost trends and regional regulatory production control developments given their outsized influence on this market, time forward purchases around the quarterly breakdowns in this report, and benchmark supplier quotes against the tracked price ranges.
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