Aluminum chloride Price — China Factory EXW 2026

Aluminum chloride price Spec: China national standards

China EXW, VAT excluded

Newest China EXW USD 311.95 / MT · VAT excluded -813.9115 (-72.00%) as of 20210323

Newest Price 311.95

Price Date 20210323

Day's Change -813.91

Day's Range 311.95 - -501.96

Month's Change +42.04

Month's Range 311.95 - 353.98

Year's Change -184.73

Year's Range 311.95 - 496.68

The packaging rules are a hidden cost driver for exporters. Steel drum prices have risen with metal costs, and the 100kg weight limit means more drums per container, raising freigh...

Also known as Aluminium chloride, Aluminium chloride anhydrous, ALUMINIUM CHLORIDE HEXAHYDRATE, Aluminium trichloride

Opinions

What are the key logistics and regulatory hurdles in exporting aluminum chloride from China?

The packaging rules are a hidden cost driver for exporters. Steel drum prices have risen with metal costs, and the 100kg weight limit means more drums per container, raising freight per tonne. Buyers should factor in these logistics premiums when comparing Chinese offers against domestic supply in their region.

What is driving China's anhydrous aluminum chloride market structure and regional supply?

The East China concentration creates logistics cost advantages for downstream buyers in the same region, but also means supply disruptions from environmental inspections in Shandong can quickly tighten the national market. Watch chlorine and aluminum ingot feedstock prices as the two main cost levers.

How is automation reshaping aluminum chloride production economics and safety?

Labor savings of this magnitude are significant for a product where margins are squeezed by feedstock costs. However, the capex for robotic systems and automatic collectors requires scale to justify. Smaller producers below 10,000 tonnes/year may find payback periods too long, potentially accelerating consolidation toward larger, automated players.

Aluminum chloride price context

What drives Aluminum chloride prices

What are the key logistics and regulatory hurdles in exporting aluminum chloride from China?: The packaging rules are a hidden cost driver for exporters. Steel drum prices have risen with metal costs, and the 100kg weight limit means more drums per conta...

What is driving China's anhydrous aluminum chloride market structure and regional supply?: The East China concentration creates logistics cost advantages for downstream buyers in the same region, but also means supply disruptions from environmental in...

How we assess Aluminum chloride price

China factory / mainstream market EXW quotes (VAT excluded where shown) - not a single global public index

Regional and specification detail so buyers can compare like-for-like grades

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

Overview

Aluminum chloride (AlCl₃, CAS 7446-70-0) is a white to yellowish crystalline solid that sublimes at 178 °C and reacts vigorously with water. It is a key Lewis acid catalyst straddling the covalent–ionic boundary in bonding classification, widely used in organic synthesis and industrial chemistry.

Catalyst: serves as a Friedel-Crafts catalyst for alkylation and acylation in petroleum cracking, dyes, synthetic rubber, resins, and detergents.
Pharmaceutical & agrochemical: supports synthesis of APIs, fragrances, and pesticides.
Water treatment: applied as hexahydrate for purification and oily wastewater treatment.
Research: used in laboratory models, such as inducing neurotoxicity in rat studies.

China's production centers on anhydrous grades via the aluminum ingot route, with a leading producer operating 30,000 t/y capacity. The market is largely self-sufficient, with exports of hexahydrate classified as Class 8 dangerous goods; trends emphasize automation and safety upgrades in manufacturing.

Key domestic producers:
Inner Mongolia Morui Energy Materials – anhydrous grade via aluminum ingot process.

Properties

Name

Aluminum chloride

Aluminium chloride

Aluminium chloride anhydrous

ALUMINIUM CHLORIDE HEXAHYDRATE

Aluminium trichloride

CAS Number

7446-70-0

EINECS No.

231-208-1

Risk Codes

S26;S45;S28;S7/8;S36/37/39;S61;S23;S28A;S53

Safety Description

R36/38;R34;R62;R51/53;R48/23/24;R40;R23/24/25;R14;R48/25;R48/20;R52;R36/37/38;R52/53;R48/23/24/25;R60

HS Code

2827320000

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