December 2014 Chlorine Production
Tuesday, February 3, 2015
In December the December European chlorine production reached 807,363 tonnes.
With 249,515 tonnes, the December caustic soda stocks were 0.1% lower than in the previous
Details of chlorine production and caustic soda stocks in the EU-28 countries plus Norway
Chlorine production & capacity utilisation - EU 28 + Norway/Switzerland
Month |
Production (tonnes) |
Capacity Utilisation (%) |
|||
2013 |
2014 |
% change |
2013 |
2014 |
|
January |
824,396 |
819,962 |
-0.5 |
76.8 |
77.6 |
February |
758,118 |
789,892 |
+4.2 |
78.2 |
82.8 |
March |
809,409 |
821,298 |
+1.5 |
75.4 |
77.7 |
April |
703,339 |
804,747 |
+14.4 |
67.7 |
78.7 |
May |
803,796 |
824,119 |
+2.5 |
74.8 |
78 |
June |
787,053 |
752,632 |
-4.4 |
75.7 |
73.6 |
July |
833,471 |
837,195 |
+0.4 |
77.6 |
79.2 |
August |
784,061 |
798,356 |
+1.8 |
73.0 |
75.5 |
September |
757,742 |
803,433 |
+6.0 |
72.9 |
78.6 |
October |
792,025 |
780,793 |
-1.4 |
73.7 |
73.9 |
November |
804,908 |
768,027 |
-4.6 |
77.4 |
75.1 |
December |
797,167 |
807,363 |
+1.3 |
74.2 |
76.4 |
Caustic soda stocks (tonnes)
2013 |
2014 |
|
January |
227,866 |
270,079 |
February |
242,267 |
295,507 |
March |
260,204 |
284,989 |
April |
239,891 |
284,036 |
May |
266,699 |
279,330 |
June |
258,578 |
249,010 |
July |
247,270 |
244,163 |
August |
262,451 |
253,117 |
September |
264,005 |
248,129 |
October |
250,183 |
226,832 |
November |
260,534 |
249,718 |
December |
285,823 | 249,515 |
Further information:
Alistair J Steel, Executive Director, tel: +32 2 676 73 50
Footnote to Editors
Euro Chlor is a Brussels-based business association representing chlor-alkali producers in the EU and EFTA regions employing about 39,000 people at 66 manufacturing locations. Almost 2,000,000 jobs in Europe are directly or indirectly related to chlorine and its co-product caustic soda (sodium hydroxide). These two key chemical building blocks underpin 55% of European chemical industry turnover.