October 2015 Chlorine Production
Friday, December 4, 2015
In October, the European chlorine production reached 769,610 tonnes.
With 216,075 tonnes, the October caustic soda stocks were 10.6% lower than in the previous month (September 2015: 241,728 tonnes), and 10,757 tonnes below the level of October 2014
Chlorine production & capacity utilisation - EU 28 + Norway/Switzerland
|
Month |
Production (tonnes) |
Capacity Utilisation (%) |
|||
|
2014 |
2015 |
% change |
2014 |
2015 |
|
|
January |
819,962 |
816,349 |
-0.4 |
77.6 |
80.0 |
|
February |
789,892 |
772,423 |
-2.2 |
82.8 |
83.8 |
|
March |
821,298 |
822,013 |
+0.1 |
77.7 |
80.6 |
|
April |
804,747 |
741,182 |
-7.9 |
78.7 |
75.1 |
|
May |
824,119 |
819,688 |
-0.5 |
78.0 |
80.3 |
|
June |
752,632 |
806,594 |
+7.2 |
73.6 |
81.7 |
|
July |
837,264 |
827,909 |
-1.1 |
79.2 |
81.2 |
|
August |
798,356 |
820,153 |
+2.7 |
75.5 |
80.4 |
|
September |
803,433 |
786,307 |
-2.1 |
78.6 |
79.6 |
|
October |
780,793 |
769,610 |
-1.4 |
73.9 |
75.4 |
Caustic soda stocks (tonnes)
|
2014 |
2015 |
|
|
January |
266,079 |
253,562 |
|
February |
291,507 |
265,969 |
|
March |
284,989 |
270,654 |
|
April |
284,036 |
270,081 |
|
May |
279,330 |
251,389 |
|
June |
249,010 |
236,553 |
|
July |
244,163 |
239,320 |
|
August |
253,117 |
242,899 |
|
September |
248,129 |
241,728 |
|
October |
226,832 |
216,075 |
Further information:
Dolf van Wijk, Executive Director, tel: +32 2 676 73 70
Footnote to Editors
Some of the totals for each month may vary slightly compared with figures used earlier. Please rely on the most recent information since it sometimes happens that estimates have to be made when data is supplied late by a producer. This is subsequently adjusted when the actual figure becomes available.
Euro Chlor is a Brussels-based business association representing chlor-alkali producers in the EU and EFTA regions employing about 39,000 people at 64 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.
