What do buildings and chocolate have in common…?
…they are both made more ‘tasteful’ using chlor-alkali!
Dreaming of making your home more comfortable?…
A range of chlor-alkali building and construction products are at your disposal when you upgrade and/or renovate your house, including decorative aluminium panels, PVC and polyurethane.
PVC, used in plumbing and pipes, cables, window profiles and frames, flooring and roofing, can contribute to a lower environmental impact explains Euro Chlor’s downstream association, European Council of Vinyl Manufacturers (ECVM), here. Read more about PVC in general in our Information Sheet.
Polyurethanes features most frequently in buildings as insulation to improve energy efficiency, states Euro Chlor’s other downstream association ISOPA here. Read more about polyurethane in general in our Information Sheet.
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And related to this:
Meet Pelle, our architect who is building a better future for his city >
.. and looking forward to a piece of tasty chocolate!
Whilst not found in the final product, chlor-alkali chemicals are important in the safe production of many different foods including chocolate. Potassium carbonate can be made from caustic potash (otherwise known as potassium hydroxide), an important chlor-alkali product used to carefully enhance the flavour of your favourite sweet treat. Potassium hydroxide is also important in regulating the acidity of soils to ensure that crops have the best possible conditions to grow in. Read more about caustic potash here and on our tree.
Caustic soda is also used in certain types of tasty bread where it is known as lye and in flavour enhancers such as vanillin, a key ingredient in vanilla ice-cream.
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And related to this:
Meet Claude, our farmer who helps grow food for your table >
Watch our video on how chlorine chemistry helps us to eat well >
Chlor-alkali is vital for many products in our daily life.
- Watch all our other Benefits videos from our Benefits homepage…
- Check out our Chlorine Things videos (shown to the left) to learn more about the chlor-alkali products you use every day…
- Learn where chlorine, caustic soda (sodium hydroxide), caustic potash (potassium hydroxide) and hydrogen are used in our ‘trees’…
- Meet Mr C, to see how life has improved since the Stone Age thanks, in part, to chlor-alkali chemistry…
- And discover the 17 successes, Europeans whose work is made safer, easier or more sustainable thanks to chlor-alkali!
- Contact eurochlor@cefic.be for more information
