April 2012 Chlorine Production
Brussels, 11th May 2012
In April the European chlorine production reached 834,083
tonnes. With 27,803 tonnes, the April average daily
production was 0.6% higher than in the previous month (March 2012:
27,642 tonnes), and 0.2% higher than in April 2011 (27,737
tonnes).
Like 2011 the April caustic soda stocks (at 278,994 tonnes)
showed an increase of 11.6% over the previous month (March 2012:
250,098 tonnes), and were 18,319 tonnes above the level of April
2011 (260,675 tonnes).
Details of chlorine production and caustic soda stocks in the
EU-27 countries plus Norway and Switzerland in April 2012 are
provided in the following tables.
EU 27 + Norway/Switzerland
Chlorine production & capacity utilisation
|
Month |
Production |
Capacity Utilisation |
|||
|
2011 |
2012 |
% change |
2011 |
2012 |
|
|
January |
860,558 |
847,983 |
-1.5 |
80.4 |
79.4 |
|
February |
808,682 |
758,889 |
-6.2 |
83.6 |
76.0 |
|
March |
872,912 |
856,902 |
-1.1 |
81.5 |
80.2 |
|
April |
832,121 |
834,083 |
+0.2 |
80.3 |
80.7 |
Caustic soda stocks (tonnes)
|
2011 |
2012 |
|
|
January |
271,668 |
244,107 |
|
February |
281,587 |
256,523 |
|
March |
243,409 |
250,098 |
|
April |
260,675 |
278,994 |
Further information:
Alistair J Steel, Executive Director
Tel: +32 2 676 73 50
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 70 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.