April 2013 Chlorine Prodcution
At 23,434 tonnes (exhibiting the effects of maintenance outages
frequently mentioned in the press) the April average daily
production was 10.2% lower than in the previous month (March 2013:
26,110 tonnes), and 15.9 % lower than in April 2012 (27,858
tonnes).
The April caustic soda stocks stood at 240,139 tonnes, i.e. 7.7%
below the previous month (March 2013: 260,204 tonnes), and 45,706
tonnes below the level of April 2012 (285,845 tonnes).
Details of chlorine production and caustic soda stocks in the
EU-27 countries plus Norway
and Switzerland in March 2013 are provided in the following
tables.
Chlorine production & capacity utilisation - EU
27 + Norway/Switzerland
|
Month |
Production |
Capacity Utilisation |
|||
|
2012 |
2013 |
% change |
2012 |
2013 |
|
|
January |
849,719 |
824,396 |
-3.0 |
79.5 |
76.9 |
|
February |
759,346 |
758,118 |
-0.2 |
75.9 |
78.3 |
|
March |
858,926 |
809,409 |
-5.8 |
80.3 |
75.5 |
|
April |
835,743 |
703,030 |
-15.9 |
80.8 |
67.8 |
Caustic soda stocks (tonnes)
|
2012 |
2013 |
|
|
January |
250,408 |
227,866 |
|
February |
262,822 |
242,267 |
|
March |
256,397 |
260,204 |
|
April |
285,845 |
240,139 |
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 71 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.