December 2013 Chlorine Production
At 25,716 tonnes, the December average daily production was 4.2% lower than in the previous month (November 2013: 26,830 tonnes), but 1.7% higher than in December 2012
(25,277 tonnes).
In December, the caustic soda stocks stood at 285,740 tonnes, i.e. 9.7% above the previous
month (November 2013: 260,534 tonnes), and 44,278 tonnes above the level of December 2012 (241,462 tonnes).
Details of chlorine production and caustic soda stocks in the EU-27 countries plus Norway
and Switzerland in December 2013 are provided in the following tables.
Chlorine production & capacity utilisation - EU 27 + Norway/Switzerland
|
Month |
Production (tonnes) |
Capacity Utilisation (%) |
|||
|
2012 |
2013 |
% change |
2012 |
2013 |
|
|
January |
849,719 |
824,396 |
-3.0 |
79.5 |
76.8 |
|
February |
759,346 |
758,118 |
-0.2 |
75.9 |
78.2 |
|
March |
858,926 |
809,409 |
-5.8 |
80.3 |
75.4 |
|
April |
835,743 |
703,339 |
-15.8 |
80.8 |
67.7 |
|
May |
829,050 |
803,796 |
-3.0 |
77.2 |
74.8 |
|
June |
760,462 |
787,053 |
+3.5 |
73.2 |
75.7 |
|
July |
829,458 |
833,471 |
+0.5 |
77.2 |
77.6 |
|
August |
821,323 |
784,061 |
-4.5 |
76.5 |
73.0 |
|
September |
800,537 |
757,742 |
-5.3 |
77.0 |
72.9 |
|
October |
766,899 |
792,025 |
+3.3 |
71.4 |
73.7 |
|
November |
804,267 |
804,908 |
+0.1 |
77.4 |
77,4 |
|
December |
783,584 |
797,201 |
+1.7 |
73.0 |
74.2 |
Caustic soda stocks (tonnes)
|
2012 |
2013 |
|
|
January |
250,408 |
227,866 |
|
February |
262,822 |
242,267 |
|
March |
256,397 |
260,204 |
|
April |
285,845 |
239,891 |
|
May |
275,936 |
266,699 |
|
June |
255,678 |
258,578 |
|
July |
253,861 |
247,270 |
|
August |
255,696 |
262,451 |
|
September |
255,458 |
264,005 |
|
October |
213,986 |
250,183 |
|
November |
219,184 |
260,534 |
|
December |
241,462 |
285,740 |
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 68 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.