February 2020 Chlorine Production
In February, the European chlorine production stood at 795,584 tonnes. With 27,434 tonnes, the February 2020 average daily production was 2.7% higher than in the previous month (January 2020: 26,707 tonnes), but 2.5% lower than in February 2019 (28,148 tonnes).
With 241,466 tonnes, the February 2020 caustic soda stocks were 6.5% higher than in the previous month (January 2020: 226,813 tonnes), and 45,015 tonnes below the level of February 2019 (286,481 tonnes).
The following tables give the details of chlorine production and caustic soda stocks in the EU-28 countries plus Norway and Switzerland in February 2020.
Chlorine production & capacity utilisation - EU 28 + Norway/Switzerland
| Month | Production (tonnes) | Capacity Utilisation (%) | |||
| 2019 | 2020 | % change | 2019 | 2020 | |
| January | 863,084 | 827,909 | -4.1 | 88.7 | 85.1 |
| February | 788,146 | 795,584 | +0.9 | 89.7 | 87.4 |
Caustic soda stocks (tonnes)
| 2019 | 2020 | |
| January | 272,632 | 226,813 |
| February | 286,481 | 241,466 |
For more information please contact:
Marleen Pauwels, Executive Director, Euro Chlor, +32 2 436 9500
About Euro Chlor
Euro Chlor represents 35 full member companies producing chlorine at 65 manufacturing locations in 21 countries.
Note 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 we have to estimate when a producer is late in providing data. This is subsequently adjusted when the actual figure becomes available.
