January 2012 Chlorine Production

With a strong start to the year for both chlorine and caustic
consumption, the January caustic soda stocks stood at 244,121
tonnes, only 4.7% above the previous month (December 2011: 233,072
tonnes), and were 27,547 tonnes below the level of January 2011
(271,668 tonnes).

Details of chlorine production and caustic soda stocks in the
EU-27 countries plus Norway and Switzerland in January 2012 are
provided in the following tables.

EU 27 + Norway/Switzerland
Chlorine production & capacity
utilisation 

Caustic soda stocks (tonnes)

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 77 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.