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January 2021 Chlorine Production

05/03/2021

In January, the European chlorine production reached 855,883 tonnes. With 27,609 tonnes, the January 2021 average daily production was 6.0% higher than in the previous month (December 2020: 26,045 tonnes), and 3.3% higher than in January 2020 (26,719 tonnes).

With 233,430 tonnes, the January 2021 caustic soda stocks were 12.3% higher than in the previous month (December 2020: 207,855 tonnes), and 6,617 tonnes above the level of January 2020 (226,813 tonnes).

The following tables give the details of chlorine production and caustic soda stocks in the EU-27 countries plus Norway, Switzerland, and the UK in January 2021.

Chlorine production & capacity utilisation - EU 27 + Norway/Switzerland/UK

Month Production (tonnes) Capacity Utilisation (%)
2020 2021 % change 2020 2021
January 828,300 855,883 +3.3% 84.2% 86.7%

 Caustic soda stocks (tonnes)

  2020 2021
January 226,813 233,430

For more information please contact:
Marleen Pauwels, Executive Director, Euro Chlor, +32 2 436 9500 or mpa@cefic.be 

About Euro Chlor
Euro Chlor represents 38 full member companies producing chlorine at 60 manufacturing locations in 19 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.