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JANUARY 2025 CHLORINE PRODUCTION

05/03/2025

The January 2025 European chlorine production reached 724,438 tonnes. With 23,369 tonnes, the January 2025 average daily production was 9.2% higher than in the previous month (December 2024: 21,403 tonnes) and 4.1% higher than in January 2024 (22,447 tonnes).

With 244,402 tonnes, the January 2025 caustic soda stocks were 8.0% lower than in the previous month (December 2024: 226,199 tonnes) and 16,488 tonnes above the level of January 2024 (227,914 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 2025.

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

Norway/Switzerland/UK

Month Production (tonnes) Capacity Utilisation (%)
2024 2025 % change 2024 2025
January 695,860 724,438 +4.1% 68.4% 72.2%

Caustic soda stocks (tonnes)

  2024 2025
January 227,914 244,402

For more information please contact:

Marleen Pauwels, Executive Director, Euro Chlor, +32 493 255 607 or mpa@cefic.be 

About Euro Chlor
Euro Chlor represents 37 member companies producing chlorine at 61 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.