July 2001 Chlorine Production
The July caustic soda stocks dropped to 250,792 tonnes, a
5.2% decrease compared to the previous month (June 2011: 264,620
tonnes), but 12,183 tonnes above the dip of July 2010 (238,609
tonnes).
Details of chlorine production and caustic soda stocks
in the EU-27 countries plus Norway and Switzerland in July 2011 are
provided in the following tables.
EU 27 + Norway/Swiztzerland
Chlorine production & capacity
utilisation
|
Month |
Production |
Capacity Utilisation |
|||
|
|
2010 |
2011 |
% change |
2010 |
2011 |
|
January |
808,563 |
854,826 |
+5.7 |
74.7 |
79.8 |
|
February |
786,984 |
803,931 |
+2.2 |
80.5 |
83.1 |
|
March |
845,597 |
867,472 |
+2.6 |
78.2 |
81.0 |
|
April |
834,652 |
825,043 |
-1.2 |
79.7 |
79.6 |
|
May |
872,472 |
790,396 |
-9.4 |
80.6 |
73.8 |
|
June |
843,513 |
853,363 |
+1.2 |
80.6 |
82.3 |
|
July |
854,731 |
879,744 |
+2.9 |
79.0 |
82.1 |
Caustic soda stocks (tonnes)
|
|
2010 |
2011 |
|
January |
275,312 |
269,129 |
|
February |
295,002 |
279,512 |
|
March |
255,758 |
241,006 |
|
April |
246,044 |
255,828 |
|
May |
260,670 |
234,135 |
|
June |
252,124 |
264,620 |
|
July |
238,609 |
250,792 |
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.