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October 2015 Chlorine Production

04/12/2015

With 24,826 tonnes, the October average daily production was 5.3% below the level

of the previous month (September 2015: 26,210 tonnes), and 1.4% lower than in October 2014

(25,187 tonnes).

With 216,075 tonnes, the October caustic soda stocks were 10.6% lower than in the previous month (September 2015: 241,728 tonnes), and 10,757 tonnes below the level of October 2014

(226,832 tonnes).

Chlorine production & capacity utilisation - EU 28 + Norway/Switzerland 

Month	Production (tonnes)			Capacity Utilisation (%)
	2014	2015	% change	2014	2015
January	819,962	816,349	-0.4	77.6	80.0
February	789,892	772,423	-2.2	82.8	83.8
March	821,298	822,013	+0.1	77.7	80.6
April	804,747	741,182	-7.9	78.7	75.1
May	824,119	819,688	-0.5	78.0	80.3
June	752,632	806,594	+7.2	73.6	81.7
July	837,264	827,909	-1.1	79.2	81.2
August	798,356	820,153	+2.7	75.5	80.4
September	803,433	786,307	-2.1	78.6	79.6
October	780,793	769,610	-1.4	73.9	75.4

Caustic soda stocks (tonnes)

	2014	2015
January	266,079	253,562
February	291,507	265,969
March	284,989	270,654
April	284,036	270,081
May	279,330	251,389
June	249,010	236,553
July	244,163	239,320
August	253,117	242,899
September	248,129	241,728
October	226,832	216,075

Further information:
Dolf van Wijk, Executive Director, tel: +32 2 676 73 70

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 64 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.