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DECEMBER 2021 CHLORINE PRODUCTION

04/02/2022
In December, the European chlorine production reached 826,160 tonnes. With 26,650 tonnes, the December 2021 average daily production was 0.3% higher than in the previous month (November 2021: 26,572 tonnes) and 2.3% higher than in December 2020 (26,045 tonnes).

With 191,536 tonnes, the December 2021 caustic soda stocks were 3.1% higher than in the previous month (November 2021: 185,862 tonnes), but 16,319 tonnes below the level of December 2020 (207,855 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 December 2021.

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

Month Production (tonnes) Capacity Utilisation (%)
2020 2021 % change 2020 2021
January 827,979 859,246 +3.8% 84.4% 87.2%
February 797,919 795,121 -0.4% 86.9% 89.4%
March 788,020 805,778 +2.3% 80.3% 81.8%
April 701,496 770,551 +9.8% 73.8% 80.8%
May 725,822 801,080 +10.4% 73.9% 81.3%
June 699,300 805,503 +15.2% 73.6% 84.5%
July 797,487 852,218 +6.9% 81.2% 86.5%
August 768,822 842,456 +7.2% 78.3% 83.7%
September 729,983 733,017 +0.4% 76.8% 76.9%
October 768,498 763,414 -0.7% 78.3% 77.5%
November 781,762 797,149 +2.0% 82.3% 83.6%
December 807,538 826,160 +2.3% 82.3% 83.9%
Total 9,194,627 9,633,694 +4.8% 79.3% 83.1%

 Caustic soda stocks (tonnes)

  2020 2021
January 226,813 233,430
February 241,996 254,122
March 208,427 206,381
April 176,243 206,409
May 209,098 191,318
June 238,230 171,142
July 242,353 191,722
August 262,649 213,080
September 226,865 195,943
October 215,062 176,245
November 221,534 185,862
December 207,855 191,536

For more information please contact:
Marleen Pauwels, Executive Director, Euro Chlor,  +32 493 255 607 or [email protected] 

About Euro Chlor
Euro Chlor represents 37 full member companies producing chlorine at 62 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.