Europe chlorine output up 6.2% in April

23 May 2007 14:45  [Source: ICIS news]

LONDON (ICIS news)--Monthly chlorine production continued to rise in Europe this year, increasing 6.2% year-on-year in April to 890,265 tonnes, industry association EuroChlor said on Wednesday.

 

Production was lower than March’s output, which rose 3% year-on-year at 904,636 tonnes.

 

Capacity utilisation at chlorine plants in April was booked at 86%, compared to 82% in the same month the previous year.

 

April exports of caustic soda were 47.7% up compared with the previous month and 0.2% down year-on-year.

 

Stocks of caustic soda in April were recorded at 322,282 tonnes, 7% higher than March’s stocks.

 

 

March chlorine production for EU 25 plus Norway and Switzerland

 

Production and capacity utilisation

 

 

Month	Production (tonnes)			Capacity Utilisation (%)
	2006	2007	% change	2006	2007
January	890,468	923,199	+3.7	85	86
February	811,314	845,506	+ 4.2	86	87
March	878,403	904,636	+3.0	84	84
April	838,159	890,265	+6.2	82	86

 

 

Caustic soda stocks (tonnes)

 

	2006	2007
January	319,362	299,541
February	322,556	297,068
March	280,386	302,498
April	274,720	322,282

Source: EuroChlor

By: Mark Watts
+44 20 8652 3214

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