August 2016 Chlorine Production

06 Oct 2016

With 225,564 tonnes, the August caustic soda stocks were 10.9% higher than in the previous month (July 2016: 203,477 tonnes), but 19,652 tonnes below the level of August 2015 (245,216 tonnes). Details of chlorine production and caustic soda stocks in the EU-28 countries plus Norway and Switzerland in August 2016 are provided in the following tables.

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

Month	Production (tonnes)			Capacity Utilisation (%)
	2015	2016	% change	2015	2016
January	816,474	821,342	+0.6	80.0	83.3
February	772,421	805,394	+4.3	83.8	87.4
March	822,012	802,803	-2.3	80.6	81.5
April	741,181	670,713	-9.5	75.1	70.3
May	819,689	748,410	-8.7	80.3	75.9
June	805,807	751,435	-6.7	81.6	78.8
July	827,819	828,652	-0.1	81.1	84.1
August	820,153	828,694	+1.0	80.4	84.1

Caustic soda stocks (tonnes)

	2015	2016
January	251,021	243,389
February	261,708	252,473
March	265,830	231,506
April	265,515	226,702
May	247,648	221,327
June	234,314	200,718
July	251,998	203,477
August	245,216	225,564

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.

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