June 2020 Chlorine Production

In June 2020, the European chlorine production stood at 699,112 tonnes. With 23,304 tonnes, the June 2020 average daily production was 0.4% lower than in the previous month (May 2020: 23,409 tonnes), and 6.9% lower than in June 2019 (25,039 tonnes). With 238,230 tonnes, the June 2020 caustic soda stocks were 13.9% higher than in … Continued

May 2020 Chlorine Production

In May 2020, the European chlorine production stood at 725,689 tonnes. With 23,409 tonnes, the May 2020 average daily production was 0.03% higher than in the previous month (April 2020: 23,401 tonnes), but 2.75% lower than in May 2019 (24,071 tonnes). With 209,098 tonnes, the May 2020 caustic soda stocks were 18.6% higher than in … Continued

BREFs becoming more international – news from OECD BREF project

Translations of certain BAT conclusions (BATC) into non-EU UN official languages (i.e. Arabic, Chinese, Russian) have been provided by the European Commission’s translation services (with no revision or guarantee on actual accuracy in relation to the original text in English because of the technical nature of the text). The original English version provides the definitive … Continued

April 2020 Chlorine Production

In April 2020, the European chlorine production reached 704,728 tonnes. With 23,491 tonnes, the April 2020 average daily production was 7.5% lower than in the previous month (March 2020: 25,404 tonnes), and 10.7% lower than in April 2019 (26,303 tonnes). With 178,306 tonnes, the April 2020 caustic soda stocks were 15% lower than in the … Continued

March 2020 Chlorine Production

In March 2020, the European chlorine production reached 787,529 tonnes. With 25,404 tonnes, the March 2020 average daily production was 7.8% lower than in the previous month (February 2020: 27,551 tonnes), and 3.9% lower than in March 2019 (26,443 tonnes). With 209,701 tonnes, the March 2020 caustic soda stocks were 13.3% lower than in the … Continued

The story of chlor-alkali and your favourite book

People love to read. Books, newspapers and magazines keep up informed, educated and entertained but they also play a key role in the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), particularly SDG4 on global access to Quality Education. However, did you know that chlor-alkali chemistry can play an important role in the preparation of your favourite book? … Continued

Euro Chlor members and partners rally round to support COVID-19 crisis

Euro Chlor members and partners have shown a lot of support to the COVID-19 crisis as can be seen in the selected examples below. Contact eurochlor@cefic.be if you have benevolent stories to add to this list: Arkema sets up emergency manufacture of alcohol-based solution for hospitals Angelini Foundation actively supports the Spallanzani Hospital on the … Continued

February 2020 Chlorine Production

In February, the European chlorine production stood at 795,584 tonnes. With 27,434 tonnes, the February 2020 average daily production was 2.7% higher than in the previous month (January 2020: 26,707 tonnes), but 2.5% lower than in February 2019 (28,148 tonnes). With 241,466 tonnes, the February 2020 caustic soda stocks were 6.5% higher than in the … Continued

January 2020 Chlorine Production

In January, the European chlorine production reached 828,393 tonnes. With 26,722 tonnes, the January 2020 average daily production was 8.7% higher than in the previous month (December 2019: 24,582 tonnes), but 4.0% lower than in January 2019 (27,841 tonnes). With 226,479 tonnes, the January 2020 caustic soda stocks were 0.4% higher than in the previous … Continued

Euro Chlor Technical & Safety Director to speak at 24th World Chlor-Alkali Conference

Ton Manders, Euro Chlor’s Technical and Safety Director, will speak at the ICIS/Tecnon OrbiChem 24th World Chlor-Alkali Conference event in Singapore on 18-19th June 2020. He will talk about Euro Chlor’s new Mid-Century Strategy for a Sustainable Chlor-Alkali Industry and outline the role of regulations on sustainability within the chlor-alkali markets. Click on https://www.icisevents.com/ehome/worldchloralkali/agenda/ to see … Continued