Euro Chlor celebrates 30th anniversary at Annual General Meeting

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Euro Chlor, the European association of chlor-alkali manufacturers, celebrated its 30th anniversary with a recap of the past and a look into the future at its Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Friday 13th September 2019 in Brussels, Belgium. In his Report, Chairman Jürgen Baune explained that the current EU-wide Euro Chlor’s success lies in its … Continued

New Chlor-alkali Industry Review 2018-2019 now launched

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The 2018-2019 Chlor-alkali Industry Review has just been launched at https://chlorineindustryreview.com/. This version covers the most important industry information from the past year divided up into six  sections – Sustainability, Safety, Regulatory, Communications, Manufacturing & applications and About Us | Secretariat. These include key stories, figures and updates so take a look now! As in previous years, a summarised version … Continued

July 2019 Chlorine Production

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In July 2019, the European chlorine production reached 818,013 tonnes. With 26,388 tonnes, the July 2019 average daily production was 5.2% higher than in the previous month (June 2019: 25,079 tonnes), but 0.1% lower than in July 2018 (26,420 tonnes). With 219,542 tonnes, the July 2019 caustic soda stocks were 7.3% lower than in the … Continued

Successful WCC Safety and Water event in Johannesburg

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From 23-25 July 2019, the World Chlorine Council (WCC) held a successful Safety and Water event in Johannesburg, South Africa. With over 60 participants from across Africa, India, Europe and Asia, the three-day workshop brought together producers, distributors and users of chlorine. During the first day, the focus was on chlorine safety with diverse discussions … Continued

June 2019 Chlorine Production

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In June 2019, the European chlorine production stood at 752,630 tonnes. With 25,088 tonnes, the June 2019 average daily production was 4.2% higher than in the previous month (May 2019: 24,068 tonnes), and 4.6% lower than in June 2018 (26,288 tonnes). With 236,898 tonnes, the June 2019 caustic soda stocks were 14.4% lower than in … Continued

Euro Chlor 2019 member capacity data now available

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Updated capacity data for Europe’s chlor-alkali industry is now available via the Euro Chlor website. Presented via the new ‘Our Industry’ section on the recently revamped Euro Chlor website, the new map of locations and member capacities was updated with information from 01 January 2019. These data also form a key part of the European … Continued

New video highlights role of chlor-alkali for Europe’s workforce

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Euro Chlor, the European chlor-alkali association, has just released their latest video as part of their ’17 successes’ programme. This initiative highlights the vital role that chlorine and caustic soda play in keeping Europe’s workforce safe and making their jobs successful. Over 7500 people are directly employed in making chlorine and caustic soda (chlor-alkali) in … Continued

May 2019 Chlorine Production

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In May 2019, the European chlorine production reached 737,308 tonnes. With 23,784 tonnes, the May 2019 average daily production was 9.6% lower than in the previous month (April 2019: 26,300 tonnes), and 9.4% lower than in May 2018 (26,252 tonnes). With 276,812 tonnes, the May 2019 caustic soda stocks were 6% lower than in the … Continued

17 successes campaign now complete

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Take a look at www.17successes.com where you can see all of the 17 Successes that have now been published! Taking ’17’ as our inspiration (from chlorine’s position on the chemical Periodic Table of elements), this programme presents 17 real Europeans, whose success at work is all thanks to chlor-alkali chemistry. Rollups are available to Euro … Continued