In October, the European chlorine production reached 578,623 tonnes. With 18,665 tonnes, the October 2022 average daily production was 3.6% lower than in the previous month (September 2022: 19,355 tonnes), and 24.4% lower than in October 2021 (24,683 tonnes).With 186,491 tonnes, the October 2022 caustic soda stocks were 1% lower than in the previous month … Continued
Euro Chlor is organising an event on hydrogen on 7 March 2023 in Brussels. Today, hydrogen is seen as a vital building block towards a climate neutral economy. As a key producer of hydrogen in Europe, European chlor-alkali can kick-start the hydrogen economy by achieving the full utilisation of our important by-product. The goal of … Continued
In September, the European chlorine production reached 580,670 tonnes. With 19,356 tonnes, the September 2022 average daily production was 8.7% lower than in the previous month (August 2022: 21,208 tonnes), and 21.1% lower than in September 2021 (24,527 tonnes). The September 2022 caustic soda stocks stood at 188,164 tonnes, i.e. 11,624 tonnes below the level … Continued
Process Worldwide and its German equivalent Process have just published an article entitled “Chlorine Chemistry in the Energy Crisis: as you can read from the links below: Process: Sind sie noch zu retten? Wird Wasserstoff zum Rettungsanker der Chlorchemie Process Worldwide: Can They Still Be Saved? How Hydrogen Could Save Europe’s Struggling Chlorine Sector Contact … Continued
In August, the European chlorine production stood at 657,461 tonnes. With 21,208 tonnes, the August 2022 average daily production was 4.4% lower than in the previous month (July 2022: 22,173 tonnes), and 20.4% lower than in August 2021 (26,643 tonnes). The August 2022 caustic soda stocks may not be shown, in compliance with the Cefic … Continued
Following its launch in February, the Euro Chlor Eco-profile has now been updated here. The consultant detected a mistake in one of the models used for the calculation of the greenhouse gas (GHG) effects (shown on page 4 of the report and below). The effect is substantial and positive for Euro Chlor: Carbon footprint in … Continued
Click here to take a look at the seventh 17 Chlor-Alkali Careers video just launched with an interview with Alexander, Sustainability Manager at Euro Chlor’s member, CABB group. He finds the diversity of work and the opportunity to make a big difference fascinating. Taking ’17’ as our inspiration (from chlorine’s position on the chemical Periodic Table … Continued
Wouter Bleukx, Chairman of the Management Committee, opened the 2022 Euro Chlor General Assembly in Munich, Germany on 9 September 2022 with the highlights from the just published Euro Chlor 2021-2022 Chlor-alkali Industry Review. He also outlined the priority trends, developed in April 2022, to address the highly ambitious EU regulatory agenda, the war in … Continued
Click here to take a look at the sixth 17 Chlor-Alkali Careers video just launched with an interview with Emmanuelle, a Product Manager at Euro Chlor’s member, Vynova. She finds her job really interesting as it is diverse, combining production technicity and application and she can innovate, for example in digital marketing. Taking ’17’ as our … Continued
Johan Van Den Broeck, Executive Vice President Commercial at Vynova, was voted in as the new Chairman of the Euro Chlor Management Committee at the Euro Chlor General Assembly in Munich, Germany, on 9 September 2022. Mr. Van Den Broeck will hold the position for the next two years. With more than 35 years of … Continued