June 2026 Chlorine production
05 Aug 2026
In June 2026, the European chlorine production stood at 625,552 tonnes. With 20,852 tonnes, the June 2026 average daily production was 8.9% lower than in the previous month (May 2026: 22,897 tonnes) and 3.9% lower than in June 2025 (21,704 tonnes).
With 222,159 tonnes, the June 2026 caustic soda stocks were 5.5% lower than in the previous month (May 2026: 235,086 tonnes) but 42,111 tonnes above the level of June 2025 (180,048 tonnes).
The following tables give the details of chlorine production and caustic soda stocks in the EU-27 countries plus Norway, Switzerland, and the UK June 2026.
Chlorine production & capacity utilisation - EU 27 + Norway/Switzerland/UK
|
Month |
Production (tonnes) |
Capacity Utilisation (%) |
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|
|
2025 |
2026 |
% change |
2025 |
2026 |
|
January |
721,147 |
637,009 |
-11.7% |
73.7% |
64.4% |
|
February |
680,105 |
621,711 |
-8.6% |
77.0% |
69.5% |
|
March |
652,361 |
626,342 |
-4.0% |
66.7% |
63.3% |
|
April |
606,539 |
629,756 |
+3.8% |
64.1% |
65.7% |
|
May |
599,953 |
709,821 |
+18.3% |
61.3% |
71.7% |
|
June |
651,120 |
625,552 |
-3.9% |
68.8% |
65.3% |
Caustic Soda stocks (tonnes)
|
|
2025 |
2026 |
|
January |
244,917 |
208,348 |
|
February |
254,976 |
235,479 |
|
March |
208,473 |
196,617 |
|
April |
181,429 |
204,552 |
|
May |
189,712 |
235,086 |
|
June |
180,048 |
222,159 |
For more information please contact:
Dr Richy Mariner, Director, Euro Chlor, rma@cefic.be
About Euro Chlor
Euro Chlor represents 37 member companies producing chlorine at 60 manufacturing locations in 18 countries.
Note 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 we have to estimate when a producer is late in providing data. This is subsequently adjusted when the actual figure becomes available.