10 out of 17 Successes already launched

Check out the first ten of Euro Chlor’s 17 Successes now available here. These cover the following professions: The firefighter who is a hero to his children… The animal carer looking after abandoned pets… The policeman who is proud to serve his community… The dentist with a smile on her face… The mechanic helping us … Continued

New Euro Chlor Executive Director briefing video out now

In a newly released video, Euro Chlor’s Executive Director Dolf van Wijk outlines the key changes seen by the European chlor-alkali industry in recent years. These include the phase-out of mercury in production processes, the stream of investment announcements, the new Executive Director and move to new offices as of 2019. Dr. van Wijk also … Continued

A decade of REACH at Euro Chlor

The European Unions’ Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) regulation recently passed an important milestone with the submission deadline for the final set of substances. Euro Chlor has been involved with this process from the beginning.

New 2017-2018 Industry Review launched

The 2017-2018 Euro Chlor Industry Review has just been launched, covering the most important industry information from the past year divided up into five sections – Sustainability, Safety, Regulatory, Manufacturing & applications and About Euro Chlor. These include key stories, figures and updates so take a look now here!    

Changes announced at Euro Chlor’s 2018 General Assembly

Euro Chlor, the European association of chlor-alkali manufacturers, announced at its 2018 General Assembly (GA) held today in Bordeaux, France, that Marleen Pauwels, Euro Chlor’s Science & Regulatory Affairs Director, will take over as Executive Director from Dolf van Wijk once he retires at the end of this year. In addition, Jürgen Baune of Akzo … Continued

New Euro Chlor Executive Director announced at 2018 General Assembly

Euro Chlor, the European association of chlor-alkali manufacturers, announced at its 2018 General Assembly (GA) held today in Bordeaux, France, that Marleen Pauwels, Euro Chlor’s Science & Regulatory Affairs Director, will succeed Dolf van Wijk as Executive Director at the end of this year. Marleen joined Euro Chlor in 2011 and has been Science & … Continued

New additions to the ’17 Successes’ family

Today, Euro Chlor, the European federation of chlor-alkali manufacturers, has announced new members of its 17 Successes programme which demonstrates how chlor-alkali helps Europe to work safely, efficiently and competitively. Over 7500 people are directly employed in making chlorine and caustic soda (chlor-alkali) in Europe with many of the derived products, which we rely on … Continued

Transportation? It’s a Chlorine Thing!

In the newest video from the European chlor-alkali association, Euro Chlor, caustic soda, chlorine and their derived chemicals are shown to have a major role in helping us get around safely. From Polyurethane shoe soles and seat padding, PVC prosthetic limbs to titanium aeroplane wings and hybrid car batteries; all are thanks to chlor-alkali. The … Continued

2018 Safety Workshop concludes in Brussels

On 12 and 13 June 2018, Euro Chlor held a successful workshop on incident reporting and experience sharing in the European chlor-alkali industry. With 27 participants from 14 member companies, the workshop covered why incident reporting and learning from these incidents is important, based on the experiences of two of the businesses present. The event … Continued

Your jeans can clean the air

The levels of some airborne pollutants are continuously rising in many cities all over the world. This is especially the case for nitrous oxides (known as NOx) and volatile organic compounds (VOCs), emitted by cars and some industries. To help combat this problem, Professor Helen Storey – a leading UK artist and fashion designer – … Continued