Click here to read the digital issue of Chemical Engineering World- November 2020 edition, which has an article about Euro Chlor’s Mid-Century Strategy (MCS) on page 46.

Euro Chlor as a Safety Leader is one of the four key priority elements of the new Mid-Century Strategy (MCS). To help ensure perfect industry-wide safety performance, a new online safety training package will be launched for engineers and production managers in Euro Chlor member companies from January to April 2021.

Wouter Bleukx, the Business Unit Manager for Chlor Alkali at INOVYN, is the new Chairman of Euro Chlor. Voted in at the Euro Chlor General Assembly on 11 September 2020, Dr. Bleukx will hold the position of Chairman of the Management Committee of Euro Chlor for the next two years. Dr. Bleukx has over 20 … Continued

“Euro Chlor Mid-Century Strategy (MCS)” video

Euro Chlor has just released its “Mid-Century Strategy for a Sustainable Chlor-Alkali Industry (MCS)” that defines what the sector aims to look like by 2050, as well as the direction planned to ensure that this safe, competitive and green European chlor-alkali industry will be here for the benefit of Europe in 2050. The work started … Continued

The 2019-2020 Chlor-alkali Industry Review has just been launched in time for Euro Chlor’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) on 11 September 2020. This publication, first produced more than 25 years ago, covers the most important industry information from the past year with key stories, updates and figures on the topics of Safety, Competitiveness, Climate & … Continued

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

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

Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) is synthesised by coupling ethylene with Chlorine using energy. Its unique properties make PVC the material of choice in many applications, including construction, transportation and electronics.  PVC bags are widely used for blood bags and infusions as the material must have a certain permeability to oxygen. If not, the blood platelets will … Continued

Chlorine chemistry is playing a vital role in controlling the outbreak of COVID-19 across the globe. The outbreak of the coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, first identified in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China, has been declared a “public health emergency of international concern” by the World Health Organization (WHO). As of 03 February 2020, the WHO estimated that there were … Continued