In February the European chlorine production reached 789,892 tonnes.  With 28,210 tonnes – a record number since June 2011 –, the February average daily production was 6.7% higher than in the previous month (January 2014: 26,450 tonnes), and 4.2% higher than in February 2013 (27,076 tonnes). The February caustic soda stocks stood at 295,507 tonnes, … Continued

In January the European chlorine production reached 821,305 tonnes.  At 26,494 tonnes, the January average daily production was 3.0% higher than in the previous month (December 2013: 25,715 tonnes), but 0.4% lower than in January 2013 (26,593 tonnes). The January caustic soda stocks stood at 270,088 tonnes, i.e. 5.5% below the previous month (December 2013: … Continued

At 25,716 tonnes, the December average daily production was 4.2% lower than in the previous month (November 2013: 26,830 tonnes), but 1.7% higher than in December 2012 (25,277 tonnes). In December, the caustic soda stocks stood at 285,740 tonnes, i.e. 9.7% above the previous month (November 2013: 260,534 tonnes), and 44,278 tonnes above the level … Continued

At 26,809 tonnes, the November average daily production was 4.9% higher than in the previous month (October 2013: 25,549 tonnes), and equal to the November 2012 one. In November, the caustic soda stocks reached 258,677 tonnes, i.e.3.4 % above the previous month (October 2013: 250,183 tonnes), and 39,493 tonnes above the level of November 2012 … Continued

At 25,252 tonnes, the September average daily production was 0.2% lower than in the previous month (August 2013: 25,292 tonnes), and 5.4% lower than in September 2012 (26,685 tonnes). The September caustic soda stocks reached 263,731 tonnes, i.e. 0.5% above the previous month (August 2013: 262,451 tonnes), and 8,273 tonnes above the level of September … Continued

At 25,273 tonnes, the August average daily production was 6% lower than in the previous month (July 2013: 26,886 tonnes), and 4.6% lower than in August 2012 (26,494 tonnes). The August holiday effect was also evident in caustic soda stocks which stood at 262,072 tonnes, i.e. 6% above the previous month (July 2013: 247,270 tonnes), … Continued

At 26,881 tonnes, the July average daily production was 2.46 % higher than in the previous month (June 2013: 26,235 tonnes), and 0.46 % higher than in July 2012 (26,757 tonnes). The July caustic soda stocks stood at 247,249 tonnes, i.e. 11,329 tonnes below the previous month (June 2013: 258,578 tonnes), and 2,6% below the … Continued

At 26,188 tonnes, the June average daily production was 1 % higher than in the previous month (May 2013: 25,929 tonnes), and 3.3 % higher than in June 2012 (25,349 tonnes). The June caustic soda stocks stood at 258,714 tonnes, i.e. 7,985 tonnes below the previous month (May 2013: 266,699 tonnes), and 1.2% above the … Continued

At 25,926 tonnes (recovering from the effects of maintenance outages frequently mentioned in the press) the May average daily production was 10.6 % higher than in the previous month (April 2013: 23,445 tonnes), and 3.1 % lower than in May 2012 (26,744 tonnes). With continuing low exports the May caustic soda stocks stood at 266,812 … Continued

At 23,434 tonnes (exhibiting the effects of maintenance outages frequently mentioned in the press) the April average daily production was 10.2% lower than in the previous month (March 2013: 26,110 tonnes), and 15.9 % lower than in April 2012 (27,858 tonnes). The April caustic soda stocks stood at 240,139 tonnes, i.e. 7.7% below the previous … Continued