With low April exports, the caustic soda stocks stood at 255,590 tonnes, a 6.1% increase compared to the previous month (March 2011: 241,006 tonnes), and 9,546 tonnes more than in April 2010 (246,044 tonnes). Details of chlorine production and caustic soda stocks in the EU-27 countries plus Norway and Switzerland in April 2011 are provided … Continued

The March caustic soda stocks fell to 241,116 tonnes, i.e. a 13.7% drop compared to the previous month (February 2011: 279,413 tonnes), and 14,642 tonnes less than in March 2010 (255,758 tonnes). Details of chlorine production and caustic soda stocks in the EU-27 countries plus Norway and Switzerland in March 2011 are provided in the … Continued

Despite the higher make and the spring maintenance season, the February caustic soda stocks only increased to 279,413 tonnes, i.e. an increase of 3.8% compared to the previous month (January 2011: 269,129 tonnes), and were 15,589  tonnes below the February 2010 stock (295,002 tonnes). Details of chlorine production and caustic soda stocks in the EU-27 … Continued

Despite the higher make and low exports, the January caustic soda stocks only increased to 269,129 tonnes, i.e. an increase of 10.4% compared to the previous month (December 2010: 243,693 tonnes), and 6,183 tonnes less than in January 2010 (275,312 tonnes). Details of chlorine production and caustic soda stocks in the EU-27 countries plus Norway … Continued

2010 began a recovery of the European chloralkali industry with an overall chlorine make 881,303 tonnes above the 2009 figure and caustic soda exports 125,127 tonnes lower than 2009 (an increase in apparent European caustic soda consumption of just over one million tonnes). The December 2010 caustic soda stocks reached 242,284 tonnes, i.e. a 12.1% … Continued