December 2013 Chlorine production

17 Jan 2014

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 of December 2012 (241,462 tonnes).

Details of chlorine production and caustic soda stocks in the EU-27 countries plus Norway
and Switzerland in December 2013 are provided in the following tables.

Chlorine production & capacity utilisation - EU 27 + Norway/Switzerland

Month	Production (tonnes)			Capacity Utilisation (%)
	2012	2013	% change	2012	2013
January	849,719	824,396	-3.0	79.5	76.8
February	759,346	758,118	-0.2	75.9	78.2
March	858,926	809,409	-5.8	80.3	75.4
April	835,743	703,339	-15.8	80.8	67.7
May	829,050	803,796	-3.0	77.2	74.8
June	760,462	787,053	+3.5	73.2	75.7
July	829,458	833,471	+0.5	77.2	77.6
August	821,323	784,061	-4.5	76.5	73.0
September	800,537	757,742	-5.3	77.0	72.9
October	766,899	792,025	+3.3	71.4	73.7
November	804,267	804,908	+0.1	77.4	77,4
December	783,584	797,201	+1.7	73.0	74.2

Caustic soda stocks (tonnes)

	2012	2013
January	250,408	227,866
February	262,822	242,267
March	256,397	260,204
April	285,845	239,891
May	275,936	266,699
June	255,678	258,578
July	253,861	247,270
August	255,696	262,451
September	255,458	264,005
October	213,986	250,183
November	219,184	260,534
December	241,462	285,740

Further information: eurochlor [at] cefic.be

Footnote 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 estimates have to be made when data is supplied late by a producer. This is subsequently adjusted when the actual figure becomes available.