With 251,389 tonnes, the May caustic soda stocks were 6.9% lower than in the previous

month (April 2015: 270,081 tonnes), and 27,941 tonnes below the level of May 2014 (279,330 tonnes).

Details of chlorine production and caustic soda stocks in the EU-28 countries plus Norway

and Switzerland in May 2015 are provided in the following tables.

Month	Production (tonnes)			Capacity Utilisation (%)
	2014	2015	% change	2014	2015
January	819,962	816,349	-0.4	77.6	77.3
February	789,892	772,424	-2.2	82.8	80.9
March	821,298	822,013	+0.1	77.7	77.8
April	804,747	741,189	-7.9	78.7	72.5
May	824,119	819,688	-0.5	78.0	77.6

Caustic soda stocks (tonnes)

	2014	2015
January	266,079	253,562
February	291,507	265,969
March	284,989	270,654
April	284,036	270,081
May	279,330	251,389

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.