September 2026 Chlorine production
04 Nov 2026
In September 2026, the European chlorine production stood at 542,738 tonnes. With 18,091 tonnes, the September 2026 average daily production was 5.0% lower than in the previous month (August 2026: 19,040 tonnes) and 11.8% lower than in September 2025 (20,503 tonnes).
With 230,403 tonnes, the September 2026 caustic soda stocks were 25.8% higher than in the previous month (August 2026: 183,080 tonnes) but 16,399 tonnes below the level of September 2025 (246,802 tonnes).
The following tables give the details of chlorine production and caustic soda stocks in the EU-27 countries plus Norway, Switzerland, and the UK in September 2026.
Chlorine production & capacity utilisation - EU 27 + Norway/Switzerland/UK
|
Month |
Production (tonnes) |
Capacity Utilisation (%) |
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|
2025 |
2026 |
% change |
2025 |
2026 |
|
January |
721,147 |
637,099 |
-11.6% |
73.7% |
64.4% |
|
February |
680,105 |
621,711 |
-8.6% |
77.0% |
69.5% |
|
March |
652,361 |
626,325 |
-4.0% |
66.7% |
63.3% |
|
April |
606,539 |
629,756 |
+3.8% |
64.1% |
65.7% |
|
May |
599,953 |
709,821 |
+18.3% |
61.3% |
71.7% |
|
June |
651,120 |
625,552 |
-3.9% |
68.8% |
65.3% |
|
1st Half Year |
3,911,225 |
3,850,264 |
-1.6% |
68.5% |
66.6% |
|
Month |
Production (tonnes) |
Capacity Utilisation (%) |
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|
|
2025 |
2026 |
% change |
2025 |
2026 |
|
July |
688,347 |
641,432 |
-6.8% |
70.4% |
64.8% |
|
August |
687,912 |
590,229 |
-14.2% |
70.3% |
59.6% |
|
September |
615,098 |
542,738 |
-11.8% |
65.0% |
56.7% |
Caustic Soda stocks (tonnes)
|
|
2025 |
2026 |
|
January |
244,917 |
208,348 |
|
February |
254,976 |
235,479 |
|
March |
208,473 |
196,616 |
|
April |
181,429 |
204,552 |
|
May |
189,712 |
236,682 |
|
June |
180,048 |
221,916 |
|
July |
198,546 |
198,553 |
|
August |
252,609 |
183,080 |
|
September |
246,802 |
230,403 |
For more information please contact:
Dr Richy Mariner, Director, Euro Chlor, rma@cefic.be
About Euro Chlor
Euro Chlor represents 37 member companies producing chlorine at 60 manufacturing locations in 18 countries.
Note 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 we have to estimate when a producer is late in providing data. This is subsequently adjusted when the actual figure becomes available.