European chlorine production in July totaled 689,241 tonnes with an average daily total of 22,234 tonnes, down 19.2% year-over-year; caustic soda production totaled 205,342 tonnes in July, up 10,638 tonnes year-over-year: Euro Chlor

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September 9, 2022 (press release) –

In July, the European chlorine production stood at 689,241 tonnes. With 22,234 tonnes, the July 2022 average daily production was 2.3% lower than in the previous month (June 2022: 22,759 tonnes), and 19.2% lower than in July 2021 (27,523 tonnes).

With 205,342 tonnes, the July 2022 caustic soda stocks were 6.4% higher than in the previous month (June 2022: 193,054 tonnes), and 10,638 tonnes above the level of July 2021 (194,704 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 July 2022.

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

Month	Production (tonnes)			Capacity Utilisation (%)
	2021	2022	% change	2021	2022
January	860,636	851,956	-1.0%	86.7%	85.8%
February	795,244	775,241	-2.5%	88.7%	86.4%
March	806,041	737,568	-8.5%	81.2%	74.3%
April	769,948	708,577	-8.0%	80.1%	73.7%
May	800.808	748,474	-6.5%	80.7%	75.4%
June	805,944	682,760	-15.3%	83.9%	71.1%
1st half year	4,838,620	4,504,576	-6.9%	83.5%	77.7%
July	853,210	689,241	-19.2%	85.9%	69.4%

Caustic soda stocks (tonnes)

	2021	2022
January	233,430	226,493
February	254,122	250,434
March	206,381	210,522
April	207,497	192,315
May	192,193	193,168
June	174,122	193,054
July	194,704	205,352

For more information please contact:
Marleen Pauwels, Executive Director, Euro Chlor, +32 493 255 607Call: +32 2 436 9500 or mpa@cefic.be

About Euro Chlor
Euro Chlor represents 37 member companies producing chlorine at 62 manufacturing locations in 19 countries.

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