Chlor-Alkali Production Rises

Average U.S. chlor-alkali operating rates rose 2-percentage points in August, to 87%, according to the latest statistics reported by The Chlorine Institute (Arlington, VA). Total chlorine production increased about 1.4% in August compared with July. Chlorine gas production was higher by about 27,495 tons, to 992,371 tons, up 2.9% from July. Liquid chlorine production fell by 2,758 tons, to 795,802 tons, down 0.3% from the year-ago period. Year-on-year total chlorine production for August fell about 6.9% from August 2010, to 1,788,173 tons. Meanwhile, liquid...

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