Business trends
Data release of main products of China's caustic soda industry in April
According to the latest data of the National Bureau of statistics, in April 2021, the national caustic soda output was 3.211 million tons, with a year-on-year growth of 9.1%. From January to April, the cumulative national caustic soda output was 12.789 million tons, with a year-on-year growth of 12.9%.
Upstream, the national crude salt production in April was 4.311 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 12.3%, and the cumulative crude salt production from January to April was 13.769 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 15.5%.
Downstream, the national alumina output in April was 6.49 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 7.0%, and the cumulative alumina output from January to April was 25.799 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 12.2%; In April, the national output of machine-made paper and paperboard (excluding the processing of purchased base paper) was 11.355 million tons, with a year-on-year growth of 6.2%. The cumulative output from January to April was 43.923 million tons, with a year-on-year growth of 22.5%; In April, the national cloth production was 3.38 billion meters, a year-on-year increase of 9%. From January to April, the cumulative cloth production was 11.71 billion meters, a year-on-year increase of 14.6%; In April, the national production of synthetic detergent was 784000 tons, a year-on-year decrease of 15.7%. From January to April, the cumulative production of synthetic detergent was 3192000 tons, a year-on-year increase of 2.7%.