International trends

 In January 2024, the output of chlorine in Europe was 693,000 tons, up by 17.3% year-on-year. In January 2023, the output of chlorine in Europe was 591,000 tons. In January 2024, the average daily output of chlorine in Europe was 22,300 tons, which was 13.2% higher than that in December 2023. In December 2023, the average daily output of chlorine gas was 19,700 tons, an increase of 16.8% compared with January 2023. In January 2023, the average daily output of chlorine gas was 19,100 tons. In January 2024, the average utilization rate of chlor-alkali enterprises in Europe was 68.1%, which was higher than that in December 2023. In December, the average utilization rate of chlor-alkali enterprises in Europe was 61.6%, which was also on the rise compared with the same period of last year. In January 2023, the utilization rate of chlor-alkali enterprises in Europe was 59.1%.