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Global Chlor-Alkali Summary ........ 1

Quarterly Supply Demand
Balances .......................................... 2
Plant Operating Schedules ......... 12
Trade .............................................. 22
Plant And Project News .............. 31
Global Chlor-Alkali Summary
Demand Price
Caustic Soda
Asia: The Asian caustic market is mixed. Regional spot prices appear to be holding steady in response to the weak chlorine
value and anticipated rise in ECU costs due to higher electricity tariffs during the summer months. However, there are also indi-
cations that some producers are looking to offload more spot parcels over the short term in order to relieve inventory pressure.

Europe: The attention of the market is turning to the Q3 contract negotiations. A major Northwest European producer has
announced +50 per dmt, effective 1 July. In Southern Europe monthly prices are stable to slightly up. Export prices are largely
unchanged from the end of May.

United States: Caustic demand is steady with some markets reporting increases in demand. Supply constraints appear to be
easing as maintenance shutdowns and some production constraints have passed and chlorine demand is increasing, espe-
cially into vinyls. Market transactions are anticipated to increase before the end of the quarter as some buyers will attempt to
pre-buy the 1 July price announcement.

Chlorine
Europe: Operating rates in April rose by one percentage point from March to 78.7% and average daily production was 1.3%
above the level of the previous month. Production in April 2014 was 14% higher than in 2013.

United States: Chlorine operating rates rose sharply in May following a very subdued Q1 and early Q2. The rise reflects chlo-
rine demand about to reach its seasonal peak into water treatment as well as PVC demand which is recovering from a slow
start in early 2014.

Vinyls*
Asia: There appears to be further firming in PVC prices as producers nominate their offers for July delivery. However, this
remains confined mostly to the Indian market rather than across Asia. Suppliers continue to face an uphill task in implementing
higher prices in China and Southeast Asia as a result of the stiff market competition and weak demand in both of these regions.

Europe: Conditions in the PVC market remain very balanced. Producers are operating smoothly on a fairly high level. Underly-
ing demand is quite healthy, though it is growing at a slower rate than before. Supply-side inventories appear higher than pro-
ducers would like, which may continue to limit their pricing power this month. Export business is better, though it is still mar-
ginal. Imports are limited.

United States: Domestic PVC demand is healthy and producers indicate it has picked up compared to the beginning of the
month. During May, industry statistics show a monthly increase of 4.5% in domestic demand. Average operating rates reached
88% in May.

KOH
United States: KOH inventories are low for this time of year and the agriculture season is just starting. KOH price increase
announcements have been made and it looks like these have a good chance of being implemented.

HCl
United States: Hydrochloric acid demand is robust but supply is contracting due to a series of by-product outages. There is
also more anhydrous moving over pipelines into vinyl production and less wet acid is moving into the merchant market. Prices
are expected to rise 1 July.

* Vinyls Demand and Price arrows are indications for PVC
IHS Chemical Market Advisory Service
Global Chlor-Alkali
Market Statistics Update
Issue 30 | 16 June 2014 ihs.com/chemical
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Northeast Asia Chlorine Quarterly Supply/Demand
(Thousand Metric Tons)
2013 2014 2015 2013 2014 2015 AAGR (%)
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 13-14 14-15
Actual Forecast Actual Forecast
Supply
Nameplate Capacity 11,186 11,296 11,507 11,695 11,601 11,716 11,899 11,899 11,745 11,861 11,991 11,991 45,684 47,115 47,588 3.1 1.0
Operating Rate (%) 69.4 73.8 71.4 74.0 76.8 73.9 72.4 72.4 74.7 74.8 74.8 74.8 72.1 73.9 73.4
Production
Electrolytic (KOH & NaOH) 7,652 8,238 8,113 8,542 8,801 8,547 8,506 8,506 8,667 8,763 8,860 8,860 32,545 34,361 35,149 5.6 2.3
From HCl 111 99 104 108 107 112 113 113 111 112 113 113 421 447 450 6.0 0.8
With Metal co-product 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N/A N/A
Others 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N/A N/A
Production 7,762 8,337 8,217 8,650 8,909 8,659 8,620 8,620 8,778 8,875 8,973 8,973 32,966 34,807 35,599 5.6 2.3
Imports 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N/A N/A
Total Supply 7,762 8,337 8,217 8,650 8,909 8,659 8,620 8,620 8,778 8,875 8,973 8,973 32,966 34,807 35,599 5.6 2.3
Demand
Vinyls/EDC Production 2,227 2,532 2,470 2,540 2,670 2,621 2,600 2,600 2,642 2,671 2,701 2,701 9,769 10,491 10,714 7.4 2.1
Propylene Oxide 377 419 390 424 405 371 365 365 387 392 396 396 1,611 1,507 1,571 -6.4 4.2
Epichlorohydrin 456 478 481 521 510 499 496 496 514 520 525 525 1,936 2,001 2,084 3.3 4.2
TDI 264 273 259 272 274 270 267 267 272 275 278 278 1,067 1,078 1,104 1.0 2.4
MDI 303 315 319 335 329 323 322 322 357 361 365 365 1,272 1,295 1,447 1.8 11.7
Polycarbonates 68 69 68 71 73 73 73 73 78 79 80 80 277 292 316 5.3 8.3
Chlorinated Intermediates 489 497 519 541 564 545 545 545 557 563 569 569 2,046 2,199 2,257 7.5 2.6
Inorganics (Br+TiO2) 35 40 40 38 40 39 40 40 39 39 40 40 153 158 158 3.3 -0.1
Pulp & Paper 212 226 216 238 239 226 228 228 225 228 230 230 893 921 914 3.2 -0.8
Water Treatment 470 488 478 517 530 505 511 511 526 532 537 537 1,954 2,057 2,132 5.3 3.7
Others 2,861 2,999 2,974 3,152 3,275 3,187 3,172 3,172 3,182 3,217 3,252 3,252 11,987 12,806 12,903 6.8 0.8
Domestic Demand 7,762 8,338 8,217 8,649 8,908 8,659 8,620 8,620 8,778 8,876 8,973 8,973 32,965 34,806 35,600 5.6 2.3
Exports 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N/A N/A
Total Demand 7,762 8,338 8,217 8,649 8,908 8,659 8,620 8,620 8,778 8,876 8,973 8,973 32,965 34,806 35,600 5.6 2.3
NET Inventory 1 -1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 -1
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Northeast Asia Caustic Soda Quarterly Supply/Demand
(Thousand Dry Metric Tons)
2013 2014 2015 2013 2014 2015 AAGR (%)
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 13-14 14-15
Actual Forecast Actual Forecast
Supply
Nameplate Capacity 12,007 12,127 12,296 12,296 12,285 12,408 12,605 12,605 12,443 12,568 12,706 12,706 48,726 49,903 50,423 2.4 1.0
Operating Rate (%) 69.1 73.6 71.6 75.4 77.9 74.9 73.4 73.4 75.5 75.6 75.6 75.6 72.4 74.9 74.3
Production
Electrolytic 8,276 8,902 8,781 9,249 9,538 9,264 9,221 9,221 9,376 9,480 9,584 9,584 35,208 37,244 38,024 5.8 2.1
Chemical 23 26 25 27 26 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 100 102 100 1.8 -2.2
Total Production 8,300 8,928 8,806 9,276 9,565 9,290 9,246 9,246 9,400 9,505 9,609 9,609 35,308 37,346 38,124 5.8 2.1
Imports 32 43 33 56 22 30 34 34 29 29 30 30 163 120 118 -26.7 -1.3
Total Supply 8,331 8,970 8,839 9,331 9,587 9,320 9,280 9,280 9,430 9,534 9,639 9,639 35,471 37,466 38,242 5.6 2.1
Demand
Pulp & Paper 900 926 884 919 999 972 943 943 987 998 1,009 1,009 3,629 3,858 4,002 6.3 3.7
Alumina 1,187 1,222 1,244 1,315 1,247 1,286 1,291 1,291 1,313 1,328 1,342 1,342 4,968 5,115 5,325 2.9 4.1
Propylene Oxide 369 392 363 384 385 355 350 350 372 376 380 380 1,508 1,441 1,507 -4.5 4.6
Epichlorohydrin 198 213 197 203 221 215 214 214 222 224 227 227 811 863 899 6.5 4.1
Organic Chemicals 503 525 495 514 540 528 529 529 547 553 560 560 2,037 2,126 2,220 4.3 4.4
Soaps & Detergents 250 260 248 259 280 273 270 270 282 285 288 288 1,018 1,094 1,142 7.5 4.4
Textile 942 1,018 946 980 1,086 1,028 1,032 1,032 1,070 1,082 1,094 1,094 3,886 4,178 4,341 7.5 3.9
Inorganic Chemicals 502 522 494 498 540 527 528 528 535 541 547 547 2,016 2,123 2,171 5.3 2.3
Water Treatment 334 347 336 357 365 357 358 358 370 374 378 378 1,374 1,438 1,499 4.7 4.2
Others 2,211 2,795 2,667 3,007 3,080 2,826 2,800 2,800 2,793 2,824 2,855 2,855 10,681 11,506 11,326 7.7 -1.6
Domestic Demand 7,395 8,220 7,874 8,438 8,743 8,367 8,315 8,315 8,490 8,584 8,679 8,679 31,927 33,740 34,432 5.7 2.0
Exports 990 948 924 833 780 950 964 964 939 950 960 960 3,696 3,659 3,810 -1.0 4.1
Total Demand 8,385 9,168 8,798 9,272 9,523 9,317 9,280 9,280 9,430 9,534 9,639 9,639 35,624 37,399 38,242 5.0 2.3
Net Inventory -54 -198 40 60 64 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 -152 67 0
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2013 2014 2015 2013 2014 2015 AAGR (%)
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 13-14 14-15
Actual Forecast Actual Forecast
Supply
Nameplate Capacity 1,323 1,323 1,337 1,337 1,323 1,323 1,337 1,337 1,323 1,323 1,337 1,337 5,320 5,320 5,320 0.0 0.0
Operating Rate (%) 69.6 68.0 69.8 70.9 70.4 71.9 71.9 71.9 72.2 73.0 73.0 73.0 69.6 71.5 72.0
Production
Electrolytic (KOH & NaOH) 810 801 830 840 824 839 848 848 845 854 863 863 3,281 3,359 3,426 2.4 2.0
From HCl 111 99 104 108 107 112 113 113 111 112 113 113 421 447 450 6.0 0.8
With Metal co-product 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N/A N/A
Others 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N/A N/A
Production 921 899 933 948 932 951 961 961 956 966 977 977 3,702 3,806 3,876 2.8 1.8
Imports 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N/A N/A
Total Supply 921 899 933 948 932 951 961 961 956 966 977 977 3,702 3,806 3,876 2.8 1.8
Demand
EDC Production 294 292 265 265 288 291 294 294 306 309 313 313 1,115 1,168 1,241 4.7 6.3
Propylene Oxide 50 52 56 63 65 42 42 42 41 42 42 42 221 191 168 -13.6 -12.1
Epichlorohydrin 44 42 45 45 42 43 43 43 41 42 42 42 176 171 167 -2.9 -2.3
TDI 55 53 46 46 41 42 42 42 41 41 42 42 200 167 165 -16.3 -1.2
MDI 53 51 63 63 56 57 57 57 54 55 56 56 230 228 221 -0.7 -3.1
Polycarbonates 18 18 17 19 18 19 19 19 18 18 18 18 73 75 73 2.8 -2.4
Chlorinated Intermediates 81 81 83 83 81 84 85 85 82 83 83 83 328 334 331 1.7 -0.9
Inorganics(Br+TiO2) 5 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 18 19 20 5.9 5.3
Pulp & Paper 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 8 9 9 12.9 1.0
Water Treatment 48 48 49 49 48 49 49 49 48 49 49 49 194 195 196 0.5 0.5
Others 271 256 303 309 284 319 322 322 317 320 324 324 1,140 1,248 1,285 9.5 3.0
Domestic Demand 921 899 934 948 931 951 961 961 956 966 977 977 3,702 3,805 3,876 2.8 1.9
Exports 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N/A N/A
Total Demand 921 899 934 948 931 951 961 961 956 966 977 977 3,702 3,805 3,876 2.8 1.9
NET Inventory 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
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(Thousand Dry Metric Tons)
2013 2014 2015 2013 2014 2015 AAGR (%)
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 13-14 14-15
Actual Forecast Actual Forecast
Supply
Nameplate Capacity 1,225 1,225 1,238 1,238 1,225 1,225 1,238 1,238 1,225 1,225 1,238 1,238 4,927 4,927 4,927 0.0 0.0
Operating Rate (%) 71.1 69.4 72.4 73.5 73.4 74.9 74.9 74.9 73.8 74.6 74.6 74.6 71.6 74.5 74.6
Production
Electrolytic 871 850 896 910 899 918 928 928 903 913 924 924 3,527 3,672 3,664 4.1 -0.2
Chemical 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N/A N/A
Total Production 871 850 896 910 899 918 928 928 903 913 924 924 3,527 3,672 3,664 4.1 -0.2
Imports 3 3 4 4 4 3 3 3 2 2 3 3 14 13 10 -9.6 -23.5
Total Supply 874 854 900 914 903 921 931 931 906 916 926 926 3,542 3,686 3,674 4.1 -0.3
Demand
Pulp & Paper 82 79 85 84 89 90 91 91 90 91 92 92 330 360 364 9.2 1.1
Alumina 21 21 19 19 18 19 19 19 18 18 19 19 80 75 74 -6.2 -1.3
Propylene Oxide 47 48 52 58 61 39 39 39 38 39 39 39 206 177 156 -13.7 -12.1
Epichlorohydrin 18 18 19 19 18 18 18 18 17 17 17 17 74 71 69 -4.1 -2.8
Organic Chemicals 96 97 92 92 90 91 92 92 89 90 91 91 377 364 362 -3.6 -0.5
Soaps & Detergents 17 17 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 70 71 71 1.4 0.0
Textile 14 14 13 13 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 52 49 48 -6.6 -2.0
Inorganic Chemicals 131 132 122 122 120 121 123 123 121 123 124 124 507 487 492 -3.9 1.0
Water Treatment 60 60 58 58 57 58 58 58 57 58 58 58 236 231 232 -2.1 0.4
Others 245 264 267 282 294 308 311 311 305 308 312 312 1,057 1,224 1,236 15.8 1.0
Domestic Demand 730 752 743 763 776 772 781 781 765 774 782 782 2,989 3,110 3,104 4.0 -0.2
Exports 181 104 158 118 100 149 150 150 141 142 144 144 562 549 570 -2.3 3.9
Total Demand 912 856 901 882 876 921 931 931 906 916 926 926 3,551 3,658 3,674 3.0 0.4
Net Inventory -38 -3 0 32 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -9 27 0
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2013 2014 2015 2013 2014 2015
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 12-13 13-14 14-15
Forecast Actual Forecast
Supply
Nameplate Capacity 2,732 2,762 2,793 2,793 2,667 2,696 2,726 2,726 2,654 2,683 2,713 2,713 11,079 10,815 10,763 -1.0 -2.4 -0.5
Operating Rate (%) 80.7 76.2 78.3 78.9 79.7 79.7 79.7 79.7 80.3 80.2 80.2 80.2 78.5 79.7 80.2
Production
Electrolytic (KOH & NaOH) 2,143 2,045 2,125 2,143 2,064 2,087 2,110 2,110 2,068 2,091 2,114 2,113 8,456 8,371 8,385 -1.8 -1.0 0.2
From HCl 57 57 58 58 57 57 58 58 57 57 58 58 230 230 230 4.5 0.0 0.0
Production 2,200 2,102 2,183 2,201 2,121 2,144 2,168 2,168 2,124 2,148 2,172 2,171 8,686 8,601 8,615 -1.7 -1.0 0.2
Imports 3 3 4 4 6 5 4 4 6 5 4 4 14 18 18 -23.5 30.7 0.0
Total Supply 2,203 2,105 2,187 2,205 2,127 2,149 2,172 2,172 2,130 2,153 2,176 2,175 8,700 8,619 8,633 -1.7 -0.9 0.2
Demand
Vinyls 803 747 788 788 765 773 782 782 765 773 782 782 3,126 3,102 3,102 -3.7 -0.8 0.0
Propylene Oxide 312 315 319 319 290 293 296 296 290 293 296 296 1,264 1,175 1,175 0.3 -7.1 0.0
Epichlorohydrin 125 127 128 128 122 123 125 125 122 123 125 125 509 494 494 -2.0 -2.9 0.1
TDI 86 87 88 88 99 100 101 101 108 110 111 111 348 400 439 14.5 14.8 9.9
MDI 219 221 224 224 225 228 230 230 230 232 235 235 888 913 932 2.0 2.8 2.1
Polycarbonates 46 46 47 47 47 48 48 48 49 50 50 50 185 191 200 5.0 3.0 4.8
Chlorinated Intermediates 202 204 206 206 193 195 198 198 191 194 196 196 818 784 776 0.3 -4.1 -1.0
Inorganics 30 31 31 31 26 27 27 27 26 27 27 27 122 107 106 31.4 -12.9 -0.3
Pulp & Paper 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 5 5 5 47.5 -3.3 0.4
Water Treatment 56 56 57 57 56 57 57 57 56 57 57 57 226 227 227 0.0 0.4 0.0
Others 322 268 296 315 299 301 304 304 288 290 292 292 1,201 1,208 1,162 -8.9 0.6 -3.8
Domestic Demand 2,201 2,104 2,184 2,203 2,123 2,145 2,168 2,168 2,126 2,149 2,172 2,172 8,693 8,605 8,619 -1.6 -1.0 0.2
Exports 2 2 2 2 3 3 4 4 3 3 4 4 7 14 14
Total Demand 2,203 2,105 2,186 2,205 2,126 2,149 2,172 2,172 2,130 2,152 2,175 2,175 8,700 8,619 8,633 -1.7 -0.9 0.2
NET Inventory 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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2013 2014 2015 2013 2014 2015
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 12-13 13-14 14-15
Forecast Actual Forecast
Supply
Nameplate Capacity 2,773 2,804 2,834 2,834 2,701 2,731 2,761 2,761 2,686 2,716 2,746 2,746 11,245 10,952 10,894 -0.9 -2.6 -0.5
Operating Rate (%) 83.1 78.6 80.7 81.4 82.3 82.3 82.3 82.3 82.9 82.9 82.9 82.9 80.9 82.3 82.9
Production
Electrolytic 2,363 2,315 2,345 2,246 2,222 2,247 2,272 2,272 2,226 2,251 2,276 2,275 9,102 9,013 9,028 -1.8 -1.0 0.2
Total Production 2,363 2,315 2,345 2,246 2,222 2,247 2,272 2,272 2,226 2,251 2,276 2,275 9,102 9,013 9,028 -1.8 -1.0 0.2
Imports 92 93 94 94 93 94 95 95 107 108 109 109 373 377 434 32.7 1.1 15.1
Total Supply 2,397 2,296 2,382 2,401 2,315 2,341 2,367 2,367 2,333 2,359 2,385 2,385 9,475 9,390 9,463 -0.8 -0.9 0.8
Demand
Pulp & Paper 346 334 337 338 323 327 330 330 324 328 332 332 1,355 1,310 1,316 3.7 -3.3 0.4
Alumina 90 91 93 94 87 88 89 89 88 89 90 90 368 353 358 2.7 -4.3 1.5
Propylene Oxide 178 180 182 182 172 174 175 175 172 174 175 175 722 696 696 14.7 -3.7 0.0
Epichlorohydrin 17 17 17 17 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 67 65 65 -2.0 -2.9 0.1
Organic Chemicals 505 510 516 516 509 514 520 520 512 518 524 524 2,047 2,063 2,078 0.6 0.8 0.7
Soaps & Detergents 91 92 93 93 91 92 94 94 91 92 94 94 370 371 371 0.0 0.3 0.0
Textile 93 94 95 95 93 94 95 95 93 94 95 95 377 377 376 0.0 0.0 -0.3
Inorganic Chemicals 517 523 529 529 514 520 525 525 515 521 526 526 2,098 2,085 2,088 1.1 -0.6 0.2
Water Treatment 110 87 95 125 103 104 105 105 103 104 105 105 417 417 418 0.2 0.0 0.2
Others 313 260 320 347 334 338 343 339 345 349 354 350 1,240 1,353 1,397 -16.0 9.1 3.3
Domestic Demand 2,260 2,189 2,277 2,335 2,241 2,267 2,292 2,289 2,259 2,285 2,311 2,307 9,061 9,089 9,162 -0.6 0.3 0.8
Exports 118 108 100 44 74 74 74 78 74 74 74 78 370 300 300 -14.1 -19.0 0.0
Total Demand 2,378 2,297 2,377 2,379 2,315 2,341 2,366 2,367 2,333 2,359 2,385 2,385 9,432 9,390 9,463 -1.2 -0.4 0.8
Net 19 -1 5 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 51 0 0
Stock Level 245 244 249 271 271 272 272 272 272 273 273 273
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2013 2014 2015 2013 2014 2015 AAGR (%)
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 12-13 13-14 14-15
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Supply
Nameplate Capacity 3,724 3,768 3,809 3,824 3,888 4,052 4,100 4,099 3,962 4,006 4,050 4,050 15,125 16,140 16,067 0.8 6.7 -0.4
Operating Rate (%) 81.0 83.5 77.6 78.9 78.0 76.2 77.8 76.8 79.3 79.4 78.8 78.5 80.2 77.2 79.0
Effective Oper. Rate (%) 84.8 84.4 79.0 81.3 83.2 89.5 83.9 83.6 83.3 84.4 82.8 83.5 82.4 85.1 83.5
Production from
Electrolytic 2,976 3,104 2,911 2,970 2,986 3,044 3,142 3,098 3,093 3,131 3,141 3,128 11,962 12,270 12,492 -0.8 2.6 1.8
HCl 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Metal 42 42 46 46 46 46 49 49 49 50 50 51 176 190 200 18.9 8.0 5.3
Other 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Production 3,018 3,146 2,957 3,016 3,032 3,090 3,191 3,147 3,142 3,181 3,191 3,179 12,138 12,460 12,692 -0.6 2.6 1.9
Imports 109 106 107 82 68 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 403 278 280 1.6 -31.1 0.8
Total Supply 3,127 3,252 3,064 3,098 3,100 3,160 3,261 3,217 3,212 3,251 3,261 3,249 12,541 12,737 12,972 -0.5 1.6 1.8
Demand
EDC Production 1,310 1,430 1,355 1,343 1,268 1,353 1,443 1,422 1,387 1,418 1,416 1,425 5,438 5,485 5,646 3.5 0.9 2.9
Propylene Oxide 365 365 365 365 365 365 365 365 370 370 370 370 1,458 1,458 1,479 3.7 0.0 1.4
Epichlorohydrin 177 163 179 179 178 180 182 182 181 183 185 185 699 723 735 -0.1 3.4 1.6
TDI 88 88 89 78 88 88 89 89 88 88 89 89 342 353 353 0.3 3.2 0.0
MDI 160 240 126 173 185 166 187 182 186 176 190 190 699 720 741 3.8 3.0 3.0
Polycarbonates 64 58 58 55 58 64 59 53 58 64 59 53 235 234 234 -8.6 -0.3 0.0
Chlorinated Intermediates 138 130 131 146 136 137 139 139 134 136 137 137 546 550 545 0.7 0.8 -1.0
Inorganics (Br+TiO2) 179 156 166 170 172 172 172 172 176 176 176 176 671 689 704 -2.6 2.7 2.2
Pulp & Paper 20 18 18 19 21 18 18 19 18 18 18 19 75 76 73 -1.3 1.3 -3.9
Water Treatment 188 198 180 179 191 198 190 182 192 198 198 182 745 761 770 -0.1 2.1 1.2
Others 437 404 393 386 434 415 415 410 420 420 420 420 1,620 1,674 1,680 -15.0 3.3 0.4
Domestic Demand 3,125 3,250 3,060 3,092 3,096 3,157 3,258 3,213 3,209 3,248 3,258 3,245 12,528 12,723 12,959 -0.5 1.6 1.9
Exports 2 2 4 6 4 3 3 4 3 3 3 4 14 14 13 0.0 0.0 -7.1
Total Demand 3,127 3,252 3,064 3,098 3,100 3,160 3,261 3,217 3,212 3,251 3,261 3,249 12,542 12,737 12,972 -0.5 1.6 1.8
NET Inventory 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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2013 2014 2015 2013 2014 2015 AAGR (%)
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 12-13 13-14 14-15
Actual Forecast Actual Forecast
Supply
Nameplate Capacity 3,877 3,920 3,963 3,978 4,035 4,213 4,263 4,262 4,116 4,161 4,207 4,207 15,739 16,772 16,691 -0.9 6.6 -0.5
Operating Rate (%) 81.8 85.1 78.1 79.4 79.0 77.1 78.7 77.7 80.5 80.6 80.0 79.7 80.7 77.8 79.8
Effective Oper. Rate (%) 85.9 86.0 79.6 82.0 83.0 82.1 82.7 82.7 84.5 85.6 84.0 84.7 83.3 82.6 84.7
Production from
Electrolytic 3,157 3,322 3,082 3,143 3,171 3,235 3,341 3,295 3,259 3,259 3,259 3,259 12,703 13,042 13,327 -0.8 2.7 2.2
Chemical 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 60 60 60 0.0 0.0 0.0
Total Production 3,172 3,337 3,097 3,158 3,186 3,250 3,356 3,310 3,314 3,355 3,365 3,353 12,763 13,102 13,387 -0.8 2.7 2.2
Imports - Liquid 135 212 237 182 175 200 175 150 140 160 150 150 765 700 600 23.4 -8.5 -14.3
Imports - Anhydrous 7 7 10 8 11 10 10 9 8 10 10 9 33 40 37 -10.8 21.2 -7.5
Total Supply 3,314 3,556 3,343 3,348 3,372 3,460 3,541 3,469 3,462 3,525 3,525 3,512 13,561 13,842 14,024 0.3 2.1 1.3
Demand
Pulp & Paper 626 651 671 646 649 649 649 649 640 640 640 640 2,595 2,596 2,559 -1.7 0.0 -1.4
Alumina 90 91 96 85 87 88 89 89 86 87 88 88 363 352 350 -1.1 -3.0 -0.6
Propylene Oxide 338 338 338 338 338 338 338 338 342 342 342 342 1,350 1,350 1,369 3.7 0.0 1.4
Epichlorohydrin 50 50 51 51 50 51 52 52 51 52 52 52 202 205 208 1.9 1.4 1.6
Organic Chemicals 384 404 340 357 407 398 397 378 407 401 398 381 1,486 1,581 1,587 -0.9 6.4 0.4
Soaps & Detergents 240 250 259 260 248 255 255 250 255 255 255 250 1,009 1,008 1,015 0.6 -0.1 0.7
Textile 85 84 86 86 86 85 86 86 87 86 86 86 341 343 345 2.4 0.6 0.6
Inorganic Chemicals 660 700 660 670 687 670 680 680 680 700 700 680 2,690 2,717 2,760 -1.6 1.0 1.6
Water Treatment 84 93 91 87 86 92 92 86 90 92 92 86 355 356 360 1.7 0.3 1.1
Others 132 122 145 153 148 130 130 130 135 135 135 135 552 538 540 -17.2 -2.5 0.4
Domestic Demand 2,689 2,784 2,737 2,733 2,786 2,755 2,767 2,737 2,774 2,790 2,789 2,740 10,942 11,046 11,093 -1.3 1.0 0.4
Exports - Liquid 648 579 577 718 601 600 670 700 660 700 700 715 2,522 2,571 2,775 8.3 1.9 7.9
Exports - Anhydrous 24 106 60 27 8 30 30 20 20 30 30 20 217 88 100 8.0 -59.4 13.6
Total Demand 3,360 3,469 3,374 3,478 3,394 3,385 3,467 3,457 3,454 3,520 3,519 3,475 13,682 13,704 13,968 0.4 0.2 1.9
Net Inventory -46 87 -31 -130 -22 75 74 12 8 5 6 37 -120 138 56
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Northeast Asia VCM Quarterly Supply/Demand
(Thousand Metric Tons)
2013 2014 2015 2013 2014 2015 AAGR (%)
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 13-14 14-15
Actual Forecast Actual Forecast
Supply
Nameplate Capacity 7,200 8,231 8,446 8,446 8,651 8,840 9,034 8,885 9,101 9,202 9,304 9,304 32,323 35,410 36,911 9.5 4.2
Operating Rate (%) 65.1 58.9 59.7 64.9 60.7 58.7 58.8 59.3 58.7 58.4 58.5 58.2 62.1 59.4 58.9
Production
Ethylene 2,266 2,271 2,315 2,519 2,401 2,379 2,416 2,416 2,407 2,465 2,492 2,492 9,371 9,613 9,857 2.6 2.5
Total Production 4,684 4,845 5,043 5,482 5,253 5,187 5,312 5,272 5,346 5,372 5,441 5,416 20,056 21,023 21,576 4.8 2.6
Imports 171 197 215 162 181 166 166 166 165 167 168 168 744 679 668 -8.8 -1.6
Total Supply 4,855 5,042 5,258 5,645 5,434 5,353 5,477 5,437 5,511 5,539 5,610 5,585 20,800 21,702 22,244 4.3 2.5
Demand
Polyvinyl Chloride 4,511 4,772 4,981 5,262 5,118 4,988 5,123 5,083 5,163 5,185 5,253 5,228 19,525 20,313 20,829 4.0 2.5
Others 38 39 39 39 38 39 39 39 38 39 39 39 155 155 155 0.0 0.0
Domestic Demand 4,549 4,810 5,020 5,301 5,156 5,026 5,163 5,123 5,201 5,224 5,292 5,267 19,680 20,468 20,984 4.0 2.5
Exports 312 309 292 263 314 299 315 315 311 314 318 318 1,177 1,242 1,260 5.6 1.4
Total Demand 4,861 5,119 5,312 5,564 5,470 5,325 5,478 5,438 5,512 5,538 5,610 5,585 20,857 21,710 22,244 4.1 2.5
Net Inventory -6 -77 -54 81 -36 28 0 0 -1 1 0 0 -57 -8 0
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Japan VCM Quarterly Supply/Demand
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2013 2014 2015 2013 2014 2015 AAGR (%)
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 13-14 14-15
Actual Forecast Actual Forecast
Supply
Nameplate Capacity 624 631 638 638 624 631 638 638 673 681 688 688 2,530 2,530 2,730 0.0 7.9
Operating Rate (%) 92.4 93.0 87.1 90.3 91.1 95.8 95.8 95.8 93.2 93.2 93.2 93.2 90.7 94.6 95.2
Production
Ethylene 577 587 555 576 569 604 611 611 627 634 641 641 2,294 2,395 2,544 4.4 6.2
Total Production 577 587 555 576 569 604 611 611 627 634 641 641 2,294 2,395 2,544 4.4 6.2
Imports 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 5 8 N/A 49.0
Total Supply 577 587 555 576 569 606 613 613 629 636 643 643 2,294 2,400 2,552 4.6 6.3
Demand
Polyvinyl Chloride 378 349 372 388 391 376 380 380 394 398 403 403 1,487 1,526 1,597 2.7 4.6
Others 38 39 39 39 38 39 39 39 38 39 39 39 155 155 155 0.0 0.0
Domestic Demand 416 388 411 427 429 414 419 419 432 437 442 442 1,642 1,681 1,752 2.4 4.2
Exports 202 194 192 158 186 176 194 194 197 199 202 202 746 751 800 0.7 6.6
Total Demand 618 582 603 585 615 591 613 613 629 636 643 643 2,387 2,432 2,552 1.9 4.9
Net Inventory -41 5 -48 -9 -47 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 -93 -32 0
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United States & Canada VCM Quarterly Supply/Demand
(Million Pounds)
2013 2014 2015 2013 2014 2015 AAGR (%)
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 12-13 13-14 14-15
Actual Forecast Actual Forecast
Supply
Nameplate Capacity 4,953 5,008 5,063 5,063 4,953 5,008 5,063 5,063 4,953 5,008 5,063 5,230 20,086 20,086 20,253 0.0 0.0 0.8
Available Capacity 4,829 4,883 4,936 4,936 4,829 4,883 4,936 4,936 4,829 4,883 4,936 5,099 19,584 19,584 19,746 0.0 0.0 0.8
Namepl Operating Rate (%) 86.5 88.7 89.4 86.7 82.2 86.8 91.9 90.5 90.0 91.2 90.0 87.7 87.8 87.9 89.7
Effective Operating Rate (%) 88.7 91.0 91.7 89.0 84.3 89.0 94.3 92.8 92.3 93.5 92.3 90.0 90.1 90.1 92.0
Production
Ethylene 4,283 4,442 4,528 4,392 4,072 4,346 4,653 4,582 4,456 4,565 4,557 4,588 17,645 17,653 18,166 1.2 0.0 2.9
Total Production 4,283 4,442 4,528 4,392 4,072 4,346 4,653 4,582 4,456 4,565 4,557 4,588 17,645 17,653 18,166 1.2 0.0 2.9
Imports 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total Supply 4,283 4,442 4,528 4,392 4,072 4,346 4,653 4,582 4,456 4,565 4,557 4,588 17,645 17,653 18,166 1.2 0.0 2.9
Demand
Polyvinyl Chloride 3,771 3,908 3,898 3,797 3,548 3,791 4,073 3,992 3,886 3,995 3,987 4,018 15,373 15,404 15,886 0.4 0.2 3.1
Others 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 120 120 120 0.0 0.0 0.0
Domestic Demand 3,801 3,938 3,928 3,827 3,578 3,821 4,103 4,022 3,916 4,025 4,017 4,048 15,493 15,524 16,006 0.4 0.2 3.1
Exports 483 504 600 564 494 525 550 560 540 540 540 540 2,151 2,129 2,160 7.3 -1.1 1.5
Total Demand 4,283 4,442 4,528 4,392 4,072 4,346 4,653 4,582 4,456 4,565 4,557 4,588 17,645 17,653 18,166 1.2 0.0 2.9
Net Inventory 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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United States & Canada EDC Quarterly Supply/Demand
(Million Pounds)
2013 2014 2015 2013 2014 2015 AAGR (%)
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 12-13 13-14 14-15
Actual Forecast Actual Forecast
Supply
Capacity 9,975 10,086 10,197 10,197 9,975 10,086 10,197 10,197 9,975 10,086 10,197 10,458 40,454 40,454 40,716 0.0 0.0 0.6
Operating Rate (%) 74.7 78.4 76.1 74.8 71.9 75.5 79.5 78.4 78.6 79.4 78.4 76.9 76.0 76.3 78.3
Production
Total Production 7,453 7,904 7,764 7,623 7,170 7,615 8,104 7,991 7,843 8,009 7,994 8,045 30,744 30,880 31,892 3.1 0.4 3.3
Imports 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total Supply 7,453 7,904 7,764 7,623 7,170 7,615 8,104 7,991 7,843 8,009 7,994 8,045 30,744 30,880 31,892 3.1 0.4 3.3
Demand
VCM 6,853 7,107 7,244 7,027 6,515 6,954 7,445 7,331 7,130 7,304 7,291 7,341 28,231 28,245 29,066 1.2 0.0 2.9
Chlor. Sol. 8 5 7 7 8 5 7 7 8 5 7 7 27 27 27 0.0 0.0 0.0
Others 110 105 101 102 110 105 101 102 110 105 101 102 418 418 418 -1.2 0.0 0.0
Domestic Demand 6,971 7,217 7,352 7,136 6,633 7,064 7,553 7,440 7,248 7,414 7,399 7,450 28,676 28,690 29,511 1.2 0.0 2.9
Exports 482 687 412 487 537 551 551 551 595 595 595 595 2,068 2,190 2,381 40.4 5.9 8.7
Total Demand 7,453 7,904 7,764 7,623 7,170 7,615 8,104 7,991 7,843 8,009 7,994 8,045 30,744 30,880 31,892 3.1 0.4 3.3
Net Inventory 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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2014 Selected Japan Chlorine Plant Operating Schedule
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Company Location Process Capacity Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Asahi Glass Chiba 2 208 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Chiba 7 50 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Kashima 2 235 - - - - -MM- - - - - - - -
Asahi Kasei Chem. Nobeoka 2 152 - - - - --MM MM-- - - - - - -
Daiso Amagasaki 2 95 - - - - - - - - M--- - - -
Kokura 2 30 - - - - - - - - - - ---M -
Matsuyama 2 45 - - - - - ---M MMM- - - - - -
Denki KK Oumi 2 73 - - - - - - - - --MM MM-- - -
Hokkaido Soda Tomakomai 2 118 - - - - - - - --MM - - - -
Kaneka Corp Takasago 2 315 - - - - - - --MM - - - - -
Kanto Denka Mizushima 2 62 - - - - - - -MMM M--- - - - -
Kashima Chlor. Kashima 2 345 - - - - ---M MMM- - - - - - -
Kureha Nishiki 2 123 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mitsui Chemicals Omuta 2 68 - - - - --MM MMM- - - - - - -
Okayama Chem. Mizushima 2 134 - - --MM M--- - - - - - - - -
Shin-Etsu Naoetsu 2 68 - - - -MM- - - - - - - - -
Showa Denka Kawasaki 2 125 - - - - - - - --MM - - - -
Sumitomo Chem. Kikumoto 2 113 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Toagosei Nagoya 2 77 - - - - - - - - - -M-- - -
Tokushima 2 182 - - - - - - - --MM - - - -
Tokuyama Corp. Tokuyama 2 440 - - - - - - -MMM - --MM MM-- - -
TOSOH Shin-Nanyo 2 975 - - - - --MM MM-- - - - - - -
Yokkaichi 2 170 - - --MM MM-- - - - - - - - -
Total Capacity 4,389 372 348 372 360 372 360 372 372 360 372 360 372
Total Production Lost 269 0 0 12 12 65 71 44 19 23 23 1 0
% Capacity Lost 6.1% 0.0% 0.0% 3.4% 3.4% 17.4% 19.7% 11.7% 5.0% 6.4% 6.1% 0.2% 0.0%
Process (1) Diaphragm (2) Membrane (3) Mercury (4) From HCl (5) From Metal (7) From KCl + Membrane (8) From KCl + Mercury
(Upper case letters represent 1 week and lower case letters represent 4 days or less)
M = General Maintenance & Repair C = Catalyst Change and Maintenance O = Operational Problem I = Plant Idled
N = New Plant not yet in operation R = Reduced Operating Rates X = Expansion A = Accident
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Company Location Process Capacity Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
China
Fangda Jinhua Chemical Huludao, Liaoning 2 273 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Qilu PC Zibo, Shandong 1 227 RRRR RRRR RRRR RRRR RRRR - - - - - - -
Zibo, Shandong 2 182 RRRR RRRR RRRR RRRR RRRR - - - - - - -
Shanghai Chlor. Wujing, Shanghai 2 136 RRRR RRRR - - - - - - - - - -
SP Chemicals Taixing, Jiangsu 2 682 RRRR RRRR RRRR RRRR RRRR - - - - - - -
Tianjin Dagu Tanggu, Tianjin 1 200 RRRR RRRR - - - - - - - - - -
Tianjin Dagu Tanggu, Tianjin 2 327 RRRR RRRR RRRR RRRR RRRR - - - - - - -
Tianyuan Huasheng Caojing, Shanghai 2 327 - - - - - - - - - - - -
South Korea
Hanwha Chemical Ulsan 2 185 - - - - - - - - - - MMMM -
Yeosu 2 264 - - - - --MM MM-- - - - - - -
Yeosu 2 54 - - - - --MM MM-- - - - - - -
Yeosu 2 236 - - - - --MM MM-- - - - - - -
Yeosu 2 120 - - - - --MM MM-- - - - - - -
LG Chemical Yeosu 2 207 - - - - - - - M--- - - - -
Yeosu 2 250 - - - - - - - - - - MM-- -
Samsung FC Ulsan 2 323 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Taiwan
CGPC Toufen 2 30 - - - - - - - - - - - -
FPC Jenwu 2 334 - - - - - -mM- - - - - - -
Mai Liao 2 460 - - - - - - - --MM - - - -
Mai Liao 2 300 - - - - - - - --MM - - - -
Mai Liao 2 358 - - - - - - - --MM - - - -
TCI Kaohsiung 2 114 - - - - - - - - - - --MM -
Yee Fong Taoyuan 2 70 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Taoyuan 7 11 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Indonesia
Asahimas Chemical Merak 2 123 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Merak 2 136 - - - - - - - MMMM - - - -
Merak 2 168 - - - - - - - MMMM - - - -
Sulfindo Merak 2 105 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Merak 2 185 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Thailand
AGC Chemicals Map Tha Phut 2 182 - - - - - - - - - - MMM- -
Map Tha Phut 7 25 - - - - - - - - - - MMM- -
Thai Plastic Map Tha Phut 2 23 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Vinythai Map Tha Phut 2 331 - - - - - -MM- - - - - - -
Total Capacity 6,949 590 533 590 571 590 571 590 590 571 590 571 590
Total Production Lost 454 57 54 44 52 85 50 0 71 0 0 41 0
Capacity Lost 6.5% 9.6% 10.1% 7.5% 9.1% 14.4% 8.7% 0.0% 12.1% 0.0% 0.0% 7.2% 0.0%
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Company Location Process Capacity Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Akzo Nobel Oulu, FIN 3 40 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Bitterfeld, GFR 2 93 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Frankfurt, GFR 2 250 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Ibbenbren, GFR 3 125 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Delfzijl, NET 2 118 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Botlek, NET 2 637 --M- - --MM MMm- - - - - - - - -
Altair Chimica Saline di Volterra, ITA 7 39 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Arkema Jarrie, FRA 2 73 MMMM RRRR RRRR - - - - - - - - -
Saint Auban, FRA 2 20 - - - - - - - - - - - -
BASF Ludwigshafen, GFR 2 225 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Ludwigshafen, GFR 3 105 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Ludwigshafen, GFR 8 65 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Bayer Brunsbttel, GFR 4 210 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Dormagen, GFR 2 370 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Dormagen, GFR 4 78 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Krefeld, GFR 2 250 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Leverkusen, GFR 4 30 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Leverkusen, GFR 2 300 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Borregaard Sarpsborg, NOR 2 45 - - - - - - - - - - - -
CABB Gersthofen, GFR 2 40 - - - - - - - - - - - -
CABB AG Pratteln, SWI 3 27 - - - - - - - - - - - -
CUF Quimicos Estarreja, POR 2 72 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Donau Chemie Brckl, AUS 2 70 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Dow Schkopau, GFR 2 275 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Stade, GFR 1 1030 - - - - - -MM- - - - - - -
Stade, GFR 2 555 - - - - - -MM- - - - - - -
Elec. Hernani Hernani, SPA 2 15 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Elkem ASA Bremanger, NOR 2 10 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Elnosa Lourizan, SPA 3 33 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Ercros Sabinanigo, SPA 7 30 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Palos de la Frontera, AN 3 48 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Vilaseca, SPA 2 55 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Vilaseca, SPA 3 135 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Flix, SPA 3 115 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Evonik Degussa Llsdorf, GFR 8 140 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Hellenic Petrol Thessaloniki, GRE 3 40 - - - - - - - - - - - -
HydroChem Italia Pieve Vergonte, ITA 3 42 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Ineos Chlor Rafnes, NOR 2 260 - - ---r RRRr- - - - - - - - -
Runcorn, UKG 3 277 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Runcorn, UKG 2 430 - - - - MMMM- - - - - - - -
Stenungsund, SWE 3 120 - - - - -mM- - - - - - - -
Tessenderlo, BEL 2 270 - - - -O-- - - - - - - - -
Tessenderlo, BEL 8 205 - - - - - - - - - - - -
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(-000- Metric Tons)
Company Location Process Capacity Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Kem One Fos-sur-mer, FRA 1 150 - - - - - - - - - - -
Fos-sur-mer, FRA 2 150 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Lavera, FRA 1 175 - - ---m m--- - - - - - - - -
Lavera, FRA 3 166 - - ---m m--- - - - - - - - -
Kemira Joutseno, FIN 2 75 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Leuna Harze Leuna, GFR 2 11 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Metaux Speciaux Pombliere, FRA 5 42 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Micro-Bio Ltd Fermoy, IRE 2 9 - - - - - - - - - - - -
PPChemicals Thann, FRA 8 72 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Quimica Cinca Monzon del Rio Cinca, SPA 3 30 - - - - - - - - - - - -
SABIC plastics Bergen op Zoom, NET 2 89 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Solvay Bussi sul Tirino, ITA 2 25 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Tavaux, FRA 2 360 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Rheinberg, GFR 1 110 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Rheinberg, GFR 2 110 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Rosignano, ITA 2 150 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Torrelavega, SPA 3 63 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Solvin Antwerp, BEL 2 460 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Jemeppe-sur-Sambre, BEL 2 174 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Martorell, SPA 3 218 - - - -O-- - - - - - - - -
SPCH Harbonnieres, FRA 3 13 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Harbonnieres, FRA 8 12 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Syndial Assemini, ITA 2 25 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Tessenderlo Loos, FRA 3 18 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Vencorex Le Pont de Claix, FRA 1 170 - - - - - -M-- - - - - - -
Vestolit Marl, GFR 2 260 - - - --m- - - - - - - - -
Vinnolit Gendorf, GFR 2 180 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Hrth-Knapsack, GFR 2 250 - - ---m MM-- - - - - - - - -
Wacker Chemie Burghausen, GFR 2 50 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Total Capacity 10,984 930 870 930 900 930 900 930 930 900 930 900 930
Total Production Lost 181 11 4 26 56 21 63 0 0 0 0 0 0
% Capacity Lost 1.6% 1.2% 0.5% 2.8% 6.2% 2.2% 7.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Process (1) Diaphragm (2) Membrane (3) Mercury (4) From HCl (5) From Metal (7) From KCl + Membrane (8) From KCl + Mercury
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N = New Plant not yet in operation R = Reduced Operating Rates X = Expansion A = Accident
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2014 Selected United States Chlorine Plant Operating Schedule
(Thousand Short Tons)
Company Location Process Capacity Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Ashta Ashtabula, OH 8 44 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Axiall (Georgia Gulf) Plaquemine, LA 1 470 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Axiall (PPG) Lake Charles, LA 1 1100 R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R - - - - - - - -
Lake Charles, LA 2 275 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Longview, WA 2 77 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Natrium, WV 1 297 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Natrium, WV 3 100 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Bayer Baytown, TX 2 341 - - - - M M o o o - - - - - - - - -
Dow Freeport, TX 1 2278 - - - M M R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R
Freeport, TX 2 550 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Plaquemine, LA 1 875 - - - - R R - - - - - - - -
Plaquemine, LA 1 193 - - - - R R - - - - - - - -
Dow/Mitsui JV Freeport, TX 2 880 Start-up in Mar R - - - - - - - - - - - -
DuPont Niagara Falls,NY 5 85 - - - - - - - - - - - -
ERCO Port Edward, WI 2 45 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Port Edward, WI 7 59 - - - - - - - - - - - -
FPC Pt. Comfort, TX 2 1002 - - - - - - - - - - - -
K2 Pure Sol. Pittsburg, CA 10 100 O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O - - - - - - -
Olin Charleston, TN 2 110 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Charleston, TN 7 110 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Henderson, NV 1 152 - - - M M - - - - - - - - - -
McIntosh, AL 1 468 - - - - - - - - - - - -
McIntosh, AL 2 352 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Niagara Falls,NY 2 286 - - - - - - - - - - - -
St. Gabriel, LA 2 246 - - - - - - - - - - - -
OxyChem Convent, LA 1 389 - - - - - - m - - - - - - - -
Geismar, LA 1 273 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Geismar, LA 2 215 - - - - - - m M m - - - - - - - - -
Ingleside, TX 1 668 - - - - - - - - m - - - - - -
New Johnsonville, TN 2 201 Start-up in Mar R R R R - M - - - - - - - - - -
Mobile, AL 2 50 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I
Niagara Falls, NY 1 336 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Taft, LA 1 567 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Taft, LA 7 229 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Wichita, KS 1 182 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Wichita, KS 2 91 - - - - - - - - - m - - - - -
Oxy Vinyls La Porte, TX 1 580 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Shintech Plaquemine, LA 2 530 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Plaquemine, LA 2 530 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Westlake Calvert City, KY 2 275 - - - - M M - - - - - - - - -
Geismar, LA 2 350 - - r r - - - - - - - - - - -
Total Capacity 15,958 1263 1141 1355 1312 1355 1312 1318 1318 1275 1318 1275 1318
Total Production Lost 843 29 28 187 124 196 78 40 35 29 34 29 34
Capacity Lost 5.3% 2.3% 2.5% 13.8% 9.5% 14.5% 5.9% 3.0% 2.7% 2.3% 2.6% 2.3% 2.6%
Process (1) Diaphragm (2) Membrane (3) Mercury (4) From HCl (5) From Metal (7) From KCl + Membrane (8) From KCl + Mercury
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N = New Plant not yet in operation R = Reduced Operating Rates X = Expansion A = Accident
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Company Location Process Capacity Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Canexus Fund N Vancouver, BC 2 231 - - - - - - - O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O M M - - -
Olin Becancour, Que 1 297 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Becancour, Que 2 65 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Axiall Canada Beauharnois, Que 2 80 - - - - - - - - - - - -
ERCO Saskatoon, SK 2 44 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Total Capacity 717 56 50 56 59 61 59 61 61 59 61 59 61
Total Production Lost 30 0 0 0 0 2 6 6 6 9 0 0 0
Capacity Lost 4.2% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 3.1% 10.7% 10.4% 10.4% 16.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Process (1) Diaphragm (2) Membrane (3) Mercury (4) From HCl (5) From Metal (7) From KCl + Membrane (8) From KCl + Mercury
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N = New Plant not yet in operation R = Reduced Operating Rates X = Expansion A = Accident
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2014 Selected Latin America Chlorine Plant Operating Schedule
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Company Location Process Capacity Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mexico
IQUISA Monterrey 3 29 - - - - - - - - - - - -
IQUISA Pajaritos 3 125 - - - - - - - - M - - - - - -
IQUISA Sta. Clara 2 42 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mexichem El Salto 1 35 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Pet. Mex de Vinilo Coatzacoalcos 1 264 MM - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Rot Quimica El Carmen 8 6 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Argentina
Atanor Rio Tercero 2 44 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Pet. Bermudez Cap.Bermudez 1 53 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I
PQ Rio Tercero Rio Tercero 1 29 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Transclor Pilar 2 66 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Solvay Indupa Bahia Blanca 3 167 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Brazil
Braskem Camacari 3 70 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Braskem Maceio 1 410 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Canexus Vitoria 2 48 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Unipar Carbocloro Cubatao 1 140 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Unipar Carbocloro Cubatao 2 100 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Unipar Carbocloro Cubatao 3 109 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Dow Quimica Aratu 1 415 - - - - - MM - - - - - - - -
Produquimica Igarassu Igarassu 3 30 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Produquimica Igarassu Igarassu 2 16 Start-up expected in May 2014 - - - - - - - -
Pan-Americana Honorio Gurgel 7 23 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Pan-Americana Honorio Gurgel 8 14 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Solvay Indupa Santo Andre 2 155 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Peru
Quimpac SA Paramonga 3 55 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Quimpac SA Callao 3 66 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Quimpac SA Callao 7 64 Start-up in H2 2014 - - - - - -
Venezuela
Pequiven El Tablazo 2 120 RRRR RRRR RRRR RRRR - - - - - - - -
Total Capacity 2,695 229 207 229 222 229 222 229 229 222 229 222 229
Total Production Lost 95 19 7 8 7 22 7 5 5 4 5 4 5
Capacity Lost 3.5% 8.2% 3.3% 3.3% 3.3% 9.4% 3.0% 2.0% 2.0% 2.0% 2.0% 2.0% 2.0%
Process (1) Diaphragm (2) Membrane (3) Mercury (4) From HCl (5) From Metal (7) From KCl + Membrane (8) From KCl + Mercury
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2014 Selected Asia VCM Plant Operating Schedule
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Company Location Capacity Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Japan
Kaneka Corp. Takasago 250 - - - - - - - - - - --MM -
Takasago 250 - - - - - - ---M M--- - - - -
Kashima VCM Kashima 600 - - MMMM - - - - - - - - -
Keiyo Monomer Chiba 200 - ---M MMM- - - - - - - - - -
Tokuyama Corp. Tokuyama 330 - - - - - - - - --MM MM-- - -
Tosoh Shin-Nanyo GH 260 - - - - MMMM - - - - - - -
Shin-Nanyo J 550 - Plant Shutdown -
Shin-Nanyo K 400 - - - - - - - - MMMM MM-- - -
Yokkaichi 240 - - --MM MM-- - - - - - - - -
Total Japan 3,080 46.7 47.5 119.0 55.1 68.8 45.2 51.5 51.5 91.6 76.7 55.5 46.7
Capacity Lost 24.5% 17.9% 19.4% 45.5% 21.8% 26.3% 17.9% 19.7% 19.7% 36.2% 29.3% 21.9% 17.9%
South Korea
Hanwha Chemical Ulsan 260 - - - --m- - - - - - - -MM- -
Yeosu 200 - - --M- - - - - - - MMMm - -
Yeosu 190 - --MM - - - - - - - - --m- -
LG Chemical Daesan 280 - - MMMM - - - - - - - - -
Yeosu 400 - - - - - MMMM - - - - - -
Yeosu 350 - - - - - - MMMM - - - - -
Total South Korea 1,680 - 7.8 27.6 3.6 - 32.9 29.7 - - 13.7 14.0 -
Capacity Lost 7.7% 0.0% 5.8% 19.4% 2.6% 0.0% 23.8% 20.8% 0.0% 0.0% 9.6% 10.1% 0.0%
Taiwan
FPC Jenwu 480 - - - MMMM --MM MM-- - - - - - -
Lin Yuan 240 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mai Liao 860 - - - - - - - MMMM - - - -
Taiwan VCM Lin Yuan 390 - - - - - - -mMM - - - - -
Total Taiwan 1,970 - - - 39.5 19.7 19.7 21.4 70.7 - - - -
Capacity Lost 8.7% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 24.4% 11.8% 12.2% 12.8% 42.2% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Southeast Asia
Asahimas Chemical Merak, Indonesia 150 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Merak, Indonesia 250 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sulfindo Merak, Indonesia 125 - - - MMMM - - - - - - - -
Thai Plastic Map Ta Phut, Thailand 140 - -mMM Mm-- - - - - - - - - -
Map Ta Phut, Thailand 400 -MMM M--- - - - - - - - - - -
Vinythai Map Ta Phut, Thailand 400 - - MMM- - - - - - - - - -
Total Southeast Asia 1,465 21.9 17.1 14.6 10.3 - - - - - - - -
Capacity Lost 4.8% 20.4% 17.0% 13.6% 9.9% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
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Company Location Capacity Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Dow Schkopau, GFR 330 - - - - - - - RRRR - - - RRRR
Ercros Tarragona, SPA 195 - - - - - - - - - - - RRRR
Ineos Vinyls Wilhelmshaven, GFR 400 - - - - - - - - - - - RRRR
Rafnes, NOR 520 - - - MMMM M--- - - - - - - RRRR
Stenungsund, SWE 150 - - - - -MMm - - - - - - RRRR
Tessenderlo, BEL 550 - - - - - - - - - - - RRRR
Kem One Fos-sur-mer, FRA 394 - - - - - - - - - - - RRRR
Lavera, FRA 493 - - - - - - - - - - - RRRR
Shin-Etsu Botlek, NET 620 - - --RR RR-- - - - - - - - -
Solvin Jemeppe-sur-Sambre, BEL 500 - - - - - - - - - - - RRRR
Rheinberg, GFR 310 - - - ---M MM-- - - - - - - RRRR
Tavaux, FRA 310 - - - - - - - - - - - RRRR
Martorell, SPA 270 - - - --o- - - - - - - - RRRR
Vestolit Marl, GFR 400 -MM- - - - - -MM- - - - - - RRRR
Vinnolit Gendorf, GFR 300 - - - - - - - - - - - RRRR
Hurth-Knapsack, GFR 330 - - --MM - - - - - - - - RRRR
Total 6072 15.3 - 22.7 53.8 22.2 15.3 - 13.5 - - - 74.5
% Capacity Lost 3.6% 3.0% 0.0% 4.4% 10.8% 4.3% 3.1% 0.0% 2.6% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 14.5%
(Upper case letters represent 1 week and lower case letters represent 4 days or less)
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United States
Axiall (Georgia Gulf) Lk. Charles, LA 910 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Plaquemine, LA 1605 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Axiall (PHH) Lk. Charles, LA 1151 MMMM MMMM MMMM - - - - - - - - -
Axiall (PPG) Lk. Charles, LA 119 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Dow Oyster Creek, TX 1700 - - - MM - - - - - - - - - -
FPC Baton Rouge, LA 1440 - - - M - - MMM - - - - - - - - -
Pt. Comfort, TX 1660 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oxy Vinyls Deer Park, TX 1400 - - - - - - - - - - - -
LaPorte, TX 1565 - - - - - - - - - - - -
LaPorte, TX 836 - - - - - - - - - - - -
OXYMAR Ingleside, TX 2401 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Shintech Plaquemine, LA 1764 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Plaquemine, LA 1764 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Westlake Calvert City, KY 1199 - - - - MM - - - - - - - - -
Geismar, LA 573 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Total United States 20,086 97.7 115.9 223.4 78.9 - - - - - - - -
Capacity Lost 2.6% 5.7% 7.5% 13.1% 4.8% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
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PEMEX/ Mexichem Pajaritos, VER 882 MM - - - - - - - - XXXX XXXX - - -
Pajaritos, VER 154 MM - - - - - - - - XXXX XXXX - - -
Total Mexico 1,036 42.6 - - - - - - 88.0 85.2 - - -
Capacity Lost 20.8% 48.4% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0% 100.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
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China Caustic Soda Trade
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Export April YTD YTD Import April YTD YTD
Destination 2014 2014 2013 Origin 2014 2014 2013
Liquid Caustic
Australia 54.98 193.07 236.08 United States 0.02 0.05 0.06
India 8.73 30.96 13.22 South Korea 0.01 0.03 0.03
United States 7.02 21.33 36.81 Japan 0.01 0.02 0.04
Philippines 6.20 14.11 12.86 Taiwan 0.01 0.03 0.01
Taiwan 2.81 10.76 21.09 Germany 0.00 0.03 0.02
Singapore 2.46 10.53 7.59 China 0.00 0.00 0.01
Hong Kong 0.26 1.07 1.34 Singapore 0.00 0.00 0.00
New Zealand 0.04 8.98 4.29 Norway 0.00 0.00 0.00
Macau 0.02 0.05 0.07 Spain 0.00 0.00 0.00
Gibraltar 0.00 0.00 0.00 Sweden 0.00 0.00 0.00
Others 0.00 18.92 90.00 Others 0.00 0.00 0.00
Total 82.53 309.79 423.34 Total 0.05 0.16 0.17
Solid Caustic
Vietnam 7.26 17.37 17.07 Japan 0.34 1.45 0.80
India 5.13 7.00 0.11 Poland 0.12 0.86 1.18
Nigeria 4.81 15.89 23.37 Thailand 0.12 0.33 0.42
Namibia 3.61 10.53 10.36 Spain 0.10 0.20 0.25
Uzbekistan 3.26 10.70 15.50 Taiwan 0.03 0.67 0.50
Philippines 2.40 10.44 4.63 Germany 0.00 0.01 0.00
Kenya 2.31 4.70 4.58 South Korea 0.00 0.00 0.01
Russia 2.11 8.46 10.13 India 0.00 0.00 0.00
Ivory Coast 2.08 5.44 8.58 India 0.00 0.00 0.00
Cameroon 2.01 6.59 3.84 United Kingdom 0.00 0.00 0.00
Others 31.64 116.56 163.54 Others 0.00 0.09 0.02
Total 66.63 213.67 261.72 Total 0.71 3.61 3.18
*The data included in these tables is based on the most current information available.
** Locations listed are the top ten destinations based on 2013 YTD data. This may exclude major destinations in 2012.
Japan Caustic Soda Trade
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Export April YTD YTD Import April YTD YTD
Destination 2014 2014 2013 Origin 2014 2014 2013
Liquid Caustic
Australia 20.99 64.84 169.10 Ireland 0.00 0.02 0.01
United States 10.80 26.55 22.56 United States 0.00 0.00 0.00
Indonesia 3.28 3.28 3.09 Germany 0.00 0.00 0.00
Malaysia 1.82 11.96 15.71
Singapore 1.60 4.86 3.88
Germany 0.02 0.06 0.06
South Korea 0.01 0.04 0.04
Philippines 0.01 0.01 3.20
Taiwan 0.01 0.03 0.04
China 0.00 0.01 0.02
Others 0.01 24.27 28.41 Others 0.00 0.00 0.00
Total 38.56 135.92 246.11 Total 0.00 0.03 0.02
Solid Caustic
China 0.38 1.34 0.80 Thailand 0.55 2.68 1.86
Malaysia 0.23 0.81 0.12 Taiwan 0.40 1.85 1.74
Taiwan 0.11 0.32 0.47 China 0.12 0.40 0.41
Philippines 0.10 0.50 0.00 Sweden 0.07 0.21 0.14
Vietnam 0.06 0.06 0.08 Germany 0.00 0.00 0.00
Pakistan 0.03 0.07 0.04 United States 0.00 0.00 0.00
South Korea 0.02 0.07 0.03
Hong Kong 0.02 0.04 0.08
Hong Kong 0.02 0.04 0.08
Thailand 0.02 0.03 0.03
Others 0.00 -0.02 -0.06 Others 0.00 0.00 0.00
Total 0.98 3.26 1.67 Total 1.14 5.15 4.16
*The data included in these tables is based on the most current information available.
** Locations listed are the top ten destinations based on 2013 YTD data. This may exclude major destinations in 2012.
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South Korea Caustic Soda Trade
(Thousand Dry Metric Tons)
Export April YTD YTD Import April YTD YTD
Destination 2014 2014 2013 Origin 2014 2014 2013
Liquid Caustic
India 38.78 69.91 29.24 China 1.00 2.55 14.67
Australia 27.47 114.86 89.59 United States 0.01 0.02 0.00
Singapore 3.02 3.02 8.91 Japan 0.00 0.01 0.00
Vietnam 0.01 0.02 1.52 Germany 0.00 0.01 0.00
Malaysia 0.00 0.01 0.03 Netherlands 0.00 0.00 0.00
Oman 0.00 0.00 0.00
Philippines 0.00 0.00 0.01
Others 0.00 0.00 52.53 Others 0.00 0.00 0.00
Total 69.28 187.82 181.82 Total 1.01 2.59 14.67
Solid Caustic
China 0.00 0.00 0.00 China 0.93 3.39 1.16
Taiwan 0.61 2.32 1.69
Thailand 0.04 0.15 0.15
Japan 0.02 0.17 0.03
Germany 0.01 0.02 0.01
Singapore 0.00 0.00 0.00
India 0.00 0.00 0.00
Sweden 0.00 0.01 0.00
Others 0.00 0.04 0.87 Others 0.00 0.04 0.01
Total 0.00 0.04 0.88 Total 1.62 6.10 3.03
*The data included in these tables is based on the most current information available.
** Locations listed are the top ten destinations based on 2013 YTD data. This may exclude major destinations in 2012.
Taiwan Caustic Soda Trade
(Thousand Dry Metric Tons)
Export March YTD YTD Import March YTD YTD
Destination 2014 2013 2012 Origin 2014 2014 2013
Liquid Caustic
Australia 38.33 70.75 83.77 China 3.01 8.59 22.83
United States 18.95 64.93 23.36 Japan 0.01 0.03 0.01
Canada 8.55 27.47 30.97 Germany 0.00 0.01 0.01
Singapore 1.68 4.18 2.80 Spain 0.00 0.00 0.00
Others 0.00 1.05 7.17 Others 0.00 0.00 0.01
Total 67.50 168.38 148.07 Total 3.03 8.63 22.86
Solid Caustic
Vietnam 0.97 1.50 2.16 China 0.05 0.32 0.14
United States 0.94 2.98 2.32 Thailand 0.04 0.07 0.07
South Korea 0.77 1.81 0.93 Japan 0.04 0.21 0.27
Philippines 0.62 2.06 2.13 Switzerland 0.00 0.00 0.00
United Kingdom 0.58 0.90 0.78 Sweden 0.00 0.00 0.00
Japan 0.40 1.53 1.30
Malaysia 0.38 1.05 1.16
Thailand 0.38 1.71 1.77
Singapore 0.29 0.75 0.26
Hong Kong 0.27 0.58 0.51
Others 1.27 4.31 8.06 Others 0.00 0.04 0.05
Total 6.86 19.18 21.40 Total 0.14 0.63 0.53
*The data included in these tables is based on the most current information available.
** Locations listed are the top ten destinations based on 2013 YTD data. This may exclude major destinations in 2012.
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EU15 Caustic Soda Trade
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Export February YTD YTD Import February YTD YTD
Destination 2014 2014 2013 Origin 2014 2014 2013
Liquid Caustic
United States 3.31 10.95 21.12 Norway 11.38 17.83 0.00
Uruguay 1.31 3.93 5.25 Hungary 4.70 7.98 5.13
Switzerland 0.46 1.09 0.00 United States 4.23 8.52 2.93
Russia 0.37 0.85 0.92 Poland 3.59 4.14 4.47
Turkey 0.26 0.26 0.00 Egypt 2.31 6.01 3.13
Norway 0.14 2.01 0.00 Romania 0.80 1.02 0.00
Others 0.15 0.44 12.85 Others 1.10 2.46 18.47
Total 6.00 19.54 40.14 Total 28.11 47.96 34.13
Solid Caustic
Turkey 0.10 0.43 0.55 Poland 1.55 2.95 4.56
Algeria 0.24 0.28 0.57 Russia 0.59 1.39 1.08
China 0.00 0.00 0.24 Taiwan 0.31 0.97 0.65
Singapore 0.02 0.02 0.05 China 0.60 1.37 0.59
Nigeria 0.00 0.00 0.00 Saudi Arabia 0.00 0.07 0.40
Morocco 0.02 0.07 0.17
United States 0.02 0.02 0.04
Romania 0.09 0.25 0.02
Others 1.29 2.26 3.12 Others 0.40 0.47 0.56
Total 1.65 2.99 4.53 Total 3.58 7.56 8.07
*The data included in these tables is based on the most current information available.
** Locations listed are the top ten destinations based on 2014 YTD data. This may exclude major destinations in 2013.
Romania Caustic Soda Trade
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Export February YTD YTD Import February YTD YTD
Destination 2014 2014 2013 Origin 2014 2014 2013
Liquid Caustic
Turkey 2.05 5.08 1.84 Hungary 0.17 0.72 0.53
Bulgaria 0.66 1.33 1.01
Greece 1.41 1.60 0.00
Bosnia & Herzegovina 0.32 0.95 0.00
Serbia 0.05 0.13 0.05
Italy 1.28 1.28 0.00
Others 0.15 0.56 1.25 Others 0.05 0.09 0.10
Total 5.91 10.93 4.15 Total 0.22 0.81 0.63
Solid Caustic
Ukraine 0.14 0.32 0.20 Poland 0.02 0.09 0.35
Algeria 0.14 0.64 0.30
Bulgaria 0.32 0.40 0.02
Brazil 0.00 0.00 0.00
Nigeria 0.00 0.00 0.00
Syria 0.76 0.76 0.00
Egypt 0.00 0.00 0.00
Italy 0.07 0.31 0.00
Others 0.66 1.35 0.20 Others 0.04 0.11 1.00
Total 2.09 3.77 0.72 Total 0.06 0.20 1.36
*The data included in these tables is based on the most current information available.
** Locations listed are the top ten destinations based on 2014 YTD data. This may exclude major destinations in 2013.
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Poland Caustic Soda Trade
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Export February YTD YTD Import February YTD YTD
Destination 2014 2014 2013 Origin 2014 2014 2013
Liquid Caustic
Finland 1.51 2.95 2.97 Czech Republic 0.00 0.34 0.34
Sweden 0.00 0.00 0.00 Hungary 0.83 1.39 0.84
Lithuania 0.34 0.62 0.50 Germany 0.25 0.43 0.81
Germany 0.36 0.67 0.27 Slovakia 0.70 1.07 0.89
Belarus 0.20 0.42 0.38 Netherlands 0.02 0.06 0.11
Czech Republic 0.15 0.28 0.37
Norway 0.72 0.72 0.00
Others 0.30 0.40 1.17 Others 0.00 0.01 0.03
Total 3.57 6.06 5.67 Total 1.80 3.29 3.01
Solid Caustic
Germany 0.05 0.07 0.16 Russia 0.32 0.46 0.18
Czech Republic 0.00 0.00 0.27 Czech Republic 0.00 0.00 0.27
China 0.00 0.00 0.00 Germany 0.05 0.07 0.16
Brazil 0.00 0.00 0.00
Belarus 0.00 0.00 0.00
Ukraine 0.00 0.00 0.00
Colombia 0.00 0.00 0.00
Italy 0.00 0.00 0.00
Chile 0.00 0.00 0.00
Others 0.53 0.81 0.32 Others 0.21 0.35 0.14
Total 0.58 0.88 0.75 Total 0.58 0.88 0.75
*The data included in these tables is based on the most current information available.
** Locations listed are the top ten destinations based on 2014 YTD data. This may exclude major destinations in 2013.
Turkey Caustic Soda Trade
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Export April YTD YTD Import April YTD YTD
Destination 2014 2014 2013 Origin 2014 2014 2013
Liquid Caustic
Bosnia & Herzegovina 0.00 0.00 2.10 United States 0.00 5.77 11.62
Bulgaria 0.00 0.00 0.72 Russia 0.00 0.00 10.19
Syria 0.00 0.00 0.16 Saudi Arabia 0.90 3.59 8.86
Greece 1.80 1.80 0.00 Egypt 1.83 6.67 8.64
France 5.81 18.21 6.18
Romania 5.47 18.09 5.25
Others 0.18 0.58 0.30 Others 2.10 14.06 15.88
Total 1.98 2.38 3.28 Total 16.11 66.38 66.61
Solid Caustic
Romania 0.02 0.04 0.04 China 0.05 2.43 2.23
Georgia 0.00 0.01 0.06 Russia 0.31 0.98 1.63
Saudi Arabia 0.00 0.02 0.12
Spain 0.12 0.34 0.52
Germany 0.02 0.13 0.36
France 0.00 0.54 0.06
Italy 0.04 0.06 0.06
United States 0.00 0.00 0.00
All Others 0.23 1.01 0.37 All Others 0.11 0.92 2.99
Total 0.26 1.08 0.50 Total 0.66 5.42 7.98
*The data included in these tables is based on the most current information available.
** Locations listed are the top ten destinations based on 2014 YTD data. This may exclude major destinations in 2013.
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United States Caustic Soda Trade
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Export Apr YTD YTD Import Apr YTD YTD
Destination 2014 2014 2013 Origin 2014 2014 2013
Liquid Caustic
Brazil 75.23 300.60 303.41 Taiwan 10.67 59.21 21.17
Canada 14.79 65.50 106.31 Canada 10.40 36.58 56.20
Mexico 5.96 45.62 61.61 Japan 11.61 27.48 12.63
Chile 9.32 45.10 40.73 Belgium 4.76 19.70 5.25
Jamaica 0.00 42.88 40.65 Netherlands 0.00 17.58 22.75
Australia 0.00 40.52 76.50 Germany 8.53 13.89 5.33
Suriname 0.01 37.10 39.66 China 6.15 11.95 31.81
Ireland 0.00 24.37 8.02 Saudi Arabia 0.10 10.57 0.17
Others 30.05 79.70 113.53 Others 12.00 26.78 13.23
Total 135.36 681.39 790.41 Total 64.22 223.76 168.53
Solid Caustic
Australia 20.02 20.07 0.00 China 1.06 6.59 2.70
Mexico 0.30 3.68 1.13 Taiwan 1.02 3.82 2.99
Canada 0.91 3.64 3.40 Thailand 0.04 0.75 1.00
Bahamas 0.08 0.37 0.39 Sweden 0.13 0.41 0.32
Japan 0.03 0.21 0.04 Mexico 0.04 0.29 0.20
Brazil 0.06 0.19 29.00 Germany 0.09 0.26 0.67
China 0.00 0.09 0.01 Korea, South 0.04 0.04 0.00
Netherlands 0.05 0.09 0.01 Poland 0.00 0.02 0.06
Others 0.08 0.42 14.27 Others 0.00 0.03 0.32
Total 21.53 28.77 48.25 Total 2.42 12.21 8.26
*The data included in these tables is based on the most current information available.
** Locations listed are the top ten destinations based on 2014 YTD data. This may exclude major destinations in 2013.
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Japan Chlorine Equivalent Trade
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YTD April 2013 YTD April 2014 2013-14
Exports Imports Net Equiv. Exports Imports Net Equiv. Net Equiv.
Derivatives Product Chl Equiv Product Chl Equiv Trade Product Chl Equiv Product Chl Equiv Trade Difference
CHLORINE 265 265 0 0 265 220 220 0 0 220 -45
CHLOROBENZENE 2,970 3,208 10,207 11,024 -7,816 1,723 1,861 11,746 12,685 -10,824 -3,008
CHLOROFORM 1,541 1,387 0 0 1,387 60 54 1,986 1,787 -1,734 -3,121
ETHYLENE DICHLORIDE 58 42 108,352 79,097 -79,054 4,236 3,092 77,100 56,283 -53,191 25,863
METHYLENE CHLORIDE 4,400 3,696 1,091 917 2,779 4,372 3,672 1,550 1,302 2,371 -408
PERCHLOROETHYLENE 1,838 1,581 0 0 1,581 1,689 1,453 11 9 1,443 -137
PROPYLENE OXIDE 51,791 72,507 0 0 72,507 56,600 79,240 0 0 79,240 6,733
CARBON TETRACHLORIDE 0 0 158 145 -145 0 0 77 71 -71 74
PVC(UNCOMP.) 114,462 65,243 2,919 1,664 63,580 106,084 60,468 2,222 1,266 59,202 -4,378
TRICHLOROETHYLENE 4,170 3,378 250 203 3,175 3,526 2,856 322 261 2,595 -580
VINYL CHLORIDE 260,723 161,648 0 0 161,648 233,670 144,875 0 0 144,875 -16,773
TOTAL 312,955 93,049 219,906 297,791 73,665 224,126 4,220
Note: This data represents only the major chlorine derivatives traded.
West Europe Chlorine Equivalent Trade
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YTD February 2013 YTD February 2014 2013-14
Exports Imports Net Equiv. Exports Imports Net Equiv. Net Equiv.
DERIVATIVES Product Chl Equiv Product Chl Equiv Trade Product Chl Equiv Product Chl Equiv Trade Difference
Carbon Tetrachloride 1 1 1 1 0 9 8 1 1 8 8
Chlorine 2,350 2,350 2,614 2,614 -264 3,246 3,246 2,474 2,474 772 1,036
Chlorobenzene 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chloroform 2,306 2,075 6 5 2,070 2,325 2,093 25 23 2,070 0
CFC (11-12-113-114) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ethylene Dichloride 13,505 9,859 482 352 9,507 34,659 25,301 5,599 4,087 21,213 11,706
Methylene Chloride 7,916 6,650 29 24 6,626 11,233 9,435 86 72 9,363 2,738
Perchloroethylene 7,530 6,476 1,315 1,131 5,345 5,885 5,061 907 780 4,281 -1,064
Propylene Oxide 9,455 13,237 5,397 7,555 5,682 6,953 9,734 6,334 8,868 867 -4,815
PVC (Uncomp.) 135,984 77,511 45,382 25,868 51,644 135,920 77,474 56,468 32,187 45,287 -6,356
Trichloroethylene 621 503 140 113 389 401 325 171 138 186 -203
Vinyl Chloride 6 4 0 0 4 77 48 0 0 48 44
TOTAL 118,665 37,663 81,002 132,726 48,630 84,096 3,094
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United States Chlorine Equivalent Trade
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Exports Imports Net Equiv. Exports Imports Net Equiv. Net Equiv.
Derivatives Product Chl Equiv Product Chl Equiv Trade Product Chl Equiv Product Chl Equiv Trade Difference
Chlorine 2,819 2,819 127,662 127,662 -124,843 4,449 4,449 83,052 83,052 -78,603 46,240
Chlorobenzene 10 11 21,703 23,439 -23,428 36 38 19,385 20,936 -20,898 2,531
Chloroform 8,747 7,872 8,503 7,652 220 16,200 14,580 7,665 6,898 7,681 7,462
Chloroprene 4,679 4,211 2,704 2,433 1,778 4,289 3,860 3,990 3,591 269 -1,509
Epichlorohydrin 13,888 29,443 5,235 11,099 18,344 15,806 33,508 11,476 24,329 9,179 -9,164
Ethyl Chloride 699 559 180 144 415 619 495 28 23 473 58
Ethylene Dichloride 320,910 234,264 0 0 234,264 370,115 270,184 0 0 270,184 35,920
Methylene Chloride 12,008 10,086 5,693 4,782 5,304 16,113 13,535 2,310 1,941 11,595 6,290
Perchloroethylene 10,855 9,335 4,205 3,617 5,718 9,055 7,787 15,250 13,115 -5,328 -11,046
PVC (Uncomp.) 998,332 569,050 89,436 50,979 518,071 811,473 462,540 76,815 43,784 418,755 -99,316
Trichloroethylene 1 0 0 0 0 252 202 9 7 195 194
Vinyl Chloride 375,771 232,978 784 486 232,492 363,093 225,118 296 184 224,934 -7,558
TOTAL 1,100,629 232,294 868,335 1,036,297 197,860 838,437 -29,898
Note: This data represents only the major chlorine derivatives traded.
China EDC & VCM Trade
(Thousand Dry Metric Tons)
Export April YTD YTD Import April YTD YTD
Destination 2014 2014 2013 Origin 2014 2014 2013
EDC
United States 41.49 152.64 153.73
Saudi Arabia 12.47 12.47 0.00
South Korea 7.90 22.59 20.59
Others 0.00 0.00 0.00 Others 0.00 15.20 16.62
Total 0.00 0.00 0.00 Total 61.86 202.90 190.93
VCM
India 3.80 3.80 3.00 Japan 22.65 127.78 115.74
Taiwan 20.00 75.00 46.83
South Korea 3.80 12.28 21.32
Others 0.00 0.00 3.01 Others 0.00 0.00 0.00
Total 3.80 3.80 6.01 Total 46.45 215.06 183.89
*The data included in these tables is based on the most current information available.
** Locations listed are the top ten destinations based on 2013 YTD data. This may exclude major destinations in 2012.
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Japan EDC & VCM Trade
(Thousand Dry Metric Tons)
Export April YTD YTD Import April YTD YTD
Destination 2014 2014 2013 Origin 2014 2014 2013
EDC
Taiwan 0.02 0.04 0.03 South Korea 13.69 41.45 48.43
Others 0.00 4.20 0.03 Others 0.00 35.65 59.92
Total 0.02 4.24 0.06 Total 13.69 77.10 108.35
VCM
China 21.66 119.99 121.59
Philippines 8.56 28.63 32.72
Vietnam 6.02 18.20 21.95
Indonesia 3.15 21.82 28.91
Malaysia 3.01 4.51 1.80
India 2.80 22.39 36.71
Taiwan 2.50 14.48 11.42
Others 0.00 3.64 5.62 Others 0.00 0.00 0.00
Total 47.69 233.67 260.72 Total 0.00 0.00 0.00
*The data included in these tables is based on the most current information available.
** Locations listed are the top ten destinations based on 2013 YTD data. This may exclude major destinations in 2012.
South Korea EDC & VCM Trade
(Thousand Dry Metric Tons)
Export April YTD YTD Import April YTD YTD
Destination 2014 2014 2013 Origin 2014 2014 2013
EDC
Japan 15.04 47.70 46.17 United States 11.74 54.29 82.72
China 7.90 22.59 26.59 Japan 0.00 1.00 0.00
India 2.08 2.08 0.00
Others 0.00 0.00 4.76 Others 0.00 4.92 0.00
Total 25.02 72.38 77.52 Total 11.74 60.21 82.72
VCM
China 3.80 12.28 23.52 Japan 3.50 3.50 5.63
Vietnam 2.97 12.76 0.00 Taiwan 2.51 2.51 0.00
Philippines 1.85 5.56 5.55
Others 0.00 0.00 8.66 Others 0.00 0.00 0.00
Total 8.62 30.59 37.73 Total 6.01 6.01 5.63
*The data included in these tables is based on the most current information available.
** Locations listed are the top ten destinations based on 2013 YTD data. This may exclude major destinations in 2012.
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Taiwan EDC & VCM Trade
(Thousand Dry Metric Tons)
Export March YTD YTD Import March YTD YTD
Destination 2014 2013 2012 Origin 2014 2014 2013
EDC
Japan 7.00 22.00 14.15 Saudi Arabia 14.31 24.90 18.27
Thailand 5.03 5.03 5.00
Others 0.00 5.00 8.10 Others 0.00 13.33 25.48
Total 12.03 32.03 27.25 Total 14.31 38.23 43.75
VCM
China 15.00 55.00 31.44 Japan 2.00 13.11 8.42
Vietnam 9.09 40.39 23.12
India 4.19 4.19 9.01
Others 0.00 6.01 12.02 Others 0.00 0.00 7.56
Total 28.28 105.60 75.58 Total 2.00 13.11 15.98
*The data included in these tables is based on the most current information available.
** Locations listed are the top ten destinations based on 2013 YTD data. This may exclude major destinations in 2012.
United States EDC & VCM Trade
(Thousand Dry Metric Tons)
Export Apr YTD YTD Import Apr YTD YTD
Destination 2014 2014 2013 Origin 2014 2014 2013
EDC
China 32.45 104.59 131.05
Japan 41.53 79.50 69.94
Korea South 13.26 59.06 60.15
India 4.88 45.03 17.18
Egypt 20.40 43.17 10.49
Taiwan 9.19 30.59 15.40
Thailand 0.00 2.50 0.00
France 2.44 2.49 0.00
Spain 2.44 2.46 5.62
Mexico 0.02 0.24 0.84
Total 126.60 369.63 310.67
VCM
Mexico 45.00 154.53 140.19 China 0.07 0.30 0.22
Colombia 20.22 80.34 110.45 Germany 0.00 0.00 0.56
Canada 20.79 73.76 81.40
Australia 0.00 44.21 43.40
Japan 0.00 9.96 0.00
Italy 0.12 0.12 0.14
United Kingdom 0.00 0.09 0.09
China 0.03 0.07 0.09
Nigeria 0.00 0.00 0.01
Antigua & Barbuda 0.00 0.00 0.00
Total 86.17 363.09 375.77 Total 0.07 0.30 0.78
*The data included in these tables is based on the most current information available.
** Locations listed are the top ten destinations based on 2014 YTD data. This may exclude major destinations in 2013.
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Plant And Project News
Chiha: Finhua Group has started cohstructioh of its hew S00,000 dmt per year caustic soda pIaht ih ih Leshah, Sichuah
Provihce. 1he compahy aIready operates 200,000 dmt per year of caustic soda capacity.
Chiha: Shanghai Lianheng Isocyanate, a JV betweeh Huhtsmah, BASF ahd Shahghai ChIorAIkaIi ChemicaI Co. Ltd, wiII
expahd its MDI capacity ih the hext two years. It is beIieved that crude MDI produced by Shahghai Liahhehg wiII ihcrease
from2B0,000 mt per year to S20,000 mt per year ahd Huhtsmahs distiIIatioh MDI capacity wiII ihcrease fromI60,000 mt
per year to 400,000 mt per year.
Germahy: VestIake, aUSbasedchIorvihyIs producer, has agreedtoacguireVinnolit fromAdveht IhterhatiohaI ahdthedeaI
is expectedtobe fihaIisedihQ320I4. VihhoIit has a productiohcapacity of 430,000mt per year chIoraIkaIi, S00,000mt per
year speciaIty PVCahd 2B0,000 mt per year suspehsioh PVC.
Russia: Ih May 20I4 HaloPolymer pIedged to raise its productioh capacity at KirovoChepetsk Iater this year. 1he compahy
aims to ihcrease caustic soda capacity from90,000 dmt per year up to 200,000 dmt per year ih Iate 20I4earIy 20IS.
UAE: KizadahdSaifAl Khaili Grouphavesighedahagreemeht tobuiIda chIoraIkaIi pIaht ihihKhaIifa IhdustriaI Zohe, Abu
Dhabi. 1he hewfaciIity wiII have S0,000 dmt per year of caustic soda capacity, S0,000 mt per year hydrochIoric acid output
(3I33) ahd wiII aIso produce sodiumhypochIorite ahd caIciumchIoride.
UK: Ineos ahd Doeflex have proposed to combihe their PVC compouhdihg busihess. DoefIex is ah ihdepehdeht producer
with a mahufacturihg faciIity at Swihdoh, Iheos has three productioh sites across the UK, SwitzerIahd ahd Swedeh. 1he
proposed deaI is sub|ect to competitioh cIearahce fromthe Europeah Commissioh.
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