Chlorine Prices
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Chart Description. Intratec provides Chlorine prices in several countries, as follows:
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United States: import price, CIF, encompassing all commercial grades -
Germany: export price, FOB, from Jan 2007 to Jan 2016; import price, CIF, from Feb 2016 to present -
China: spot price, ex-works, encompassing all commercial grades -
Thailand: import price, CIF, encompassing all commercial grades -
Saudi Arabia: import price, CIF, encompassing all commercial grades -
Brazil: import price, CIF, encompassing all commercial grades -
South Africa: export price, FOB, encompassing all commercial grades
About Chlorine. Chlorine (a.k.a. Cl2) figures among the most important chemical commodities, being used in the manufacture of a myriad of day-to-day life products. In fact, the state of development of a country’s chemical industry can be measured by, among other factors, the country’s chlorine production. Molecular chlorine is a yellowish green gas (or liquified gas), with pungent and suffocating odor. It is a strong oxidant and a chlorinating agent, adding to double bonds in aliphatic compounds or undergoing substitution reactions with both aliphatic and aromatic compounds. It is an indispensable intermediate in the chemical industry, employed in the manufacture of a multitude of end products.
Commercial Grades. liquid phase (99.5 wt% minimum purity).
Uses. Chlorine is used either directly or indirectly in the production of several organic and inorganic chemicals. It is used for water treatment, plant protection, manufacture of plastics, solvents, polyethers, varnishes,foams, rubbers, dyes, insecticides, desinsfectants and bleaches.
Raw Materials & Production Processes.
- Sodium chloride (electrolysis)
- Hydrogen chloride (electrolysis)
- Hydrogen chloride (oxidation)
To know more about Chlorine production processes, click here.
Derivatives. butadiene; chloroprene; propylene oxide; PVC; dichloromethane; polycarbonate; isocyanate; hydrazine; sulfur chlorides; and phosphorus chlorides.
Chemical Formula. Cl2
Methodology. The pricing data presented are, if not otherwise indicated, volume-weighted average transaction prices including contract and spot transactions in the locations specified. For further details check our Methodology.
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