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Data Legend. The chart above shows Chlorine price assessments in USA Dollar per metric ton (USD/mt) in 2 locations, as follows:
- Chlorine, US (United States): Chlorine, export transaction price, fob, United States
- Chlorine, EUR (Europe): Chlorine, import transaction price, cif, Germany
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Chlorine Price Outlook. The price of Chlorine (United States) increased during March 2020 to 353 USD per metric ton, which represents a considerable rise of 11% compared to the previous month’s value. On a year-over-year basis, the prices of Chlorine (United States) decreased significantly by 8%. Meanwhile, the average price of Chlorine (Europe) amounted to 234 USD per metric ton, from 198 USD per metric ton one year earlier. On a month-over-month basis, the price of Chlorine (Europe) is 17% lower than the price one month before.
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 a 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. Moreover, it is an indispensable intermediate in the chemical industry, employed in the manufacture of a multitude of end products.
Most of Chlorine produced on a commercial scale - about 97% of world’s production – is based on electrolysis of aqueous sodium chloride (brine), which also generates caustic soda and hydrogen as co-products (chlor-alkali processes). The electrolytic production of chlorine can be accomplished through three basic processes: diaphragm cell, mercury cell, and membrane cell processes, which differ from each other mainly according to how the anode is kept separate from the cathode. As the membrane cell process has ecological advantages over the mercury process and has become the most economically advantageous option in most cases, almost all plants constructed in the past years are based on membrane cell technology.
Chlorine Handling. Chlorine is stored in tanks, liquified and pressurized to the vapor pressure of the liquid. Due to its high toxicity, safety measures are needed when managing chlorine. Chlorine can be transported by pipelines (as gas or liquid) over longer distances, tough commercial chlorine is transported as a liquid in cylinders (70 kg) and drums (500-3000 kg) for small quantities, while for larger quantities road tankers (15 to 90 ton), rail tankers and ISO containers (15 to 20 t), and barges (600 to 1200 t) for larger quantities.
Chlorine Production. Chlorine is primarily produced by electrolysis of sodium chloride. It may also be produced by other electrochemical processes, such as the electrolysis of hydrochloric acid and the electrolysis of molten alkali metal and alkaline earth metal chlorides, in which the Chlorine is a byproduct. Raw materials and the respective production processes employed in the manufacturing of Chlorine are listed below.
- Sodium chloride (electrolysis),
- Hydrogen chloride (electrolysis),
- Hydrogen chloride (oxidation)
Chlorine Uses. The uses and applications of Chlorine may vary according to its specification. The main forms of Chlorine are liquid phase (99.5 wt% minimum purity).
