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Data Legend. The Chlorine price chart shows the prices in USA Dollar per metric ton (USD/mt) in 7 locations, as follows:
- US: Chlorine, United States, transaction, fob
- SAM: Chlorine, South America, transaction, cif, Brazil
- EUR: Chlorine, Europe, transaction, cif, Germany
- SEA: Chlorine, South Asia & Oceania, transaction, fob, Thailand
- CN: Chlorine, China, spot, exw
- AFR: Chlorine, Africa, transaction, fob, South Africa
- MDE: Chlorine, Middle East, transaction, fob, Turkey
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Price Dynamics. The Chlorine price in United States increased during November 2018 to 358 USD per metric ton, which represents a slight rise of 2% compared to the previous month’s value. On a year-over-year basis, Chlorine prices in United States increased significantly by 23%. Meanwhile, in Germany, the average price of Chlorine amounted to 191 USD per metric ton, from 175 USD per metric ton one year earlier. On a month-over-month basis, the Chlorine price in Germany is 10% lower than the price one month before.
The price of Chlorine in China declined considerably throughout November 2018, reaching 43 USD per metric ton. The price in China is 60% lower than the average price in the previous month and 43% higher than the average price one year before. In contrast, Chlorine prices in Thailand increased during November 2018, reaching 259 USD per metric ton, which means a rise of 6% from the previous month’s price and a rise of 1% from the previous year’s price.
The Chlorine prices in Turkey experienced a significant decline of 109 USD per metric ton from the prior month's price, to 346 USD per metric ton. Such price movement in Turkey meant a decrease of 24% on a monthly basis and a decrease of 15% on a yearly basis. On the other hand, in November 2018, the Chlorine price in Brazil witnessed a rise of 9 USD per metric ton when compared against the previous month's price, to 101 USD per metric ton. The November 2018 price in Brazil is 1% lower than the price one year before.
In South Africa, the average price of Chlorine was 1,200 USD per metric ton on November 2018 – a sharp increase of 385 USD per metric ton, or 47%, compared with the previous month. On a year-over-year basis, the Chlorine price in South Africa is 41% higher than the price one year 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 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 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)
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).
