US Demand for Alkalies & Chlorine to Reach $83.2 Billion in 2021

A Recovery of Prices for Chlorine and Caustic Soda will Boost Gains

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Oct 24, 2017, 13:25 ET

CLEVELAND, Oct. 24, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- US demand for alkalies and chlorine is forecast to reach $83.2 billion in 2021, according to Alkalies & Chlorine: United States, a report recently released by Freedonia Focus Reports. Suppliers will benefit from expanding domestic manufacturing activity, particularly in the building products and chemicals sectors.

More information about the report is available at
https://www.freedoniafocusreports.com/Alkalies-Chlorine-United-States-FF35010/

A recovery in prices for chlorine and caustic soda will boost growth in value terms, as producers rationalize capacity. Cutbacks in global production capacity will help alleviate oversupply problems that have plagued producers since 2012.

These and other key insights are featured in Alkalies & Chlorine: United States. This report forecasts US alkalies and chlorine demand and shipments in US dollars at the manufacturers' level to 2021. Total demand and shipments are segmented by product in terms of:

caustic soda (sodium hydroxide)
chlorine
soda ash (sodium hydroxide)
other alkalies

To illustrate historical trends, total demand, shipments (in nominal and real terms), the various segments, and trade are provided in annual series from 2006 to 2016.

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