Economic scale of chlor-alkali industry
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This post was last edited by sunjl1981 on 2013-1-6 at 23:51. With the **NDRC’s issuance of regulations regarding the entry requirements for the chlor-alkali industry, uncontrolled construction of chlor-alkali projects has been curbed at the source. But on the other hand, is 300,000 tons indeed the economic scale for caustic soda production? # ， ， &
300,000 tons should not be considered an economic scale, as the price of table salt, which is the raw material for chlor-alkali production, varies by region; the actual costs are also influenced by transportation conditions and related expenses. Moreover, prices of chlor-alkali products differ from place to place (with significant variations in the price of chlorine). In my opinion, **the requirement of 300,000 tons is aimed at preventing duplicate construction and reckless investment from the perspective of investment costs.