1. The chlor-alkali process applies the energy of electricity to the “salt of the earth” to produce three of industry’s most useful chemical building blocks -- chlorine, caustic soda and hydrogen.

Salt + Water + Electricity → Chlorine + Caustic soda + Hydrogen

2. The products of chlorine chemistry are used to manufacture essential products that help protect public health; reduce our energy consumption; facilitate renewable energy; enable electronic and fiber optic communications, and much more.

3. Like chlorine, caustic soda is used to help produce a world of useful products, including soaps and detergents, textiles, pulp and paper and metals. It is essential to food processing and petroleum refining, and it helps control pollution by neutralizing acid emissions.

4. Hydrogen, a co-product of chlorine and caustic soda in the chlor-alkali process, can be used as a zero-emission fuel in plant boilers, thereby reducing a facility’s carbon footprint.

5. Much of the Canadian chemical industry depends upon the availability of an unimpeded supply of chlorine and caustic soda. A recent economic analysis found the use of chlorine chemistry in nine important end-use applications saves U.S. and Canadian consumers billions of dollars annually.

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