The prospect of China's Chlor-Alkali industry is cautiously optimistic.

"Affected by the epidemic situation in the first half of the year, the chlor alkali industry was struggling to move forward. The output of caustic soda and polyvinyl chloride (PVC) decreased year on year; the price of caustic soda continued to decline, and some enterprises suffered losses; domestic demand for PVC increased, export decreased, and prices rose sharply after bottoming out. On the whole, the situation of chlor alkali industry in the second quarter was significantly better than that in the first quarter, but the overall profit level decreased significantly compared with the same period last year. For the future market, the supply of caustic soda and PVC will increase slightly, but with the increase of domestic demand such as the start of new infrastructure projects, the overall situation of the industry in the second half of the year is expected to be better than that in the first half of the year. " On July 31, China Chlor Alkali Industry Association held online the first half of 2020 industry economic operation analysis meeting, Zheng jiebin, director of Information Department of the association, analyzed and said.