在经历几年不景气之后 ,氯碱市场开始反弹。工业分析家认为由于氯和烧碱的需求增长 ,而生产能力的扩大又有限制 ,北美的氯碱价格将在 2 0 0 0年第一季度继续回升。西欧和其他地区的氯碱价格也将从第二季度开始回升。在美国 ,1999年初的烧碱价格为＄ 16 0～＄ 182 /ｔｆｏｂ ,由 After several years of recession, the chlor-alkali market began to rebound. Analysts believe the North American price of chlor-alkali will continue to pick up in the first quarter of 2000 due to increased demand for chlorine and caustic soda and limited capacity expansion. Chlor-alkali prices in Western Europe and elsewhere will also pick up from the second quarter. In the United States, caustic soda prices in early 1999 ranged from $ 160 to $ 182 / tfob