Shital Enterprises Bhosari, Pune, Maharashtra

Chlorine has a lot of applications. It is used for hygienic purposes and is indispensable in water treatment, it is also being used for disinfecting industrial residues and pool cleaning. Due to its decolorizing properties it is used in the whitening of vegetal fibers like cotton, linen etc. and paper pulp. The chemical industry creates thousands of chlorine products using a small number of chlorine containing chemicals. Many products which contain chlorine are glue, paints, solvents, foam rubbers, car bumpers, food additives, pesticides and antifreeze. One of the most commonly used chlorine-containing substances is PVC (poly vinyl chloride). PVC is widely used, for example in drain pipes, insulation wires, floors, windows, bottles and waterproof clothes.