Chlorine is a highly effective sterilization product and is utilized in the production of chlorates, bleaches, chloroform, bromine, and carbon tetrachloride. For this reason, chlorine is used in a wide variety of global industries such as vinyl’s production, paper & pulp, petroleum, pharmaceuticals, cleaning products, water treatment, plastics, and textiles. It is also used in organic chemistry as an oxidizing agent and in substitution reactions.