A major chlorine shortage is set to spoil summertime fun in the swimming pool

  • Date: 30-Apr-2021
  • Source: CNBC
  • Sector:Real Estate
  • Country:Gulf
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A major chlorine shortage is set to spoil summertime fun in the swimming pool

The worst chlorine shortage the country has ever seen is set to rock this summer's pool season."It's been a concern for us," said Cody Saliture, owner of Texas Pool Professionals, which has been in business for 17 years.The Rockwall, Texas-based company services 200 clients weekly, and Saliture said he recently began to stockpile chlorine tablets. He's also been looking for different chemicals to keep pools sanitized and his customers happy."We're looking for anything that we can get that we don't have here in North Texas," Saliture said. "We've been to about six states and 15 cities [for supplies.]"The chlorine shortage is widespread and it will likely worsen “” driving chlorine prices even higher “” as homeowners start to prep swimming pools for the season. CNBC spoke to pool industry insiders in multiple states “” including Florida, Michigan, Nevada and Texas “” about the tight supplies, which are expected to blindside pool owners, who are largely unaware of the problem.A combination of factors has led to the scarcity, including an unprecendented surge in demand last year and a chemical plant fire, which destroyed some manufacturing capacity."We started buying early, way early, and stockpiled as much as we could," said Allan Curtis.