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Is There a Chlorine Shortage? Pool Owners See Prices Increase, Here s Why On 5/3/21 at 4:52 PM EDT With summer around the corner, pool owners may be spending more to enjoy a refreshing respite from the heat. According to experts, there is a chlorine shortage due to a swimming pool boom and a fire at a chemical plant in Louisiana. This shortage will make it more expensive to keep pools clean. After the landfall of Hurricane Laura in August 2020, the Bio-Lab pool-and-spa-treatment-products factory experienced a devastating fire that destroyed the facility s roof and halted production, according to a report by the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board. The plant, which is one of the country s largest suppliers of chlorine tablets, expects to resume operations by spring 2022. ....