US Bromine Industry

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This report analyzes the US market for Bromine in Thousand Metric Tons by the following End-Use Segments: Flame Retardants, Drilling Fluids, Brominated Pesticides, Water-Treatment Chemicals, and Others. Annual estimates and forecasts are provided for the period 2009 through 2017. Also, a six-year historic analysis is provided for this market. The report profiles 30 companies including many key and niche players such as Albemarle Corporation, Arab Potash Company, Chemada Fine Chemicals Company Ltd., Chemtura Corporation, Biolab Inc., Hindustan Salts Limited, Israel Chemicals Limited, Dead Sea Bromine Company Ltd., Clearon Corporation, ICL-IP America, Inc., Jordan Bromine Company Ltd., Morre-Tec Industries, Inc., Ocean Chemical Group, Solaris ChemTech Ltd., Tata Chemicals Ltd., Tetra technologies Inc., The Dow Chemical Company, and Tosoh Corporation. Market data and analytics are derived from primary and secondary research. Company profiles are primarily based upon search engine sources in the public domain.

I. INTRODUCTION, METHODOLOGY & PRODUCT DEFINITIONS

Study Reliability and Reporting Limitations I-1

Disclaimers I-2

Data Interpretation & Reporting Level I-2

Quantitative Techniques & Analytics I-3

Product Definitions and Scope of Study I-3

II. A US MARKET REPORT

1. MARKET OVERVIEW II-1

Production Scenario II-1

Table 1: Global Bromine Market (2011): Production in Metric

Tons by Select Country - Israel, China, Jordan, Japan,

Ukraine, Azerbaijan, India, Germany (includes corresponding

Graph/Chart) II-2

Table 2: Global Bromine Market (2011): Reserves in Thousand

Metric Tons by Country - US, Spain, Turkmenistan, Ukraine,

Azerbaijan, and China (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-2

Bromine Trade II-2

Table 3: Global Bromine Market (2008- 2011): Breakdown of

Imports and Exports for Elemental Bromine and Compounds in

Metric Tons (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-3

Exports/Imports in Recent Past II-3

Table 4: US Bromine Market (2008 & 2009): Percentage

Breakdown of Volume Exports by Product Group - Elemental

Bromine, and Other Bromine Compounds (includes corresponding

Graph/Chart) II-3

Table 5: US Bromine Market (2008 & 2009): Percentage

Breakdown of Value Exports by Product Group - Elemental

Bromine, and Other Bromine Compounds (includes

corresponding Graph/Chart) II-4

Table 6: US Bromine Market (2008 & 2009): Percentage

Breakdown of Volume Imports by Product Group - Elemental

Bromine, and Other Bromine Compounds (includes corresponding

Graph/Chart) II-4

Table 7: US Bromine Market (2008 & 2009): Percentage

Breakdown of Value Imports by Product Group - Elemental

Bromine, and Other Bromine Compounds (includes

corresponding Graph/Chart) II-5

Competitive Scenario II-5

Table 8: Leading Players in the Global Bromine Market (2010):

Percentage Breakdown of Production Capacity for ICL,

Albemarle, Chemtura, and Others (includes corresponding

Graph/Chart) II-5

Select Regional Markets - A Historic Review II-6

Europe II-6

Table 9: European Bromine Market (2003-2005): Bromine

Exports by Major European Countries (In Tons) (includes

corresponding Graph/Chart) II-6

Table 10: European Bromine Market (2003-2005): Bromine

Imports by Major European Countries (In Tons) (includes

corresponding Graph/Chart) II-7

Jordan II-7

Israel II-7

2. ISSUES II-8

US and Germany Lead Efforts to Curtail Mercury Emissions of

Coal Plants II-8

Table 11: Countries with Highest Mercury Emissions from Coal

Plants (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-8

Receding Arctic Ice Layer Accelerates Mercury Pollution II-9

Alternatives to Methyl Bromide - Need of the Hour II-9

Legal Issues Related to Methyl Bromide II-9

Methyl Bromide II-9

Australia II-10

Bromine - A Potent Weapon for Environment Protection II-11

3. PRODUCT OVERVIEW II-12

Air Blowing Process II-12

Steaming Out Process II-12

Various forms of Bromine II-12

Calcium Bromide (CaBr2) II-12

Effectiveness of Calcium Bromide in Reducing Mercury Emission II-13

Table 12: Mercury-Reduction Capability of Select APC

Systems II-13

Potassium Bromide (KBr) II-13

Methyl bromide II-14

Sodium bromide II-14

Applications of Bromine II-14

Water Purification II-15

Agriculture II-15

Photography II-15

Pharmaceutical Industry II-15

Automobile Industry II-15

Flame Retardants II-15

Kinds of Flame Retardants II-16

Brominated Flames Retardants II-16

Kinds of BFR II-16

Biocides II-16

4. RECENT INDUSTRY ACTIVITY II-17

Shouguang City Haoyuan Chemical Company Commences Crude Salt

and Bromine Production II-17

Tosoh to Merge its Subsidiaries II-17

Albemarle Signs Supply Agreement with Chemtura II-17

Gulf Resources Purchases Crude Salt and Bromine Assets in China II-17

MeadWestvaco Enters into Partnership with Albemarle II-18

Solaris ChemTech to Expand Indian Bromine Production Facility II-18

Azur Chimie Acquires Albemarle Chemicals' Facility II-18

Solaris Chemtech to Increase Capacity of Specialty Chemicals

and Bromine Derivatives II-18

Chemtura Introduces GeoBrom Line of Bromine Products II-18

Albemarle Snaps Up Sorbent Technologies II-19

American Elements Increases Iodide and Bromide Manufacturing

Capacity II-19

Albemarle Corporation Inks Agreement with Weifang Sinobrom II-19

ICL Industrial Products Changes Names of Subsidiaries II-20

Gulf Resources Commences New Production Plant II-20

Israel Chemicals Acquires Water Treatment Business of Henkel II-20

Gulf Resources Inks Agreement with Wei Fang City Hanting Area II-21

Israel Chemicals to Acquire Biogema SA II-21

Gulf Resources to Buy the Assets of Shouguang City Renjia Area II-21

GUFR Signs an Agreement with Shouguang City Qinshuibo Area II-21

Chemtura Acquires Kaufman II-21

Albemarle Acquires Atofina's Business II-22

Albemarle Enhances Production Base II-22

ICIG Buys Albemarle's Thann Plant II-22

Chemtura Signs an Agreement with Tetra Technologies II-22

Pentair Filtration Bags Supply Contract from Defense Logistics II-22

5. FOCUS ON SELECT PLAYERS II-23

Albemarle Corporation (US) II-23

Arab Potash Company (Jordan) II-23

Chemada Fine Chemicals Company Ltd. (Israel) II-23

Chemtura Corporation (US) II-23

Biolab, Inc. (US) II-24

Hindustan Salts Limited (India) II-24

Israel Chemicals Limited (Israel) II-24

Dead Sea Bromine Company Ltd. (Israel) II-25

Clearon Corporation (US) II-25

ICL-IP America, Inc. (US) II-25

Jordan Bromine Company Ltd. (Jordan) II-25

Morre-Tec Industries, Inc. (US) II-26

Ocean Chemical Group (UK) II-26

Solaris ChemTech Ltd. (India) II-26

Tata Chemicals Ltd. (India) II-26

Tetra technologies, Inc. (US) II-27

The Dow Chemical Company (US) II-27

Tosoh Corporation (Japan) II-27

6. MARKET ANALYTICS II-28

Table 13: US Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for

Bromine by End-Use Application - Flame Retardants, Drilling

Fluids, Brominated Pesticides, Water-Treatment Chemical and

Other Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption

Figures in Thousand Metric Tons for Years 2009 through 2017

(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-28

Table 14: US Historic Review for Bromine by End-Use

Application - Flame Retardants, Drilling Fluids, Brominated

Pesticides, Water-Treatment Chemical and Other Markets

Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in

Thousand Metric Tons for Years 2003 through 2008 (includes

corresponding Graph/Chart) II-29

Table 15: US 15-Year Perspective for Bromine by End-Use

Application - Percentage Breakdown of Consumption for Flame

Retardants, Drilling Fluids, Brominated Pesticides,

Water-Treatment Chemical and Other Markets for Years 2003,

2011 and 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-30

III. COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE

Total Companies Profiled: 30 (including Divisions/Subsidiaries - 35)

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Region/Country Players

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The United States 8

Japan 2

Europe 1

The United Kingdom 1

Asia-Pacific (Excluding Japan) 19

Middle-East 5

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