Global Sodium Bromide Manufacturing
- Kommu .
- Apr 15
- 5 min read
United States Manufacturers
Albemarle Corporation (Charlotte, North Carolina) - One of the world's largest bromine producers with significant sodium bromide capacity at their Arkansas facilities. Their operations leverage the Magnolia Brine Field, one of the richest bromine sources in the world.
TETRA Technologies, Inc. (The Woodlands, Texas) - Specializes in completion fluids for oil and gas applications, with dedicated sodium bromide production facilities.
ICL Group (formerly ICL Industrial Products) - Operates production facilities in the southern United States.
Chemtura Corporation (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) - Now part of LANXESS, maintains significant bromine compound production capabilities.
Great Lakes Solutions (West Lafayette, Indiana) - A business of Chemtura, focusing on bromine and bromine-based products.
Canadian Manufacturers
Chemtrade Logistics (Toronto, Ontario) - Produces specialty chemicals including sodium bromide compounds.
Superior Plus Corp. (Toronto, Ontario) - Through its chemical division, manufactures various industrial chemicals including bromide compounds.
German Manufacturers
LANXESS AG (Cologne) - Following acquisition of Chemtura, became one of Europe's leading bromine chemical producers with dedicated facilities in Bergkamen.
BASF SE (Ludwigshafen) - While primarily focused on broader chemical manufacturing, produces sodium bromide as part of its inorganic salts portfolio.
Merck KGaA (Darmstadt) - Specializes in high-purity grades for pharmaceutical and laboratory applications.
United Kingdom Manufacturers
Solvay Interox Ltd. (Warrington) - Produces specialty inorganic compounds including sodium bromide.
INEOS Group (London) - Manufactures a range of halogen compounds, including sodium bromide derivatives.
France
Arkema Group (Colombes) - Produces specialty chemicals including brominated compounds.
Imerys (Paris) - Specialty minerals and chemical supplier with sodium bromide capability.
Italy
Esseco SRL (San Martino) - Manufactures inorganic salts including sodium bromide.
Altair Chimica SpA (Saline di Volterra) - Specializes in chlor-alkali products including bromine derivatives.
Other European Nations
ICL Iberia (Spain) - Subsidiary of ICL Group with production facilities in Barcelona.
Kemira Oyj (Finland) - Produces water treatment chemicals including bromine compounds.
PCC Rokita SA (Poland) - Emerging Eastern European manufacturer.
Chinese Manufacturers
Tianjin Changlu Haijing Group
China's largest bromine producer, extracting from Bohai Bay brine fields with 25,000+ MT annual capacity.
Shouguang Fukang Pharmaceutical
Integrated manufacturer with significant export operations and pharmaceutical-grade capabilities.
Shandong Yuyuan Group
Prominent producer in Shandong Province with vertically integrated operations.
Mody Chemi-Pharma Ltd.
Specializes in high-purity bromides for pharmaceutical applications with GMP-certified facilities.
Shandong Weifang Longwei Industrial
Major exporter of industrial-grade sodium bromide with significant capacity expansion projects.
Indian Manufacturers
Tata Chemicals (Mumbai) - Leverages seawater bromine extraction along the Gujarat coast.
Avantor Performance Materials (formerly RFCL Limited) - Focuses on high-purity laboratory reagent grade products.
Samuh Laxmi Chemicals (Gujarat) - Specializes in bromine compounds including sodium bromide.
Dhruv Chem Industries (Ahmedabad) - Mid-sized producer with growing export operations.
Sisco Research Laboratories (Maharashtra) - Manufacturer of analytical grade sodium bromide.
Other Asia-Pacific Manufacturers
Japan
Tosoh Corporation (Tokyo)
Mitsui Chemicals (Tokyo)
Showa Denko K.K. (Tokyo)
South Korea
LG Chem (Seoul)
OCI Company Ltd. (Seoul)
Australia
Coogee Chemicals (Western Australia)
Redox Ltd. (New South Wales)
Israel Manufacturers
ICL Group (Israel Chemicals Ltd.) - The largest bromine producer in the region, extracting from the Dead Sea with facilities at Sodom. Annual capacity exceeds 30,000 metric tons of sodium bromide.
Dead Sea Bromine Group - A subsidiary of ICL focusing exclusively on bromine compound production.
Haifa Group - While primarily known for fertilizers, also produces specialty chemical salts including sodium bromide.
Saudi Arabian Manufacturers
Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC) - Has developed sodium bromide production capabilities as part of its diversification strategy.
Sadara Chemical Company - Joint venture between Saudi Aramco and Dow Chemical with brominated compounds production.
Saudi Arabian Mining Company (Ma'aden) - Developing extraction capabilities from the Red Sea and inland salt deposits.
United Arab Emirates Manufacturers
Emirates Chemical Plant (Abu Dhabi) - Newer facility focusing on oilfield chemical applications.
Gulf Chemical International Corporation (Dubai) - Trading and manufacturing operation with regional distribution networks.
Other Middle Eastern Manufacturers
Jordan Bromine Company - Joint venture leveraging Dead Sea resources on the Jordanian side.
Albemarle Catalyst Company (Jordan) - Subsidiary of Albemarle with regional production facilities.
Gulf Stabilizers Industries (Qatar) - Emerging producer with connections to the petroleum industry.
Region | Country | Company Name | Location/Additional Details |
United States | United States | Albemarle Corporation | Charlotte, North Carolina; significant sodium bromide capacity at Arkansas facilities using the Magnolia Brine Field |
United States | TETRA Technologies, Inc. | The Woodlands, Texas; specializes in completion fluids for oil and gas with dedicated sodium bromide production facilities | |
United States | ICL Group (formerly ICL Industrial Products) | Operates production facilities in the southern United States | |
United States | Chemtura Corporation | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; now part of LANXESS; maintains significant bromine compound production capabilities | |
United States | Great Lakes Solutions | West Lafayette, Indiana; a Chemtura business focusing on bromine and bromine-based products | |
Canada | Canada | Chemtrade Logistics | Toronto, Ontario; produces specialty chemicals including sodium bromide compounds |
Canada | Superior Plus Corp. | Toronto, Ontario; manufactures various industrial chemicals including bromide compounds | |
Germany | Germany | LANXESS AG | Cologne; acquired Chemtura operations; one of Europe’s leading bromine chemical producers with dedicated facilities in Bergkamen |
Germany | BASF SE | Ludwigshafen; produces sodium bromide as part of its inorganic salts portfolio | |
Germany | Merck KGaA | Darmstadt; specializes in high-purity grades for pharmaceutical and laboratory applications | |
United Kingdom | United Kingdom | Solvay Interox Ltd. | Warrington; produces specialty inorganic compounds including sodium bromide |
United Kingdom | INEOS Group | London; manufactures a range of halogen compounds including sodium bromide derivatives | |
France | France | Arkema Group | Colombes; produces specialty chemicals including brominated compounds |
France | Imerys | Paris; specialty minerals and chemical supplier with sodium bromide capability | |
Italy | Italy | Esseco SRL | San Martino; manufactures inorganic salts including sodium bromide |
Italy | Altair Chimica SpA | Saline di Volterra; specializes in chlor-alkali products including bromine derivatives | |
Other European | Spain | ICL Iberia | Barcelona; subsidiary of ICL Group with production facilities |
Finland | Kemira Oyj | Produces water treatment chemicals including bromine compounds | |
Poland | PCC Rokita SA | Emerging Eastern European manufacturer of bromine compounds | |
China | China | Tianjin Changlu Haijing Group | Extracts bromine from Bohai Bay brine fields; annual capacity exceeds 25,000 MT |
China | Shouguang Fukang Pharmaceutical | Integrated manufacturer with significant export operations and pharmaceutical-grade capabilities | |
China | Shandong Yuyuan Group | Prominent producer in Shandong Province with vertically integrated operations | |
China | Mody Chemi-Pharma Ltd. | Specializes in high-purity bromides for pharmaceutical applications with GMP-certified facilities | |
China | Shandong Weifang Longwei Industrial | Major exporter of industrial-grade sodium bromide with significant capacity expansion projects | |
India | India | Tata Chemicals | Mumbai; leverages seawater bromine extraction along the Gujarat coast |
India | Avantor Performance Materials (formerly RFCL Limited) | Focuses on high-purity laboratory reagent grade products | |
India | Samuh Laxmi Chemicals | Gujarat; specializes in bromine compounds including sodium bromide | |
India | Dhruv Chem Industries | Ahmedabad; mid-sized producer with growing export operations | |
India | Sisco Research Laboratories | Maharashtra; manufactures analytical grade sodium bromide | |
Asia-Pacific | Japan | Tosoh Corporation | Tokyo; leading Japanese manufacturer |
Japan | Mitsui Chemicals | Tokyo; major chemical producer including sodium bromide products | |
Japan | Showa Denko K.K. | Tokyo; diversified chemical manufacturer | |
South Korea | LG Chem | Seoul; leading chemical company with bromine compound production | |
South Korea | OCI Company Ltd. | Seoul; operates chemical production including sodium bromide derivatives | |
Australia | Coogee Chemicals | Western Australia; manufacturer of sodium bromide products | |
Australia | Redox Ltd. | New South Wales; chemical company producing sodium bromide | |
Israel | Israel | ICL Group (Israel Chemicals Ltd.) | Extracts bromine from the Dead Sea with facilities at Sodom; annual capacity exceeds 30,000 MT sodium bromide |
Israel | Dead Sea Bromine Group | Subsidiary of ICL; focuses exclusively on bromine compound production | |
Israel | Haifa Group | Known primarily for fertilizers; also produces specialty chemical salts including sodium bromide | |
Saudi Arabia | Saudi Arabia | Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC) | Developed sodium bromide production capabilities as part of its diversification strategy |
Saudi Arabia | Sadara Chemical Company | Joint venture between Saudi Aramco and Dow Chemical; produces brominated compounds | |
Saudi Arabia | Saudi Arabian Mining Company (Ma'aden) | Developing extraction capabilities from the Red Sea and inland salt deposits | |
United Arab Emirates | United Arab Emirates | Emirates Chemical Plant | Abu Dhabi; newer facility focusing on oilfield chemical applications |
United Arab Emirates | Gulf Chemical International Corporation | Dubai; trading and manufacturing operation with regional distribution networks | |
Other Middle East | Jordan | Jordan Bromine Company | Joint venture leveraging Dead Sea resources on the Jordanian side |
Jordan | Albemarle Catalyst Company | Subsidiary of Albemarle with regional production facilities | |
Qatar | Gulf Stabilizers Industries | Emerging producer with connections to the petroleum industry |
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