Investing in Bromine

Bromine is one of the few elements that is liquid at room temperature. The largest producers of bromine are the United States and Israel. In the US, Arkansas and Michigan are the main producers.

Albemarle Corporation (NYSE: ALB) - In 1999, they announced the completion and startup of a 50,000-metric- ton-per-year production facility for tetrabromobisphenol-A (TBBPA), a flame retardant.

Israel Chemicals Limited - produces bromine from the Dead Sea.