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Data Legend. The chart above shows Bromine price assessments in USA Dollar per metric ton (USD/mt) in 2 locations, as follows:
- Bromine, SEA (Southeast Asia): Bromine, import spot price (formula), cfr, India (netforward from fob Jordan)
- Bromine, CN (China): Bromine, domestic spot price, exw, China
Data Use. Bromine prices are provided as an annual subscription where subscribers have access to reliable pricing data of 225 commodities worldwide. Intratec's methodology employs a structured big data strategy that utilizes advanced technologies to extract publicly available data from primary sources such as governmental trade records, statistics bureaus, and international agencies. This data is then processed through mathematical models to generate reliable assessments, published at the very beginning of each month. To better understand the data provided check Intratec Primary Commodity Prices Methodology .
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Bromine Price Outlook. The price of Bromine (China) decreased during March 2020 to 3,670 USD per metric ton, which represents a decline of 4% compared to the previous month’s value. On a year-over-year basis, the prices of Bromine (China) decreased modestly by 4%. Meanwhile, the average price of Bromine (Southeast Asia) amounted to 3,650 USD per metric ton, from 3,800 USD per metric ton one year earlier. On a month-over-month basis, the price of Bromine (Southeast Asia) is 4% lower than the price one month before.
About Bromine. Bromine (a.k.a. Br2) is a dense, dark red, fuming, highly corrosive, and lacrimatory liquid. Liquid bromine is always dark red, whereas, bromine vapors are usually orange to red brown. It is miscible with chlorine in all proportions, yielding an equilibrium mixture containing the interhalogen bromine chloride (BrCl). Many chemical reactions of bromine are a result of its moderately strong oxidizing properties.
Bromine Handling. Larger bulk shipments of bromine use lead- or nickel-lined tank cars or tank trucks. The latter must be filled to a minimum of 98 % of capacity before shipping to avoid inertia effects in transport. Bromine must be stored and transported away from incompatible materials and compounds, as it is a powerful oxidizing agent capable of igniting combustibles on contact and reacting vigorously (and sometimes explosively) with potassium, aluminum, iron, steel, stainless steel, copper, and some forms of plastics, rubbers, and coatings. Because of that, lead- and glass-lined steel must be used to transport and store it. It must be kept in dry places, away from moisture, as the highly corrosive bromine vapor may form acids. Dry nitrogen gas is recommended for use in pressure transferring bromine, although dry air may be used.
Bromine Production. Raw materials and the respective production processes employed in the manufacturing of Bromine are listed below.
- Seawater + chlorine (cold debromination process),
- Brine, residual, bromine-rich/natural brines + chlorine (hot debromination process)
Bromine Uses. The uses and applications of Bromine may vary according to its specification. The main forms of Bromine are laboratory reagent grade (LR, 99.0% minimum purity); technical grade (99.7% minimum purity); chemically pure grade (CP, 99.8% minimum purity); and American Chemical Society reagent grade (ACS, 99.95% minimum purity).
