The bromine industry is projected to rise in the coming future. It is led by the growing usage of bromine compounds for reducing mercury emissions, rising eco-friendly polymeric flame-retardant adoption, and growing consumption of clear brine fluids during drilling for oil and gas.
Under the derivative segment, the organobromide category dominates the industry. It is led by the massive organobromides consumption, such as propylene bromide, ethylene dibromide, allyl bromide, and vinyl bromide, in the solvents, catalysts, gasoline antiknock agents, fumigants production, and flame retardants.
Under the application segment, the clear brine fluids category experiences the fastest growth led by the massive consumption of such material during drilling for oil and gas.
Bromine-Based Energy Storage: Considering the circular economy, there is a useful approach for bromine usage. For example, it is used as an electrolyte in a flow battery in a relevant simple chemical form such as Hbr, ZnBr2, and others. When battery life ends, or it requires replacing the electrolyte, the bromine can be removed as well as completely recovered as bromine in a bromine recovery unit.
Brominated Flame Retardant: The brominated flame retardant is likely to be bounded with a polymer or resin matrix. The recycling and stripping out of bromine are challenging and costly. It can be used again by recycling the parent polymer in new products or components manufacturing and placed in a range of products such as insulation, vehicles, and electronics.
APAC captures the largest revenue, owing to the massive bromine production and consumption in China. China dominates the region, due to the rising penetration of derivative manufacturing plants in the country, led by inexpensive labor, a huge consumer base, and the massive availability of bromine in nature.
Clear brine fluids are utilized in the oil & gas drilling activities to decrease the temperature and bottom hole pressure in the borewells. After considering the clarity, freezing points, densities, temperature, freeze points, and pressure of the well, several soluble salts are added to it.
Brines reflect the substantial shale penetration, led by decreased fine-hole formation, better wellbore stability in the sale, and fill damage, compare to the other fluids. In addition, brine usage helps in decreasing the initial casting setting up cost for mud and drilling.
The demand for efficient energy storage technologies is growing due to increasing non-conventional energy production. Bromine-based technology is an inexpensive solution for clean energy storage led by continuous R&D. It is massively adopted in grids due to batteries powered by it, without any modification in the electroactive materials for recharging.
The industry players are focusing on increasing the manufacturing capacity to generate revenue by catering to the growing demand for gas and its derivatives.
The major players operating in the industry are LANXESS AG, Jordon Bromine Company Limited, Tetra Technologies, Hindustan Salts Limited, Tosoh Corporation, Perekop Bromine, and Tata Chemicals Limited.
Therefore, the growing adoption of bromine as inexpensive clean energy storage is fuelled by its continuous research and development in it.