Europe Bromine Market by Derivatives (Organobromine, Brine Fluids, Hydrobromic Acid) & by Country (Germany, France, Spain, UK) - Analysis and forecast to 2019

The European Bromine market, along with its end products, has witnessed a linear growth in the past few years and this growth is estimated to increase in the coming years. Bromine is a volatile and heavy liquid element at room temperature. Bromine & its derivatives are extracted from seawater, salt lakes, and brine wells. It is one of the basic organic chemical raw materials widely used in oil & gas, textile, automotive, construction, agricultural, electronics, water treatment, furnishing, and ship building.

The automotive and pharmaceutical industries are the major factors in driving the demand for bromine in Europe. Germany is the second-largest exporting country in the world after China. The automotive industry has the largest share among all the commodities which are exported from Germany. Bromine & its derivatives are used as emission reducing compounds in the batteries of electric cars in order to minimize the environmental pollution.

The Bromine market is experiencing enormous growth which is expected to continue in the near future, and the intense efforts at country level. Strict environmental policies and favorable regulations encourage the use of bromine in coal-fired power plants to reduce mercury elements, also expanding water treatment industries and oil and gas energy industries driving the bromine market.

Considerable amount of investments are made by various market players to serve the end-user applications in the future. The European region in the bromine market accounted for about 4% market share of the total global demand in 2014. The demand for bromine is expected to be moderate in Europe. This can be attributed to the increasing consumption of bromine derivatives in automotive, electronics, and construction industries in the European region.

The drivers of the industry are: Increasing demand of brominated pharmaceuticals and well established the automotive industries.

This study basically aims to estimate the European market of bromine for 2014 and to project its projected demand by 2019. This market research study provides a detailed qualitative and quantitative analysis of the Europe bromine market. Various secondary sources such as encyclopedia, directories, industry journals, and databases have been used to identify and collect information useful for this extensive commercial study of the Europe bromine market. The primary sources—experts from related industries and suppliers—have been interviewed to obtain and verify critical information as well as to assess the future prospects of Bromine.

Competitive scenarios of the top players in the Europe bromine market have been discussed in detail. The leading players of this industry have been profiled with their recent developments and other strategic industry activities. These include: key bromine manufacturers such as Albemarle (U.S.), Israel Chemical Ltd. (Israel), Chemtura corporation (U.S.), Sanofi S.A (France), Jordan Bromine Company (Amman, Jordan), and others.

Scope of the report:

This research report categorizes the global market for bromine on the basis of applications, end-user industries, and geography along with forecasting volume, value, and analyzing trends in each of the submarkets.

On the basis of derivatives:

• Organobromine
• Brine Fluids
• Hydrobromic Acid

On the basis of applications:

• Flame Retardants
• Biocides
• Oil & Gases
• Medicinals
• PTA synthesis
• Plasma Etching
• Others

Each application is described in detail in the report with volume and value forecasts for each application.

On the basis of country:

• Germany
• France
• Spain
• U.K.
• Others

Table of Contents

1. Introduction
     1.1 Objective of the study
     1.2 Market Definitions    
     1.3 Market Segmentation & Aspects Covered
     1.4 Research Methodology
            1.4.1 Assumptions (Market Size, Forecast, etc)

2 Executive Summary

3 Market Overview

4 Bromine-Europe, By Applications
     4.1 Split By Geography
     4.2 Bromine-Europe-Organobromines
            4.2.1 Bromine-Europe-Organobromines, By Geographies
                     4.2.1.1 Bromine-United Kingdom-Organobromines
                     4.2.1.2 Bromine-Germany-Organobromines
                     4.2.1.3 Bromine-France-Organobromines
                     4.2.1.4 Bromine-Spain-Organobromines
     4.3 Bromine-Europe-Brine Fluids
            4.3.1 Bromine-Europe-Brine Fluids, By Geographies
                     4.3.1.1 Bromine-United Kingdom-Brine Fluids
                     4.3.1.2 Bromine-Germany-Brine Fluids
                     4.3.1.3 Bromine-France-Brine Fluids
                     4.3.1.4 Bromine-Spain-Brine Fluids
     4.4 Bromine-Europe-Hydrogen Bromide OR Hydrobromic Acid
            4.4.1 Bromine-Europe-Hydrogen Bromide OR Hydrobromic Acid, By Geographies
                     4.4.1.1 Bromine-United Kingdom-Hydrogen Bromide OR Hydrobromic Acid
                     4.4.1.2 Bromine-Germany-Hydrogen Bromide OR Hydrobromic Acid
                     4.4.1.3 Bromine-France-Hydrogen Bromide OR Hydrobromic Acid
                     4.4.1.4 Bromine-Spain-Hydrogen Bromide OR Hydrobromic Acid

5 Bromine-Europe, By Geographies
     5.1 Bromine-United Kingdom
            5.1.1 Bromine-United Kingdom, By Applications
                     5.1.1.1 Bromine-United Kingdom-Organobromines
                     5.1.1.2 Bromine-United Kingdom-Hydrogen Bromide OR Hydrobromic Acid
                     5.1.1.3 Bromine-United Kingdom-Brine Fluids
     5.2 Bromine-France
            5.2.1 Bromine-France, By Applications
                     5.2.1.1 Bromine-France-Organobromines
                     5.2.1.2 Bromine-France-Hydrogen Bromide OR Hydrobromic Acid
                     5.2.1.3 Bromine-France-Brine Fluids
     5.3 Bromine-Germany
            5.3.1 Bromine-Germany, By Applications
                     5.3.1.1 Bromine-Germany-Organobromines
                     5.3.1.2 Bromine-Germany-Hydrogen Bromide OR Hydrobromic Acid
                     5.3.1.3 Bromine-Germany-Brine Fluids
     5.4 Bromine-Spain
            5.4.1 Bromine-Spain, By Applications
                     5.4.1.1 Bromine-Spain-Organobromines
                     5.4.1.2 Bromine-Spain-Hydrogen Bromide OR Hydrobromic Acid
                     5.4.1.3 Bromine-Spain-Brine Fluids

6 Bromine-Europe, By Companies
     6.1 Split By Geography
     6.2 Bromine-Europe-Israel Chemicals Ltd. (ICL)
     6.3 Bromine-Europe-Albemarle Corporation
     6.4 Bromine-Europe-Jordan Bromine Company Limited
     6.5 Bromine-Europe-Chemtura Corporation
     6.6 Bromine-Europe-Dow Chemical Co-Texas City (US)

List Of Figures (17 Figures)

1 Top Growing Bromine-Europe Markets By Revenue 2013 - 2018
2 Bromine-Europe BCG Matrix 2013
3 Top Growing Bromine-Europe-Organobromines Markets By Revenue 2013 - 2018
4 Bromine-Europe-Organobromines BCG Matrix 2013
5 Bromine-Europe Market Share 2013
6 Top Growing Bromine-Europe-Brine Fluids Markets By Revenue 2013 - 2018
7 Bromine-Europe-Brine Fluids BCG Matrix 2013
8 Bromine-Europe Market Share 2013
9 Top Growing Bromine-Europe-Hydrogen Bromide OR Hydrobromic Acid Markets By Revenue 2013 - 2018
10 Bromine-Europe-Hydrogen Bromide OR Hydrobromic Acid BCG Matrix 2013
11 Bromine-Europe Market Share 2013
12 Bromine-Europe Market Share 2013
13 Top Growing Bromine-Europe-Israel Chemicals Ltd. (ICL) Markets By Revenue 2013 - 2018
14 Top Growing Bromine-Europe-Albemarle Corporation Markets By Revenue 2013 - 2018
15 Top Growing Bromine-Europe-Jordan Bromine Company Limited Markets By Revenue 2013 - 2018
16 Top Growing Bromine-Europe-Chemtura Corporation Markets By Revenue 2013 - 2018
17 Top Growing Bromine-Europe-Dow Chemical Co-Texas City (US) Markets By Revenue 2013 - 2018

List Of Tables (19 Figures)

1 Bromine-Europe market values, by Applications, 2013 - 2018
2 Bromine-Europe market volume, by Applications, 2013 - 2018
3 Bromine-Europe market values, by Geographies, 2013 - 2018
4 Bromine-Europe market volume, by Geographies, 2013 - 2018
5 Bromine-Europe market values, by Companies, 2013 - 2018
6 Bromine-Europe-Organobromines by Geographies
7 Bromine-Europe-Organobromines by Geographies
8 Bromine-Europe-Brine Fluids by Geographies
9 Bromine-Europe-Brine Fluids by Geographies
10 Bromine-Europe-Hydrogen Bromide OR Hydrobromic Acid by Geographies
11 Bromine-Europe-Hydrogen Bromide OR Hydrobromic Acid by Geographies
12 Bromine-United Kingdom by Applications
13 Bromine-United Kingdom by Applications
14 Bromine-France by Applications
15 Bromine-France by Applications
16 Bromine-Germany by Applications
17 Bromine-Germany by Applications
18 Bromine-Spain by Applications
19 Bromine-Spain by Applications

Bromine is a volatile and heavy liquid element at room temperature. It is brownish-red, and dissolves in water. Bromine is extracted from seawater, salt lakes, and brine wells.

There are three major derivatives of bromine namely, organobromine, clear brine fluid, and hydrogen bromide or hydrobromic acid. The market share of Europe organobromines is highest across the world. Bromine finds its largest application in flame retardants. Bromine & its derivatives are mainly used for applications such as flame retardants, drilling fluids, biocides, pharmaceutical formulations, plasma etching, PTA synthesis, fumigants, HBr flow batteries, and disinfectants. The major end-user industries of bromine are oil & gas, textile, automotive, construction, agricultural, electronics, water treatment, furnishing, and ship building.

The European bromine Market, in terms of value, is projected to reach $268.8 million by 2019 from $175.8 million in 2014, at a CAGR of 8.8% from 2014 to 2019. The rising demand for Clear Brine Fluid, the well-established automotive industries, and increase in the brominated pharmaceuticals, are some of the key factors driving the market growth. On the other hand, the ban on brominated vegetable oil, and the ban on certain brominated flame retardants are expected to restrain the market growth in the coming years.

The European region covers 4% of the global bromine market in terms of value. Germany is a key market for bromine & its derivatives in the European region. The organobromine segment accounted for a larger share of the bromine & its derivatives market, in terms of derivatives, in 2014.

Based on derivatives, the bromine market has been segmented into Organobromine, Brine Fluid, and Hydrobromic Acid. The organobromine segment accounted for the largest market share of 71% in 2014 in Europe. This segment would continue to dominate the market, although the Brine Fluid segment is projected to grow at a faster CAGR from 2014 to 2019.

The key players in the North America bromine market include Albemarle (U.S), Israel Chemical Ltd. (Israel), Chemtura Corporation (U.S), Sanofi S.A (France), Jordan Bromine Company (Amman, Jordan), and others.