Processing Shutdown for Bromine in China
The Chinese government shut down many chemical production facilities, including bromine plants, to comply with new safety and environmental regulations.
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The Chinese government shut down many chemical production facilities, including bromine plants, to comply with new safety and environmental regulations.
Gulf Resources, Inc. received a local government notice that three of its bromine facilities would not be allowed to resume production, resulting in permanent closures.
Closure of many small, unlicensed bromine operations in Shandong Province, China, reducing local production capacity.
The Shandong provincial government and national authorities closed numerous small, unlicensed bromine operations, reducing the number of active producers in the region.
Unlicensed bromine operations in China were shut down in 2010, tightening supply and raising global prices.
Chinese environmental restrictions limited plant expansions in 2010, constraining bromine supply.
China announced construction of the first phase of a bromide manufacturing facility, a joint venture between a Chinese company and the Israeli bromine producer.
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