Lithium bromide

Drug ingredient

This drug ingredient has classified U.S. production volumes. EPA withholds the number as confidential business information.

Molecular structure of 7550-35-8
US ProductionCBI
Import Value$91M
Top SourceIsrael 87%

The EPA did not publish how much of this chemical companies made or imported, or marked that amount confidential. Without that volume, ACID cannot calculate import dependency.

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 282759 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 282759, which covers 7 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
IL 87%IsraelJO 11%JordanGB 1%United Kingdom
EPA-registered importers (2)
Basstech International
Suez Treatment Solutions
4 FDA-registered drug labelers
Hahnemann Laboratories, INC.
InLight Creation, LLC.
Marco Pharma International LLC.
Nestmann Pharma GmbH

Why It Matters

Sectors
Core ChemicalsHealthFoodEnergyMetals & MiningWater
Downstream Uses

Appears in 3 drug and cosmetic product listings (FDA).

  • Lithium Bromatum
  • Lithium
  • E.O.L.
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 6 sectors as 1 functional role.

  • Process regulators in Petroleum Refineries (15%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • Process regulators in Petrochemical Manufacturing (10%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • Process regulators in Mining (except Oil and Gas) and support activities (10%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • Process regulators in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (10%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • Process regulators in Utilities (20%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • Process regulators in Food, beverage, and tobacco product manufacturing (10%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Chemical Identity

CAS7550-35-8
PubChem CID82050
DTXSIDDTXSID20892222
FormulaBrLi
Mol. Weight86.9 g/mol
SMILES[Li+].[Br-]

Data Sources

DTXSID208922222026-04-06

https://doi.org/10.23645/epacomptox.5588566

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

820502026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/82050/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/82050.json

7550-35-82026-04-24

https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting

Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr.csv

CAS 7550-35-82026-04-07

https://open.fda.gov/data/ndc/

Archive: data/sources/fda/ndc/ndc.json