Diatomic bromine

U.S. production volumes are classified as confidential business information.

Molecular structure of 7726-95-6
US ProductionCBI
Import Value$2M
Top SourceChina 32%

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 280130 · exact

Source Countries
CN 32%ChinaJP 29%JapanKR 10%South KoreaZA 9%South AfricaDE 7%Germany
EPA-registered manufacturers (3)
Lanxess
Sunflower Electric Power
Talen Energy
EPA-registered importers (1)
Icl Specialty Products North America

Why It Matters

Sectors
Core ChemicalsHealthPlastics & RubberWaterPaints & CoatingsAgricultureConstruction
Downstream UsesNo data available
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 7 sectors as 5 functional roles.

  • •Intermediate in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (97%)Processing as a reactant
  • •Intermediate in Synthetic Rubber Manufacturing (3%)Processing as a reactant
  • •Intermediate in All Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing (2%)Processing as a reactant
  • •Intermediate in Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing (2%)Processing as a reactant
  • •Intermediate in Adhesive Manufacturing (1%)Processing as a reactant
  • •Agricultural chemicals (non-pesticidal) in Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing (4%)Processing as a reactant
  • •Flame retardant in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (4%)Processing as a reactant
  • •Oxidizing agent in Utilities (100%)Processing as a reactant
  • •Oxidizing/reducing agents in Utilities (100%)Processing as a reactant

Chemical Identity

CAS7726-95-6
PubChem CID24408
DTXSIDDTXSID1035238
FormulaBr2
Mol. Weight159.81 g/mol
SMILESBrBr

Data Sources

DTXSID10352382026-04-06

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

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

244082026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/24408/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/24408.json

7726-95-62026-04-24

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

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

CAS 7726-95-62026-04-25

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

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

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