Diatomic bromine

CAS 7726-95-6

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

US productionCBI

Confidential Business Information. The EPA withholds this volume because publishing it could reveal the reporting company's trade secrets.

Import value, 2024$2M

Top sourceChina 32%

At least one company claimed its 2023 production or import volume for this chemical as confidential, so EPA withholds it.

Why supply is unknown

Production is reported production, not a complete census of factories. US production volume is confidential. Production reporting year: 2023.

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 280130 · exact

EPA reports by year

2023: US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
2019: US production Confidential · Imports Confidential

Source Countries

Country of origin for US imports, from Census customs data (2024).

CN 32%ChinaJP 29%JapanKR 10%South KoreaZA 9%South AfricaDE 7%Germany

Netherlands

EPA-registered manufacturers (1)

Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.

Lanxess

Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (3)

EPA records name a US company for this chemical but do not disclose whether the company made it here or imported it.

Albemarle

Icl Specialty Products North America

Talen Energy

Why It Matters

Sectors

AgricultureConstructionPlastics & RubberCore Chemicals

Downstream UsesNot recorded

FDA Shortage Status

Whether any manufacturer currently reports this drug as in shortage on the FDA Drug Shortages database. "Active Shortage" means at least one presentation has status "current."

No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 5 sectors as 1 functional role.

•Intermediate in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (20%)Processing as a reactant
•Intermediate in All Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing (80%)Processing as a reactant
•Intermediate in Synthetic Rubber Manufacturing (27%)Processing as a reactant
•Intermediate in Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing (3%)Processing as a reactant
•Intermediate in Adhesive Manufacturing (1%)Processing as a reactant

Chemical Identity

CAS7726-95-6

PubChem CID24408

DTXSIDDTXSID1035238

FormulaBr2

Mol. Weight159.81 g/mol

SMILESBrBr

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID1035238Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 24408Retrieved 2026-04-06
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
US Census international tradeReporting year: 2024 · Retrieved 2026-10-04

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Brief citations

Diatomic bromine (CAS 7726-95-6) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/7726-95-6/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID1035238. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID1035238 PubChem: 24408. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/24408 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 7726-95-6. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 7726-95-6. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 280130 for CAS 7726-95-6. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/