Calcium bromide

CAS 7789-41-5

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

Br₂Ca199.9 g/mol

no molecular structure to draw

US productionCBI

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

Import value, 2024$91M

Top sourceIsrael 87%

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. Import value and source-country shares describe a shared customs category, not a separate chemical measurement.

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 282759 · basket

EPA reports by year

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

These shares come from HS customs code 282759, which covers 28 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries

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

IL 87%IsraelJO 11%JordanGB 1%United Kingdom

India
Spain
Taiwan
Japan
China
Turkey
Canada
Switzerland
Armenia
Germany
Mexico

EPA-registered manufacturers (2)

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

Lanxess

Tetra Technologies

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

Schlumberger

Why It Matters

Sectors

EnergyWaterCore 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 2 sectors as 2 functional roles.

•Density modifier in Oil and Gas Drilling, Extraction, and Support activities (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Processing aids, specific to petroleum production in Oil and Gas Drilling, Extraction, and Support activities (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Processing aids, specific to petroleum production in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Chemical Identity

CAS7789-41-5

PubChem CID5360316

DTXSIDDTXSID0044577

FormulaBr2Ca

Mol. Weight199.89 g/mol

SMILES[Ca+2].[Br-].[Br-]

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID0044577Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 5360316Retrieved 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

Calcium bromide (CAS 7789-41-5) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/7789-41-5/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID0044577. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID0044577 PubChem: 5360316. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/5360316 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 7789-41-5. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 7789-41-5. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 282759 for CAS 7789-41-5. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/