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ICL INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS – WORLD’S #1 PRODUCER OF ELEMENTAL BROMINE
ICL Industrial Products is a global leader in the production of flame retardants (”FR’s”) and a variety of bromine compounds as well as other chemicals based primarily on rich mineral resources found in the Dead Sea.
ICL-IP sells its products to the electronics, construction and automobile industries and clear brine fluids to the oil and gas drilling industry.
ICL-IP is home to ICL's IMI (TAMI) Institute for R&D Ltd. which conducts R&D activities for ICL and outside clients.
Products
* Based on 2010 external sales
ICL Industrial Products at a Glance
- 2010 Revenues: $1.3 billion (including ~$14.7m in internal sales)
- % of ICL Revenues: 22% (external sales)
- Operating Income: $207 million
- Market Leader: #1 producer of elemental bromine (~38% of global production capacity); #1 producer of
organophosphorus FRs; leadership position in brominated FRs
- Major Markets: Western Europe, US, China, Japan and Taiwan
Production Capacity of Bromine Manufactures in 2010
Source: ICL estimates, US Bureau of Mines, Arkansas Oil & Gas Commission publications
Dead Sea: World's Most Concentrated Source of Bromine
Source: ICL estimates
Product Lines
- Elemental bromine: 38% of the world's production capacity of elemental bromine (potential production capacity of 280,000 tons)
- Bromine compounds: used in FRs, clear brines for the oil drilling industry, soil and space fumigation products, and water treatment biocides.
- Phosphorus FRs: a global leader of the FR industry
- Chlorine-based biocides
- Magnesia: used in transformer, steel production, rubber, Food, pharma, mineral supplement applications, calcia products and varied industrial applications.
Competitive Position
ICL Industrial Products competitive edge derives from several factors:
- World’s largest and lowest-cost producer of elemental bromine (~38% of global production capacity).
- One of the industry’s largest fleets of isotanks which enables it to transport large quantities of bromine safely throughout the world.
- Global marketing network.
- Strong technical support system that works closely with the segment’s customers.
Environmental Activities
During the past few years ICL-IP has focused on research and engineering activities and projects to create new ecological systems and improve existing ones. Among the principal actions taken in the field of environmental protection include:
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Appointment of a Vice President - Sustainability who serves as a member of ICL Industrial Products’ management team;
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Investment in production facilities to improve recycling of solvents and other organic materials in order to achieve reduction of the amount of these materials emitted into the air;
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Investment in monitoring and detection systems to ascertain deviations in plant operation and emission systems. These systems are also connected to the facilities’ production control systems;
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Investment in monitoring and detection systems to ascertain deviations in plant operation and emission systems. These systems are also connected to the facilities’ production control systems;
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Commencement of work on a regional air monitoring system together with governmental authorities;
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Continued planning and licensing activities for a wastewater removal system, at an estimated cost of approximately $35 million;
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Running in of a plant that treats hazardous waste at Ramat Hovav, Israel, which recovers bromine from waste;