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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:

  • Appointment of a Vice President - Sustainability who serves as a member of ICL Industrial Products’ management team;
  • 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;
  • 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;
  • 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;
  • Commencement of work on a regional air monitoring system together with governmental authorities;
  • Continued planning and licensing activities for a wastewater removal system, at an estimated cost of approximately $35 million;
  • Running in of a plant that treats hazardous waste at Ramat Hovav, Israel, which recovers bromine from waste; 
 
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