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Jordan Bromine Company (JBC), established in 1999, is a joint venture with Albemarle Holdings Company of the United States, dedicated to producing bromine and bromine derivatives, including tetra bromo bis phenol-A (TBBP-A), used as a flame retardant; calcium bromide, which is used in the oil drilling industry; sodium bromide, used in ...
In 2008, Albemarle and Sinobrom, a marketer of bromine derivatives in China, formed Sinobrom Albemarle Bromine Chemicals (Shandong) Company Ltd., a bromine-related joint venture. [7] In 2008, Albemarle acquired Sorbent Technologies Corporation, [22] whose technology controls mercury emissions from coal-fired power plants, for $22.5 million. [23 ...
An aerial view of the evaporation ponds operated by the Dead Sea Works. Dead Sea Works is the world's fourth-largest producer and supplier of potash products. [6] The company also produces magnesium chloride, industrial salts, de-icers, bath salts, table salt, and raw materials for the cosmetic industry. [6]
All the world's bromine production is derived from brine. The majority is recovered from Dead Sea brine at plants in Israel and Jordan, where bromine is a byproduct of potash recovery. Plants in the United States (see: Bromine production in the United States), China, Turkmenistan, and Ukraine, recover bromine from subsurface brines. In India ...
Bromine started Dow Chemical, but the company quickly diversified into the giant chemical manufacturer it is today. For many years the Michigan Basin was the leading producer of bromine. In 1980, five companies were operating six bromine extraction plants in Michigan. The Dow Chemical Company closed Michigan's last operating bromine plant in 2007.
Location of Jordan. Jordan is an Arab kingdom in Western Asia, on the East Bank of the Jordan River. Jordan is classified as a country of "high human development" with an "upper middle income" economy. The Jordanian economy, one of the smallest economies in the region, is attractive to foreign investors based upon a skilled workforce. [1]
JAAU - Jordan Bromine Company; JACX - Johnstown America Corporation; JAIX - JAIX Leasing Corporation; JALX - JAIX Leasing Corporation; JANX - JAN, Inc. JBHU - J.B. Hunt Transport, Inc. JBHZ - J.B. Hunt Transport, Inc. JBIX - Tank Car Services, Inc. JBPX - PacifiCorp Electric Operations and Idaho Power Company (Jim Bridger Project) JBRX - Bakery ...
In April 2009, the company was said to be considering a bond offering to raise 500 million shekels ($122 million). [21] ICL announced in September 2018 that it was launching a tender to buy back $800 million worth of 4.5 percent debt due in 2024 sold to bondholders in 2014. [22] The bonds of the new offer are running for 20 to 30 years. [22]