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| TABLE 5 | ||||||
| SELECTED WORLD BROMINE ANNUAL PLANT CAPACITIES AND SOURCES AS OF DECEMBER 31, 20141 | ||||||
| Capacity | ||||||
| (metric | ||||||
| Country and company or plant | Location | tons) | Source | |||
| China, Gulf Resources, Inc.- | Shandong | 46,300 | Underground brines.- | |||
| India: | ||||||
| Hindustan Salts Ltd. | Kharaghoda | 1,350 | Seawater bitterns from salt production. | |||
| Solaris ChemTech Industries, Ltd.- | Khavda | NA | Do. | |||
| Tata Chemicals Ltd. | Mithapur | 150 | Do. | |||
| Total | NA | |||||
| Israel, ICL Industrial Products | Sodom | 280,000 | Bitterns of potash production from surface brines. | |||
| Japan, Tosoh Corp.- | Tokuyama | 24,000 | Seawater. | |||
| Jordan, Jordan Bromine Co. Ltd. | Safi | 100,000 | Bitterns of potash production from surface brines. | |||
| Turkmenistan: | ||||||
| Cheleken Chemical Plant | Cheleken Region | NA | Seawater. | |||
| Nebitdag Iodine Plant | Vyshka | NA | Underground brines. | |||
| Ukraine, Perekop Bromine Plant | Krasnoperekopsk | NA | Do. | |||
| Do. ditto. NA Not available.-- | ||||||
| 1Does not include U.S. production capacity.-- | ||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program
See also: Mineral commodity prices
