Bromine prices stable but input costs climb
By Laura Syrett
Published: Wednesday, 24 July 2013
Albemarle reports year-on-year weakness; ICL hikes product prices
Speciality chemical producer Albemarle said it
observed lower prices year-on-year (y-o-y) for both hydrobromic
acid (HBr) and elemental bromine during the second quarter in
2013, but noted that prices had remained flat with
Q1.
The US-headquartered company said that the relative weakness
in prices had contributed to lower y-o-y profitability...