Capital costs, marketing, and distribution. It's a low margin product. Drilling fluids in general is a very competitive business, and there are a variety of factors involved in selecting materials for this. Bromides are corrosive, so alternatives which are more expensive are desired. However, this puts downward pressure on Br pricing.
Big barriers to entry in China. Bromine is mined and the Gov't has issued only 6 permits to mine it. Gulf Res. has one of them. outside China two countries produce Bromine, Israel and the U.S. F
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