Iodine and bromine are both comparatively rare elements in the Earth's crust, although seawater contains reasonably high concentrations of both materials. In fact, currently-evaporated seawater (brines) or seawater evaporated at some time in the past (evaporite rocks) constitute the sole commercial sources of these chemical elements. Once isolated as the native elements, conversion to compounds such as hydriodic or hydrobromic acid can be readily performed. These sources (acids or native elements) are then converted to numerous chemical products.

GFS Chemicals, Inc. maintains a proud tradition in these chemistries, particularly compounds derived from iodine. Our iodides, iodates, and periodates have established a worldwide reputation for high quality and high purity. These are used in everything from weather modification to organic catalysts to analytical chemistry; to name only a few of their uses. GFS has recently ventured into other aspects of iodine chemistry - iodine (iodonium) cations being one representative example. Our well-established iodine feedstock supply chains guarantee that our prices will be comparable to those of our competition.

GFS Chemicals' organics division not only offers numerous organobromine chemicals as precursor and intermediate materials, but also routinely purchases bromine feedstock chemicals for use in our syntheses. Our well-established bromine feedstock supply channels, as well as diversified product offerings, therefore ensure that bromine materials from GFS Chemicals are competitively priced.

For more information, contact inorganicdevelopment@gfschemicals.com or call 877-534-0795.