Great Lakes produces bromine-based flame retardants for plastic resins, polymer additives, fine chemicals for drug production and swimming pool chemicals.

FORBES: Paddling Upstream

One-third of its sales come from bromine-based products, especially the flame retardants that keep DVD players from catching fire.

FORBES: Paddling Upstream

's plastic additives division, which brought on some phosphate-based flame retardants to diversify away from bromine.

FORBES: Paddling Upstream

The Industrial Products segment produces flame retardants (FR) and a variety of bromine compounds as well as other chemicals based primarily on rich mineral resources found in the Dead Sea, and the Performance Products segment is a phosphate powerhouse that produces a number of downstream products for food and industrial applications, offering solutions for the food, cleaning products, fire safety, coatings and electronics industries.

FORBES: ICL-Israel Chemicals