Bromine producer Gulf Resources Inc. has been ordered to close 10 of its speciality bromine plants in Shandong , potentially costing the firm approximately US$200 000 to dismantle. The management of Gulf Resources had expected that these three factories might be forced to close if it could not find a solution to address. A government inspection found the crude salt fields surrounding three of the company's three factories were reclaimed as construction or cultivation land, violating regulations imposed last year that required co-production of bromine and crude salt. Gulf Resources said if production was allowed to continue at its other seven facilities, it would still be "doing better than many of our competitors". The company expects to write-off the closures.
Bromine producer Gulf Resources Inc. has been ordered to close 10 of its speciality bromine plants in Shandong , potentially costing the firm approximately US$200 000 to dismantle. A government inspection found the crude salt fields surrounding three of the company's three factories were reclaimed as construction or cultivation land, violating regulations imposed last year that required co-production of bromine and crude salt. Gulf Resources said if production was allowed to continue at its other seven facilities, it would still be "doing better than many of our competitors". The company expects to write-off the closures.