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TIL The Dow Chemical Company started in the bromine industry, selling at 36 cents per pound vs the German Bromkonvention's 49 cents per pound. In response, Bromkonvention flooded the US market with Bromine at 15 cents per pound, all of which Dow purchased and then sold at 27 cents back in Europe.

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