It is used to manufacture all kinds of bromine compounds, and also used in medicine, dye, perfume and other industries.It is the basic raw material for manufacturing various inorganic bromides such as sodium bromide, potassium bromide, lithium bromide and calcium bromide, and some alkyl bromides such as bromomethane and bromoethane.Used medicinally to synthesize tranquilizers, anesthetics, etc.It is also a good solvent for some metal minerals, used in the extraction of high purity metals.