Sodium bromide (NaBr) is a widely used bromide salt with applications across pharmaceuticals, oilfield chemicals (drilling and completion fluids), water treatment, flame retardants, and chemical intermediates. Primary production routes include extraction from brine deposits (natural brines rich in bromide) and recovery from bromine producers who convert bromide-rich brines to elemental bromine and salts. Key bromine production regions include parts of the US Gulf Coast, Israel, China, and Turkey, with NaBr typically produced where bromide is abundant.