Di-tert-butyl peroxide
U.S. production volumes are classified as confidential business information.
The EPA did not publish how much of this chemical companies made or imported, or marked that amount confidential. Without that volume, ACID cannot calculate import dependency.
Where It Comes From
Customs basis: HS 290960 · basket
These shares come from HS customs code 290960, which covers 19 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.
- Malaysia
- India
- Mexico
- Lithuania
- Japan
- Canada
- Italy
Why It Matters
Industrial Uses
Used in 7 sectors as 7 functional roles.
- •Process regulators in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
- •Intermediate in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (4%)Processing as a reactant
- •Chemical reaction regulator in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (10%)Processing as a reactant
- •Hardener in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (5%)Processing as a reactant
- •Chemical reaction regulator in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (60%)Processing as a reactant
- •Solvent in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (4%)Processing as a reactant
- •Hardener in Plastics Product Manufacturing (1%)Processing as a reactant
- •Hardener in Rubber Product Manufacturing (5%)Processing as a reactant
- •Intermediate in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (0%)Processing as a reactant
- •Plasticizer in Plastics Product Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
- •Catalyst in Oil and Gas Drilling, Extraction, and Support activities (0%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Catalyst in Food, beverage, and tobacco product manufacturing (0%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
Chemical Identity
Data Sources
https://doi.org/10.23645/epacomptox.5588566
Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv
https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/8033/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON
Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/8033.json
https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting
Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr.csv
https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting
Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr_industrial.csv