Ammonium boron oxide ((NH4)B5O8)

Used in 3 industrial sectors tracked by the EPA.

Molecular structure of 12007-89-5
US Production600.7K lbs
Import VolumeZero
Import Dependency0%

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 284020 · basket

This chemical's HS customs code 284020 covers 9chemicals in total. US Census does not break out this chemical's share of that bucket, so the country-of-origin mix is not available. EPA CDR reports import dependency at the chemical level separately, shown above.

EPA-registered manufacturers (2)
Metals And Additives Llc Dba Omni Oxide
U.S. Borax

Why It Matters

Sectors
Plastics & RubberPaints & CoatingsCore Chemicals
Downstream UsesNo data available
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 3 sectors as 4 functional roles.

  • Paint additives and coating additives not described by other categories in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • Flame retardants in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (86%)Processing—incorporation into article
  • Plating agents and surface treating agents in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (6%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • Intermediate in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (6%)Use—non-incorporative activities

Chemical Identity

CAS12007-89-5
PubChem CID131634794
DTXSIDDTXSID90894253
FormulaB5H4NO8
Mol. Weight200.1 g/mol
SMILESB(=O)OB1OB2OB(OB(O2)O1)[O-].[NH4+]

Data Sources

DTXSID908942532026-04-06

https://doi.org/10.23645/epacomptox.5588566

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

1316347942026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/131634794/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/131634794.json

12007-89-52026-04-24

https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting

Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr.csv

CAS 12007-89-52026-04-25

https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting

Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr_industrial.csv