Boron carbide
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 284990 · basket
These shares come from HS customs code 284990, which covers 5 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.
- Italy
- India
- Japan
- Hong Kong
- South Korea
- Mexico
- Ukraine
- United Kingdom
- Vietnam
- Brazil
- Bulgaria
- Luxembourg
- Czech Republic
- Norway
- Turkey
- Slovenia
Why It Matters
Industrial Uses
Used in 10 sectors as 2 functional roles.
- •Intermediate in Non-metallic Mineral Product Manufacturing (includes clay, glass, cement, concrete, lime, gypsum, and other non-metallic mineral product manufacturing) (100%)Processing as a reactant
- •Abrasives in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (5%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Abrasives in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (10%)Processing as a reactant
- •Abrasives in Oil and Gas Drilling, Extraction, and Support activities (5%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Abrasives in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (20%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Abrasives in Construction (5%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Abrasives in Wood Product Manufacturing (15%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Abrasives in Non-metallic Mineral Product Manufacturing (includes clay, glass, cement, concrete, lime, gypsum, and other non-metallic mineral product manufacturing) (10%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Abrasives in Machinery Manufacturing (5%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Abrasives in Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing (5%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Intermediate in All Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
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/123279/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON
Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/123279.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