Potassium oxide
U.S. production volumes are classified as confidential business information.
US ProductionCBI
Confidential Business Information. The EPA withholds this volume because publishing it could reveal the reporting company's trade secrets.
Import Value$123M
Top SourceBrazil 32%
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 282590 · basket
These shares come from HS customs code 282590, which covers 26 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.
Source Countries
Country of origin for US imports, from Census customs data (2023).
BR 32%BrazilTR 15%TurkeyCN 9%ChinaVN 8%VietnamKR 8%South Korea
- Ireland
- Mexico
- Spain
- Belgium
- Switzerland
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Hong Kong
EPA-registered manufacturers (6)
Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.
Clariant International · CH Switzerland
Clariant
Haldor Topsoe
Mcwane
O'Brien Industrial Holdings
Show all 6
Steel Dust Recycling
EPA-registered importers (11)
Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.
Basf Se · DE Germany
Brenntag · DE Germany
Clariant International · CH Switzerland
Teck Resources · CA Canada
Tosoh · JP Japan
Show all 11
Basf
Brenntag Southwest, Inc., Lanc
Clariant
Quadra Chemicals
Teck American Incorporated
Tosoh America
Why It Matters
Sectors
AgricultureEnergyConstructionMetals & MiningPlastics & RubberPaints & CoatingsCore Chemicals
Downstream UsesNo data available
FDA Shortage Status
Whether any manufacturer currently reports this drug as in shortage on the FDA Drug Shortages database. "Active Shortage" means at least one presentation has status "current."
No FDA shortage records
Industrial Uses
Used in 14 sectors as 9 functional roles.
- •Adsorbents and absorbents in Paint and Coating ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into article
- •Adsorbents and absorbents in ConstructionProcessing—incorporation into article
- •Adsorbents and absorbents in Petroleum RefineriesUse—non-incorporative activities
- •Adsorbents and absorbents in Petrochemical ManufacturingUse—non-incorporative activities
- •Adsorbents and absorbents in Industrial Gas ManufacturingUse—non-incorporative activities
- •Catalyst in Petrochemical Manufacturing (99%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Dehydrating agent (desiccant) in Plastics Material and Resin ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Coalescing agent in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Chemical reaction regulator in Petroleum Refineries (2%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Chemical reaction regulator in Petrochemical Manufacturing (91%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Chemical reaction regulator in Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing (7%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Catalyst in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Adsorbent in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into article
- •Adsorbent in All Other Basic Inorganic Chemical ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Adsorbent in Petrochemical ManufacturingUse—non-incorporative activities
- •Adsorbent in Industrial Gas ManufacturingUse—non-incorporative activities
- •Pigment in Plastics Product Manufacturing (14%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Abrasives in Mining (except Oil and Gas) and support activities (86%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Intermediate in Non-metallic Mineral Product Manufacturing (includes clay, glass, cement, concrete, lime, gypsum, and other non-metallic mineral product manufacturing) (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Catalyst in Miscellaneous ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
Chemical Identity
CAS12136-45-7
PubChem CID9989219
DTXSIDDTXSID3049754
FormulaK2O
Mol. Weight94.196 g/mol
SMILES[O-2].[K+].[K+]
Data Sources
DTXSID30497542026-04-06
https://doi.org/10.23645/epacomptox.5588566
Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv
99892192026-04-06
https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/9989219/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON
Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/9989219.json
12136-45-72026-04-24
https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting
Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr.csv
CAS 12136-45-72026-04-25
https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting
Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr_industrial.csv