Potassium borate
Used in 1 industrial sectors tracked by the EPA.
US Production2.0M lbs
Import VolumeZero
Import Dependency0%
Where It Comes From
EPA-registered manufacturers (1)
Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.
Textile Rubber & Chemical
Why It Matters
Sectors
Energy
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 1 sector as 1 functional role.
- •Lubricating agent in Petroleum Lubricating Oil and Grease Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
Chemical Identity
CAS12712-38-8
PubChem CID12816516
DTXSIDDTXSID3049750
FormulaBK3O3
Mol. Weight176.11 g/mol
SMILESB([O-])([O-])[O-].[K+].[K+].[K+]
Data Sources
DTXSID30497502026-04-06
https://doi.org/10.23645/epacomptox.5588566
Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv
128165162026-04-06
https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/12816516/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON
Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/12816516.json
12712-38-82026-04-24
https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting
Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr.csv
CAS 12712-38-82026-04-25
https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting
Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr_industrial.csv