Boron zinc oxide (B6Zn2O11)

CAS 12767-90-7

U.S. production volumes are classified as confidential business information.

BOZn92.2 g/mol

no molecular structure to draw

US productionCBI

Confidential Business Information. The EPA withholds this volume because publishing it could reveal the reporting company's trade secrets.

Import value, 2024$16M

Top sourceItaly 37%

At least one company claimed its 2023 production or import volume for this chemical as confidential, so EPA withholds it.

Why supply is unknown

Production is reported production, not a complete census of factories. US production volume is confidential. Production reporting year: 2023. Import value and source-country shares describe a shared customs category, not a separate chemical measurement.

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 284020 · basket

EPA reports by year

2023: US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
2019: US production Confidential · Imports Confidential

These shares come from HS customs code 284020, which covers 16 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries

Country of origin for US imports, from Census customs data (2024).

IT 37%ItalyIN 19%IndiaCN 16%ChinaTR 12%TurkeyPE 5%Peru

South Korea
Brazil
Mexico
United Kingdom
Finland
Japan
Netherlands

Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (2)

EPA records name a US company for this chemical but do not disclose whether the company made it here or imported it.

Henkel

Rio Tinto America

Why It Matters

Sectors

Textiles

Downstream UsesNot recorded

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

•Flame retardant in Textiles, apparel, and leather manufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Chemical Identity

CAS12767-90-7

PubChem CID6337024

DTXSIDDTXSID0058300

FormulaBOZn

Mol. Weight92.2 g/mol

SMILES[B].[O-2].[Zn+2]

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID0058300Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 6337024Retrieved 2026-04-06
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
US Census international tradeReporting year: 2024 · Retrieved 2026-10-04

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Brief citations

Boron zinc oxide (B6Zn2O11) (CAS 12767-90-7) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/12767-90-7/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID0058300. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID0058300 PubChem: 6337024. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/6337024 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 12767-90-7. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 12767-90-7. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 284020 for CAS 12767-90-7. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/