Kaolinite (Al2(OH)4(Si2O5))
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 250700 · narrow
These shares come from HS customs code 250700, which covers 3 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.
- Spain
- Canada
- Italy
- Portugal
- Hong Kong
- Cameroon
- Malaysia
- Austria
- Ireland
- Ukraine
- Japan
- Turkey
Why It Matters
Industrial Uses
Used in 2 sectors as 2 functional roles.
- •Intermediate in Utilities (90%)Processing as a reactant
- •Adsorbents and absorbents in Other (5%)Use—non-incorporative activities
Vendor Pricing
Prices reflect listed pack sizes. Small research packs run far above bulk rates.
4 more vendors
| Vendor | Country Supplier country. Where available, shows shipping origin. When the supplier ships from a different country than where they are registered, both are shown. Most suppliers show registration country only. | $/g | Pack | Purity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Chemicals LLC | Hong Kong | $0.24 | 500 g | — |
| Angene Chemical | China → Hong Kong | $0.25 | 500 g | — |
| AA BLOCKS | United States | $0.30 | 500 g | — |
| AK Scientific, Inc. | United States | $0.43 | 500 g | — |
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/71300855/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON
Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/71300855.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