Kaolin
Drug ingredientThis drug ingredient has classified U.S. production volumes. EPA withholds the number 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$26M
Top SourceBrazil 76%
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.
Source Countries
Country of origin for US imports, from Census customs data (2023).
BR 76%BrazilGB 10%United KingdomDE 3%GermanyBG 2%BulgariaNZ 2%New Zealand
- Spain
- Canada
- Italy
- Portugal
- Hong Kong
- Cameroon
- Malaysia
- Austria
- Ireland
- Ukraine
- Japan
- Turkey
EPA-registered manufacturers (5)
Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.
Allied Mineral Products
Allied Mineral Products, Llc.
Imerys Usa
Marathon Petroleum
O'Brien Industrial Holdings
EPA-registered importers (29)
Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.
Azelis S A · LU Luxembourg
Clariant International · CH Switzerland
Safic Alcan · FR France
3M
Albemarle
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Allied Mineral Products, Llc.
Azelis Us Holdings
Bridgestone Americas
Chemspec
Clariant
Denso Manufacturing Athens Tennessee
ExxonMobil
Federal-Mogul
Flint Cps Inks North America
Hallmark Cards
Harbisonwalker International
Honeywell International
Imerys
Itw Evercoat
Polyone
Pyrotek
Target
The Dow Chemical
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber
The Sherwin Williams
United Refining
Univar Solutions
Walter Kidde Portable Equipment
Yara North America
8 FDA-registered drug labelers
Boiron
Davion, Inc.
Deseret Biologicals, Inc.
Hahnemann Laboratories, INC.
Kadesh Incoporation Co,Ltd
LAON COMMERCE co ltd
Pranicura Products LLC
Sarati International, Inc
Why It Matters
Sectors
HealthAgricultureEnergyWaterTransportationConstructionMetals & MiningPlastics & RubberConsumer ProductsPaints & CoatingsPaper & PrintingCore Chemicals
Downstream Uses
Appears in 9 drug and cosmetic product listings (FDA).
- •MEB PainGuard Patch
- •Alumina Silicata
- •Mineffect hangover relief
- •Quantum Resonance
- •Pranicura 5
- •No More Products
- •Mineffect eye drops
- •Derladie Vegan Pink Clay Mask Deep Pore Tightening
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- •Medicated Cornstarch Baby Powder
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 24 sectors as 14 functional roles.
- •Fillers in Transportation Equipment Manufacturing (0%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Fillers in Miscellaneous Manufacturing (0%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Process regulators in Petroleum Refineries (100%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Fixing agent (mordant) 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
- •Filler in Wholesale and Retail TradeNot Known or Reasonably Ascertainable
- •Plasticizer in Wholesale and Retail Trade (0%)Not Known or Reasonably Ascertainable
- •Intermediate in Rubber Product Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Thickening agent in Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing (0%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Intermediate in Printing Ink ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Pigment in All Other Basic Inorganic Chemical ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Pigment in Miscellaneous ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into article
- •Fillers in Synthetic Rubber ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant
- •Fillers in Rubber Product ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant
- •Filler in Printing and Related Support Activities (6%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Filler in Plastics Product Manufacturing (16%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Filler in Not Known or Reasonably AscertainableProcessing—incorporation into article
- •Filler in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (78%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Filler in Printing Ink Manufacturing (6%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Filler in Custom Compounding of Purchased Resins (16%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Filler in Rubber Product Manufacturing (1%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Catalyst in Petrochemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Viscosity adjustors in Oil and Gas Drilling, Extraction, and Support activities (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Filler in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (7%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Pigment in Paper Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Pigment 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
- •Filler in Synthetic Rubber ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Ion exchange agent in Synthetic Rubber ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Surfactant (surface active agent) in Synthetic Rubber ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Ion exchange agent in Rubber Product ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Surfactant (surface active agent) in Rubber Product ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Adsorbent in All Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Intermediate in Other (100%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Fillers in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (100%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Binder in Non-metallic Mineral Product Manufacturing (includes clay, glass, cement, concrete, lime, gypsum, and other non-metallic mineral product manufacturing) (100%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Plasticizer in Rubber Product Manufacturing (2%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Filler in Furniture and Related Product ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into article
- •Filler in ConstructionProcessing—incorporation into article
- •Pigment in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (0%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Filler in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into article
Chemical Identity
CAS1332-58-7
PubChem CIDNo data available
DTXSIDDTXSID6049640
FormulaNo data available
Mol. WeightNo data available
SMILESNo data available
Data Sources
DTXSID60496402026-04-06
https://doi.org/10.23645/epacomptox.5588566
Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv
1332-58-72026-04-24
https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting
Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr.csv
CAS 1332-58-72026-04-07
https://open.fda.gov/data/ndc/
Archive: data/sources/fda/ndc/ndc.json