Sodium silicate
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$37M
Top SourceBrazil 52%
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 283919 · narrow
These shares come from HS customs code 283919, which covers 2 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 52%BrazilCA 28%CanadaPL 5%PolandIN 4%IndiaNL 3%Netherlands
- United Kingdom
- Austria
- Spain
- Italy
- Lithuania
- Hong Kong
- Hungary
- Australia
- Japan
- Switzerland
EPA-registered manufacturers (9)
Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.
Allied Mineral Products, Llc.
Evonik
Occidental Petroleum
Piedmont Chemical Industries I
Ppg Industries
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Pq
Sc Johnson & Son
The Dallas Group Of America
W. R. Grace & Co. - Conn.
EPA-registered importers (21)
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
Basf Se · DE Germany
3M
Azelis Us Holding
Basf
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Basstech International
Brenntag
Delta Carbona
Diversey
Evonik
Harbisonwalker International
Harcros Chemicals
Henkel Us Operations
Imerys Steelcasting Usa
Pq
Reckitt Benckiser
The Dow Chemical
The Lincoln Electric
The Procter & Gamble
The Sherwin Williams
Zschimmer&Schwarz
Why It Matters
Sectors
FoodEnergyWaterConstructionMetals & MiningPlastics & RubberConsumer ProductsPaints & CoatingsPaper & PrintingCore 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 18 sectors as 18 functional roles.
- •Paint additives and coating additives not described by other categories in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (0%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •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
- •Surfactant (surface active agent) in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Stabilizing agent in Not Known or Reasonably Ascertainable (0%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Cleaning agent in Fabricated Metal Product ManufacturingUse—non-incorporative activities
- •Cleaning agent in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Fillers in Rubber Product Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Intermediate in All Other Basic Inorganic Chemical ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant
- •Corrosion inhibitor in Wholesale and Retail TradeProcessing—repackaging
- •Corrosion inhibitors and anti-scaling agents in UtilitiesUse—non-incorporative activities
- •Adhesives and sealant chemicals in Paper ManufacturingUse—non-incorporative activities
- •Pigment in Paint and Coating ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Adhesives and sealant chemicals in Asphalt Paving, Roofing, and Coating Materials ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into article
- •Adhesives and sealant chemicals in Miscellaneous ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into article
- •Surface active agents in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Dust suppressant in Wholesale and Retail TradeProcessing—repackaging
- •Adhesives and sealant chemicals in Fabricated Metal Product ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into article
- •Intermediate in Wholesale and Retail TradeProcessing—repackaging
- •Processing aids, specific to petroleum production in Oil and Gas Drilling, Extraction, and Support activitiesUse—non-incorporative activities
- •Absorbent in All Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Intermediate in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
- •Paint additives and coating additives not described by other categories in Construction (80%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Functional fluids (open systems) in Oil and Gas Drilling, Extraction, and Support activities (20%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Adhesives and sealant chemicals in Adhesive Manufacturing (3%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Plasticizer in Adhesive Manufacturing (5%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Stabilizing agent in Mining (except Oil and Gas) and support activities (15%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Binder in Machinery ManufacturingUse—non-incorporative activities
- •Filler in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing (3%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
Chemical Identity
CAS1344-09-8
PubChem CID23266
DTXSIDDTXSID9029647
FormulaNa2O3Si
Mol. Weight122.063 g/mol
SMILES[O-][Si](=O)[O-].[Na+].[Na+]
Data Sources
DTXSID90296472026-04-06
https://doi.org/10.23645/epacomptox.5588566
Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv
232662026-04-06
https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/23266/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON
Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/23266.json
1344-09-82026-04-24
https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting
Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr.csv
CAS 1344-09-82026-04-25
https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting
Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr_industrial.csv