Potassium metaborate
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 284020 · basket
These shares come from HS customs code 284020, which covers 9 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.
- South Korea
- Brazil
- Mexico
- United Kingdom
- Finland
- Japan
- Netherlands
Why It Matters
Industrial Uses
Used in 2 sectors as 3 functional roles.
- •Cleaning agent in Fabricated Metal Product ManufacturingUse—non-incorporative activities
- •Viscosity modifiers in Oil and Gas Drilling, Extraction, and Support activitiesUse—non-incorporative activities
- •Processing aids, specific to petroleum production in Oil and Gas Drilling, Extraction, and Support activities (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
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/123325/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON
Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/123325.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