Fluoboric acid
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 281119 · basket
These shares come from HS customs code 281119, which covers 19 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.
- Japan
- Netherlands
- Switzerland
- Norway
- Jordan
- Italy
- Czech Republic
- United Kingdom
Why It Matters
Industrial Uses
Used in 3 sectors as 2 functional roles.
- •Plating agents and surface treating agents in Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •pH regulating agent in Fabricated Metal Product ManufacturingUse—non-incorporative activities
- •Plating agents and surface treating agents in Primary Metal Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
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/28118/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON
Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/28118.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