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CAS 61789-60-4

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, 2024$96M

Top sourceCanada 79%

At least one company claimed its 2023 production or import volume for this chemical as confidential, so EPA withholds it.

Why supply is unknown

Production is reported production, not a complete census of factories. US production volume is confidential. Production reporting year: 2023. Import value and source-country shares describe a shared customs category, not a separate chemical measurement.

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 270810 · basket

EPA reports by year

2023: US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
2019: US production Confidential · Imports Confidential

These shares come from HS customs code 270810, which covers 3 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries

Country of origin for US imports, from Census customs data (2024).

CA 79%CanadaES 10%SpainDE 6%GermanyBE 3%BelgiumCZ 2%Czech Republic

China
India
Switzerland
Japan
Romania

EPA-registered manufacturers (1)

Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.

Marathon Petroleum

Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (2)

EPA records name a US company for this chemical but do not disclose whether the company made it here or imported it.

Kolmar Americas

Polymer Additves

EPA-registered importers (4)

Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.

Rearden Holdings Eins Gmbh · DE Germany

Basstech International

Koch Industries

Magnesita Refractories

Why It Matters

Sectors

FoodMetals & Mining

Downstream UsesNot recorded

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

•Chemical reaction regulator in Primary Metal Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into article

Chemical Identity

CAS61789-60-4

PubChem CIDNot recorded

DTXSIDDTXSID4095136

FormulaNot recorded

Mol. WeightNot recorded

SMILESNot recorded

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID4095136Retrieved 2026-04-06
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
US Census international tradeReporting year: 2024 · Retrieved 2026-10-04

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Brief citations

Pitch (CAS 61789-60-4) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/61789-60-4/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID4095136. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID4095136 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 61789-60-4. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 61789-60-4. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 270810 for CAS 61789-60-4. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/