Kieselguhr
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$10M
Top SourceCanada 60%
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 251200 · exact
Source Countries
Country of origin for US imports, from Census customs data (2023).
CA 60%CanadaMX 16%MexicoDE 7%GermanyAR 5%ArgentinaJP 4%Japan
- Brazil
- Australia
- Morocco
- Ireland
- Belgium
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.
Imerys Usa
EPA-registered importers (5)
Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.
Basf Se · DE Germany
Clariant International · CH Switzerland
Basf
Clariant
Johnson Matthey Holdings
Why It Matters
Sectors
AgricultureEnergyMetals & MiningConsumer ProductsCore 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 6 sectors as 6 functional roles.
- •Catalyst in Petrochemical ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into article
- •Catalyst in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (6%)Processing as a reactant
- •Processing aids, specific to petroleum production in Oil and Gas Drilling, Extraction, and Support activities (0%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Agricultural chemicals (non-pesticidal) in Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing (88%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Adsorbent in Wholesale and Retail Trade (100%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Viscosity adjustors in Oil and Gas Drilling, Extraction, and Support activities (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Solids separation agents in Mining (except Oil and Gas) and support activities (100%)Processing—repackaging
Chemical Identity
CAS61790-53-2
PubChem CIDNo data available
DTXSIDDTXSID7049768
FormulaNo data available
Mol. WeightNo data available
SMILESNo data available
Data Sources
DTXSID70497682026-04-06
https://doi.org/10.23645/epacomptox.5588566
Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv
61790-53-22026-04-24
https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting
Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr.csv
CAS 61790-53-22026-04-25
https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting
Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr_industrial.csv