Silica gel
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 281122 · narrow
These shares come from HS customs code 281122, which covers 6 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.
- Canada
- Singapore
- Spain
- Ukraine
- Switzerland
- Austria
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Lithuania
- Indonesia
- Australia
- Turkey
- Poland
- Vietnam
- Belgium
- Iceland
- Morocco
- Egypt
- Peru
- Israel
- Portugal
Why It Matters
Industrial Uses
Used in 5 sectors as 4 functional roles.
- •Agricultural chemicals (non-pesticidal) in Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Adsorbent in Furniture and Related Product ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into article
- •Surface modifier in Furniture and Related Product ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into article
- •Fillers in Furniture and Related Product ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into article
- •Adsorbent in ConstructionProcessing—incorporation into article
- •Surface modifier in ConstructionProcessing—incorporation into article
- •Fillers in ConstructionProcessing—incorporation into article
- •Surface modifier in Not Known or Reasonably AscertainableProcessing—incorporation into article
- •Surface modifier in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (0%)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://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