Slags, ferrous metal, blast furnace
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$220M
Top SourceSouth Africa 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 261800 · exact
Source Countries
Country of origin for US imports, from Census customs data (2023).
ZA 60%South AfricaJP 22%JapanCN 12%ChinaMX 3%MexicoID 2%Indonesia
- Vietnam
- Germany
- Netherlands
EPA-registered manufacturers (7)
Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.
Arcelormittal S A · LU Luxembourg
Arcelormittal Usa
Cleveland-Cliffs
Kohler
United States Steel
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Universal Stainless And Alloy Products
Waupaca Foundry
EPA-registered importers (9)
Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.
Crh Plc · IE Ireland
Argos Usa
Cemex Construction Materials Pacific
Crh Americas
Giant Cement Holding
Show all 9
Holcim (Us)
Lehigh Hanson
Lehigh Southwest Cement
Ozinga Brothers
Why It Matters
Sectors
ConstructionMetals & MiningConsumer Products
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 4 sectors as 6 functional roles.
- •Intermediate in Other (100%)Processing—repackaging
- •Binder in Non-metallic Mineral Product Manufacturing (includes clay, glass, cement, concrete, lime, gypsum, and other non-metallic mineral product manufacturing) (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Fillers in Non-metallic Mineral Product Manufacturing (includes clay, glass, cement, concrete, lime, gypsum, and other non-metallic mineral product manufacturing) (100%)Processing as a reactant
- •Intermediate in Wholesale and Retail Trade (100%)Processing—repackaging
- •Intermediate in Non-metallic Mineral Product Manufacturing (includes clay, glass, cement, concrete, lime, gypsum, and other non-metallic mineral product manufacturing) (100%)Processing—repackaging
- •Adhesives and sealant chemicals in Non-metallic Mineral Product Manufacturing (includes clay, glass, cement, concrete, lime, gypsum, and other non-metallic mineral product manufacturing) (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Chemical reaction regulator in Non-metallic Mineral Product Manufacturing (includes clay, glass, cement, concrete, lime, gypsum, and other non-metallic mineral product manufacturing) (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Intermediate in Construction (100%)Processing—repackaging
- •Filler in Non-metallic Mineral Product Manufacturing (includes clay, glass, cement, concrete, lime, gypsum, and other non-metallic mineral product manufacturing) (34%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
Chemical Identity
CAS65996-69-2
PubChem CIDNo data available
DTXSIDDTXSID1049693
FormulaNo data available
Mol. WeightNo data available
SMILESNo data available
Data Sources
DTXSID10496932026-04-06
https://doi.org/10.23645/epacomptox.5588566
Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv
65996-69-22026-04-24
https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting
Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr.csv
CAS 65996-69-22026-04-25
https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting
Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr_industrial.csv