Coke, coal

CAS 65996-77-2

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$45M

Top sourceCzech Republic 35%

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.

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 270400 · narrow

EPA reports by year

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

HS 270400 covers only Coke, coal, so these shares are Coke, coal's own.

Source Countries

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

CZ 35%Czech RepublicCA 23%CanadaZA 19%South AfricaCO 13%ColombiaIT 8%Italy

Indonesia
China
Oman
Germany
Hong Kong
Mexico
Egypt
Japan
Poland
Belgium

EPA-registered manufacturers (6)

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

Cleveland Cliffs Burns Harbor

Cleveland-Cliffs

Dte Energy

Shinagawa Americas

Suncoke Energy

Show all 6

United States Steel

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.

Ascend Performance Materials

Cleveland Cliffs Steel

EPA-registered importers (3)

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

Huttenes Gmbh & · DE Germany

Ha International

Oxbow Carbon & Minerals

Why It Matters

Sectors

FoodTransportationConstructionMetals & MiningCore Chemicals

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

Used in 6 sectors as 7 functional roles.

•Reducing agent in Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into article
•Fuel agents in Primary Metal Manufacturing (100%)Use—non-incorporative activities
•Chemical reaction regulator in All Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing (3%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Reducing agent in Primary Metal Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
•Dehydrating agent (desiccant) in Carbon Black ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant
•Soil amendments (fertilizers) in Non-metallic Mineral Product Manufacturing (includes clay, glass, cement, concrete, lime, gypsum, and other non-metallic mineral product manufacturing)Processing as a reactant
•Dye in Non-metallic Mineral Product Manufacturing (includes clay, glass, cement, concrete, lime, gypsum, and other non-metallic mineral product manufacturing)Processing as a reactant
•Dye in Primary Metal ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant
•Soil amendments (fertilizers) in Primary Metal ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant
•Soil amendments (fertilizers) in Food, beverage, and tobacco product manufacturingProcessing as a reactant
•Dye in Food, beverage, and tobacco product manufacturingProcessing as a reactant
•Fuel in Primary Metal Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant

Chemical Identity

CAS65996-77-2

PubChem CIDNot recorded

DTXSIDDTXSID7028273

FormulaNot recorded

Mol. WeightNot recorded

SMILESNot recorded

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID7028273Retrieved 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

Coke, coal (CAS 65996-77-2) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/65996-77-2/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID7028273. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID7028273 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 65996-77-2. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 65996-77-2. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 270400 for CAS 65996-77-2. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/