Distillates, coal tar, upper

CAS 65996-91-0

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$2M

Top sourceCanada 50%

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 380700 · narrow

EPA reports by year

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

These shares come from HS customs code 380700, which covers 4 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 50%CanadaBR 24%BrazilSE 8%SwedenFI 8%FinlandCN 3%China

EPA-registered importers (1)

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

Rain Cii Carbon

Why It Matters

Sectors

ConstructionMetals & 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

Used in 2 sectors as 1 functional role.

•Binder in OtherProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Binder in Asphalt Paving, Roofing, and Coating Materials ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Chemical Identity

CAS65996-91-0

PubChem CIDNot recorded

DTXSIDDTXSID1028283

FormulaNot recorded

Mol. WeightNot recorded

SMILESNot recorded

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID1028283Retrieved 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

Distillates, coal tar, upper (CAS 65996-91-0) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/65996-91-0/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID1028283. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID1028283 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 65996-91-0. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 65996-91-0. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 380700 for CAS 65996-91-0. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/