Distillates, coal tar
Used in 4 industrial sectors tracked by the EPA.
US Production202.3M lbs
Import Value$49M
Import Volume16.4M lbs
Import Dependency8%
Top SourceSouth Africa 51%
Where It Comes From
Customs basis: HS 270600, 270799 · narrow
These shares come from HS customs code 270600, 270799, which covers 16 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.
Source Countries
Country of origin for US imports, from Census customs data (2023).
ZA 51%South AfricaCA 27%CanadaDK 6%DenmarkES 4%SpainIT 3%Italy
- Sweden
- Israel
- China
- Mexico
- Belgium
EPA-registered manufacturers (4)
Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.
Coopers Creek Chemical
Koppers
Lone Star Specialties
Stella-Jones
Why It Matters
Sectors
TransportationConstructionMetals & MiningCore 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 2 sectors as 2 functional roles.
- •Intermediate in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Pigment in Carbon Black Manufacturing (10%)Processing as a reactant
Chemical Identity
CAS65996-92-1
PubChem CIDNo data available
DTXSIDDTXSID6028284
FormulaNo data available
Mol. WeightNo data available
SMILESNo data available
Data Sources
DTXSID60282842026-04-06
https://doi.org/10.23645/epacomptox.5588566
Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv
65996-92-12026-04-24
https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting
Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr.csv
CAS 65996-92-12026-04-25
https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting
Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr_industrial.csv