Pitch, coal tar, high-temp.
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 270810 · basket
These shares come from HS customs code 270810, which covers 3 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.
- China
- India
- Switzerland
- Japan
- Romania
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Why It Matters
Industrial Uses
Used in 7 sectors as 5 functional roles.
- •Binder in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
- •Process regulators in Primary Metal Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
- •Sealant (barrier) in Asphalt Paving, Roofing, and Coating Materials Manufacturing (67%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Binder in Primary Metal Manufacturing (33%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Intermediate in Primary Metal Manufacturing (100%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Binder in Other (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Adhesion/cohesion promoter in UtilitiesProcessing as a reactant
- •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 article
- •Binder in Miscellaneous ManufacturingProcessing—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