Fiberglass
CAS 65997-17-3
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.
Top sourceNo public record
At least one company claimed its 2023 production or import volume for this chemical as confidential, so EPA withholds it.
Why supply is unknownProduction is reported production, not a complete census of factories. US production volume is confidential. Production reporting year: 2023.
Where It Comes From
EPA reports by year
- 2023
- US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
- 2019
- US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
EPA-registered manufacturers (11)
Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.
Carl-Zeiss-Stiftung · DE Germany
Nipro · JP Japan
3M
Bullseye Glass
Hollingsworth & Vose
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Kohler
Minerals Technologies
Nipro Pharmapackaging Americas
Potters Industries
Schott
Shinagawa Americas
Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (16)
EPA records name a US company for this chemical but do not disclose whether the company made it here or imported it.
Avient
Basf
Basstech International
Blue Tree Holdings
Composites One
Show all 16
Ems-Chemie (North America)
Eos North America
Fci
Halliburton Energy Service
Igm Resins Charlotte
Johns Manville
Mitsubishi International Polymertrade
Target
Toyota Tsusho America
Tri-Iso
Vibrantz Technologies
EPA-registered importers (46)
Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.
Glencore Plc · CH Switzerland
Idemitsu Kosan · JP Japan
Inabata & · JP Japan
Lg Chem · KR South Korea
Mitsubishi Chemical Group · JP Japan
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Mitsubishi Engineering Plastics · JP Japan
Ravago S A · LU Luxembourg
Sika Ag · CH Switzerland
Sumitomo Bakelite · JP Japan
Sumitomo Chemical · JP Japan
Toyota Tsusho · JP Japan
Ube · JP Japan
Akzo Nobel Coatings
Ardagh Group
Arkema
Carlisle Companies Incorporated
Denka
Dentsply North America
Dupont Specialty Products Usa
Eckart America
Frp Services & Co. (America)
Glencore
Henkel
Hilti
Idemitsu Chemicals U.S.A
Inabata America
Lg Chem America
Lg Electronics Usa
Lyondell Chemical
Mapei
Mitsubishi Chemical America
Mitsubishi Engineering Plastics , America
New Pig
Roberlo Usa
Sankyo America
Sika
Sumitomo Bakelite North America Holding
Sumitomo Chemical Advanced Technologies
Sumitomo Plastics America
Teknor Apex
Tenneco Brake
The Lincoln Electric
Toray Industries (America)
Ube America
Ube Engineered Composites
Westlake
Why It Matters
Sectors
HealthEnergyElectronicsTransportationConstructionMetals & MiningPlastics & RubberTextilesConsumer ProductsPaints & CoatingsCore 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 21 sectors as 13 functional roles.
- •Filler in Not Known or Reasonably Ascertainable (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Filler in Mining (except Oil and Gas) and support activities (0%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Filler in Custom Compounding of Purchased Resins (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Filler in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Filler in Plastics Product Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Filler in Transportation Equipment Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Pigment in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing (6%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Pigment in Plastics Product Manufacturing (6%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Pigment in Transportation Equipment Manufacturing (12%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Pigment in Services (17%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Surface modifier in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (17%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Pigment in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (24%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Lubricating agent in Petroleum Lubricating Oil and Grease Manufacturing (17%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Filler in All Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing (1%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Hardener in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Filler in Machinery Manufacturing (40%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Filler in Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing (40%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Filler in Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing (20%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Intermediate 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
- •Density modifier in Oil and Gas Drilling, Extraction, and Support activities (20%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Insulators in Transportation Equipment Manufacturing (10%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Density modifier in Mining (except Oil and Gas) and support activities (2%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Filler in Miscellaneous Manufacturing (20%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Density modifier in Transportation Equipment Manufacturing (20%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Insulators in Oil and Gas Drilling, Extraction, and Support activities (10%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Filler in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (10%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Corrosion inhibitor in Paint and Coating ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Fixing agent (mordant) in Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing (90%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Filler in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Insulators in Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing (0%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Binder in Primary Metal Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Sealant (barrier) in Paint and Coating ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Abrasives in Miscellaneous Manufacturing (30%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Filler in Construction (64%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Hardener in Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing (2%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Binder in Transportation Equipment Manufacturing (23%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Hardener in Plastics Product Manufacturing (2%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Density modifier in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (25%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Abrasives in Not Known or Reasonably Ascertainable (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Binder in Asphalt Paving, Roofing, and Coating Materials Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Abrasives in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Pigment in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
Chemical Identity
CAS65997-17-3
PubChem CIDNot recorded
DTXSIDDTXSID7049631
FormulaNot recorded
Mol. WeightNot recorded
SMILESNot recorded
Data Sources
- EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID7049631Retrieved 2026-04-06
- EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
- EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
Brief citations
Fiberglass (CAS 65997-17-3) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/65997-17-3/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID7049631. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID7049631 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 65997-17-3. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 65997-17-3. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting