Frits, chemicals
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$101M
Top SourceMexico 28%
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 320740 · exact
Source Countries
Country of origin for US imports, from Census customs data (2023).
MX 28%MexicoLI 24%LiechtensteinCA 11%CanadaDE 11%GermanyJP 9%Japan
- Belgium
- Lithuania
- Turkey
- Brazil
- Slovenia
- Lebanon
- Czech Republic
- Australia
- Switzerland
- Hong Kong
- Malaysia
- Indonesia
- Finland
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.
3M
Ferro
Kohler
Nalco- An Ecolab
EPA-registered importers (7)
Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.
Heraeus Holding Gmbh · DE Germany
Itaca S A U · ES Spain
Dal-Tile
Geodis Logistics
Heraeus Incorporated, Hic
Show all 7
Pyrotek
The Lincoln Electric
Why It Matters
Sectors
EnergyElectronicsConstructionMetals & MiningPaints & CoatingsCore 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 9 sectors as 9 functional roles.
- •Intermediate in Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Paint additives and coating additives not described by other categories in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Pigment in All Other Basic Inorganic Chemical ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Pigment in Non-metallic Mineral Product Manufacturing (includes clay, glass, cement, concrete, lime, gypsum, and other non-metallic mineral product manufacturing) (1%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Opacifer in Non-metallic Mineral Product Manufacturing (includes clay, glass, cement, concrete, lime, gypsum, and other non-metallic mineral product manufacturing) (1%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Filler in Miscellaneous ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Pigment in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (50%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Adhesion/cohesion promoter in Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Anti-scaling agent in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Anti-scaling agent in Oil and Gas Drilling, Extraction, and Support activities (100%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •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
- •Fillers in Machinery ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
Chemical Identity
CAS65997-18-4
PubChem CIDNo data available
DTXSIDDTXSID2052813
FormulaNo data available
Mol. WeightNo data available
SMILESNo data available
Data Sources
DTXSID20528132026-04-06
https://doi.org/10.23645/epacomptox.5588566
Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv
65997-18-42026-04-24
https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting
Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr.csv
CAS 65997-18-42026-04-25
https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting
Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr_industrial.csv