Ceramic materials and wares, 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$136M
Top SourceCanada 36%
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 381600 · exact
Source Countries
Country of origin for US imports, from Census customs data (2023).
CA 36%CanadaAT 24%AustriaMX 17%MexicoES 4%SpainBR 4%Brazil
- Switzerland
- Netherlands
- Belgium
- China
- Denmark
- Slovakia
- Lithuania
- Jordan
- India
- South Korea
- Poland
- Malaysia
- Australia
- Liechtenstein
- Monaco
- Ireland
- United Arab Emirates
- Taiwan
- Colombia
- Greece
EPA-registered manufacturers (10)
Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.
Clariant International · CH Switzerland
3M
Clariant
Corning Incorporated
Ferro
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Harbisonwalker International
Kohler
Kohler Company - Pottery
Saint Gobain
Us Ceramics
EPA-registered importers (14)
Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.
Basf Se · DE Germany
Kao · JP Japan
Sharp · JP Japan
Sika Ag · CH Switzerland
Basf
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Canon U.S.A
Hp
Johnson Matthey Holdings
Kao America
Ricoh Electronics
Ricoh Usa
Sharp Electronics
Sika
The Dow Chemical
Why It Matters
Sectors
EnergyElectronicsTransportationConstructionMetals & MiningPaper & PrintingCore 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 10 sectors as 9 functional roles.
- •Abrasives in Miscellaneous ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into article
- •Catalyst in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (13%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Intermediate in All Other Basic Inorganic Chemical ManufacturingUse—non-incorporative activities
- •Process regulators in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into article
- •Catalyst in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Fillers in Non-metallic Mineral Product Manufacturing (includes clay, glass, cement, concrete, lime, gypsum, and other non-metallic mineral product manufacturing) (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Insulators in Computer and Electronic Product ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Insulators in Non-metallic Mineral Product Manufacturing (includes clay, glass, cement, concrete, lime, gypsum, and other non-metallic mineral product manufacturing) (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Filler in Non-metallic Mineral Product Manufacturing (includes clay, glass, cement, concrete, lime, gypsum, and other non-metallic mineral product manufacturing) (30%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Filler in Construction (20%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Adhesion/cohesion promoter in Transportation Equipment Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Fillers in Adhesive Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Processing aids, specific to petroleum production in Oil and Gas Drilling, Extraction, and Support activities (100%)Use—non-incorporative activities
Chemical Identity
CAS66402-68-4
PubChem CIDNo data available
DTXSIDDTXSID0051235
FormulaNo data available
Mol. WeightNo data available
SMILESNo data available
Data Sources
DTXSID00512352026-04-06
https://doi.org/10.23645/epacomptox.5588566
Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv
66402-68-42026-04-24
https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting
Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr.csv
CAS 66402-68-42026-04-25
https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting
Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr_industrial.csv