Slimes and Sludges, copper refining
Used in 1 industrial sectors tracked by the EPA.
US Production943.9K lbs
Import Value$4M
Import VolumeZero
Import Dependency0%
Top SourceCanada 93%
Where It Comes From
Customs basis: HS 262030 · narrow
These shares come from HS customs code 262030, which covers 3 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).
CA 93%CanadaMX 4%MexicoDE 2%GermanyES 2%Spain
EPA-registered manufacturers (2)
Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.
Americas Mining
Freeport-Mcmoran
Why It Matters
Sectors
Metals & Mining
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 1 functional role.
- •Intermediate in Primary Metal Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
- •Intermediate in Mining (except Oil and Gas) and support activities (100%)Processing as a reactant
Chemical Identity
CAS67712-00-9
PubChem CIDNo data available
DTXSIDDTXSID1095795
FormulaNo data available
Mol. WeightNo data available
SMILESNo data available
Data Sources
DTXSID10957952026-04-06
https://doi.org/10.23645/epacomptox.5588566
Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv
67712-00-92026-04-24
https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting
Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr.csv
CAS 67712-00-92026-04-25
https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting
Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr_industrial.csv