Ashes (residues)
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$34M
Top SourceCanada 31%
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 262190 · exact
Source Countries
Country of origin for US imports, from Census customs data (2023).
CA 31%CanadaJP 23%JapanTR 16%TurkeyCN 11%ChinaGY 8%Guyana
- Kazakhstan
- Ukraine
- Italy
- Taiwan
- United Kingdom
EPA-registered manufacturers (118)
Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.
Alfa Sab De Cv · MX Mexico
Crh Plc · IE Ireland
Dssmith Plc · GB United Kingdom
Aes
Ahlstrom-Munksjo Mosinee
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Alcoa
Alliant Energy
American Electric Power
Arizona Public Service
Arizona Public Service Company, Four Corners Powerplant
Associated Electric Cooperative
Basin Electric Power Cooperative
Berkshire Hathaway
Buckeye Power
Cargill
Centerpoint Energy
Chambers Cogeneration
Choctaw Generation Lp, Ll
City Of Fremont Department Of Utilities
City Of Grand Island
Cleco Cajun
Cleco Power
Colorado Springs Utilities
Consumers Energy
Crh Americas
Dak Americas
Deseret Power Electric Cooperative
Dominion
Dominion Energy Inc.,
Domtar
Dte Energy
Dte Stockton
Duke Energy
East Kentucky Power Cooperative
Ebensburg Power
Empire District Electric
Energy Harbor
Entergy Corporation / Attn Power Generation
Evergy
Firstenergy
Generation Holdings
Genon Holdings
Golden Valley Electric Association
Grand River Dam Authority
Green Bay Packaging
Hastings Utilities
Hickory Power
Homer City Holdings
Hood Container Corporation (Formerly Temple Inland)
Indiana Kentucky Electric
Intermountain Power Agency
International Paper
Interstate Paper Llc Dba Ds Smith
Interstate Power And Light
Ip&L - Burlington Generating S
Koch Industries
Kps Capital Partners
Lakeland Electric
Lansing Board Of Water & Light
Lg&E And Ku Energy
Logan Generating Plant
Lonestar Generation
Longview Power
Ls Power Development
Luminant
Luminant Generation
Mdu Resources Group
Milliken &
Mt Poso Cogeneration
Nearman Creek Power Station (Kansas City Board Of Public Utilities)
Nebraska Public Power District
New-Indy Jv
Nextera Energy
Nips
Nrg Energy
Nrg Texas Power
Oge Energy
Omaha Public Power District
Orlando Utilities Commission
Otter Tail Power
Pacifi
Pacific Ultrapower Chinese Station
Pacificorp Energy Naughton Plant
Pacificorp Huntington Power Plant
Pacificorp Jim Bridger Plant A
Packaging Corporation Of America
Pixelle Specialty Solutions
Powersouth Energy Cooperative
Public Service Company Of Colorado
Public Service Enterprise Group Incorporated
Red-Rochester
Resolute Forest Products
Rio Bravo Fresno
Rio Bravo Rocklin
Salt River Project
San Juan Generating Station
Santee Cooper
Sc Generating
Sca
Scrubgrass Generating
Seminole Electric Cooperative
Sono
Southern
Sunflower Electric Power
Talen Energy
Talen Montana
Tampa Electric
Tennessee Valley Authority
The Aes
Tri-State Generation And Transmission Association
Ts Power Plant
Twin Rivers Paper
Vistra
Wec Energy Group
Western Farmers Electric Cooerative
Westrock
Wisconsin Power & Light
Woodland Biomass Facility
EPA-registered importers (9)
Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.
Sika Ag · CH Switzerland
Titan Cement International Sa · BE Belgium
Argos Usa
Crh Americas
Holcim (Us)
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Lehigh Hanson
Quanex Ig Systems
Sika
Titan America
Why It Matters
Sectors
AgricultureEnergyWaterConstructionMetals & MiningPlastics & RubberPaints & CoatingsPaper & 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 14 sectors as 26 functional roles.
- •Filler 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
- •Fillers in Non-metallic Mineral Product Manufacturing (includes clay, glass, cement, concrete, lime, gypsum, and other non-metallic mineral product manufacturing) (98%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Fillers in Asphalt Paving, Roofing, and Coating Materials Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Thickening agent in UtilitiesUse—non-incorporative activities
- •Flocculating agent in OtherUse—non-incorporative activities
- •Fillers in Other (100%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Fillers in Construction (100%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Abrasives in Asphalt Paving, Roofing, and Coating Materials Manufacturing (6%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Abrasives in Construction (17%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Soil amendments (fertilizers) in Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting (36%)Processing as a reactant
- •Stabilizing agent in Mining (except Oil and Gas) and support activities (100%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Process regulators in Construction (97%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Intermediate in Other (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Fuel in UtilitiesUse—non-incorporative activities
- •Binder in Oil and Gas Drilling, Extraction, and Support activities (10%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Agricultural chemicals (non-pesticidal) in Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting (100%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Finishing agents in Asphalt Paving, Roofing, and Coating Materials Manufacturing (5%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Finishing agents in Oil and Gas Drilling, Extraction, and Support activities (14%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Finishing agents in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (1%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Finishing agents in Miscellaneous Manufacturing (41%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Finishing agents in Construction (38%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Finishing agents in Utilities (1%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Fuels and fuel additives in Asphalt Paving, Roofing, and Coating Materials Manufacturing (11%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Dyes in Wood Product Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •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 formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Binder in Construction (1%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Oxidizing/reducing agents in Utilities (100%)Processing as a reactant
- •Binder in Other (100%)Processing as a reactant
- •Fillers in Utilities (10%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Density modifier in Construction (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Fillers in Mining (except Oil and Gas) and support activities (100%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •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 formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Adsorbents and absorbents in Oil and Gas Drilling, Extraction, and Support activities (31%)Processing as a reactant
- •Chemical reaction regulator 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
- •Fuels and fuel additives in Non-metallic Mineral Product Manufacturing (includes clay, glass, cement, concrete, lime, gypsum, and other non-metallic mineral product manufacturing) (100%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Absorbent in Paper Manufacturing (100%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Filler in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (1%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Filler in Construction (45%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Filler in Services (50%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Hardener in Non-metallic Mineral Product Manufacturing (includes clay, glass, cement, concrete, lime, gypsum, and other non-metallic mineral product manufacturing) (100%)Processing—repackaging
- •Flow promoter in Non-metallic Mineral Product Manufacturing (includes clay, glass, cement, concrete, lime, gypsum, and other non-metallic mineral product manufacturing) (90%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Stabilizing agent in Utilities (10%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Intermediate in Construction (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Stabilizing agent in Oil and Gas Drilling, Extraction, and Support activities (100%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Absorbent in Other (5%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Stabilizing agent in Construction (84%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Plasticizer in Non-metallic Mineral Product Manufacturing (includes clay, glass, cement, concrete, lime, gypsum, and other non-metallic mineral product manufacturing) (10%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Dust suppressant in Utilities (91%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Fillers in Miscellaneous Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Fuel agents in Utilities (2%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Anti-freeze agent in Construction (43%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Filler in Utilities (20%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Stabilizing agent in Other (69%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
Chemical Identity
CAS68131-74-8
PubChem CIDNo data available
DTXSIDDTXSID9028388
FormulaNo data available
Mol. WeightNo data available
SMILESNo data available
Data Sources
DTXSID90283882026-04-06
https://doi.org/10.23645/epacomptox.5588566
Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv
68131-74-82026-04-24
https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting
Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr.csv
CAS 68131-74-82026-04-25
https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting
Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr_industrial.csv