C.I. Pigment Black 23

U.S. production volumes are classified as confidential business information.

Molecular structure of 68187-54-2
US ProductionCBI
Import Value$448M
Top SourceCanada 20%

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 282590, 320649 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 282590, 320649, which covers 63 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
CA 20%CanadaDE 16%GermanyMX 10%MexicoBR 9%BrazilCN 7%China

Why It Matters

Sectors
Plastics & RubberTextiles
Downstream UsesNo data available
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 2 sectors as 1 functional role.

  • Pigment in Plastics Product ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • Pigment in Synthetic Dye and Pigment ManufacturingUse—non-incorporative activities

Chemical Identity

CAS68187-54-2
PubChem CIDNo data available
DTXSIDDTXSID0097401
FormulaNo data available
Mol. WeightNo data available
SMILESNo data available

Data Sources

DTXSID00974012026-04-06

https://doi.org/10.23645/epacomptox.5588566

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

68187-54-22026-04-24

https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting

Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr.csv

CAS 68187-54-22026-04-25

https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting

Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr_industrial.csv