Coal, anthracite, calcined

CAS 68187-59-7

EPA’s 2023 records show zero U.S. production of this chemical.

US productionZero

Import volumeCBI

Confidential Business Information. The EPA withholds this volume because publishing it could reveal the reporting company's trade secrets.

Top sourceNo public record

At least one company claimed its 2023 production or import volume for this chemical as confidential, so EPA withholds it.

Why supply is unknown

Production is reported production, not a complete census of factories. Production reporting year: 2023.

Where It Comes From

EPA reports by year

2023: US production Zero · Imports Confidential
2019: US production Confidential · Imports Confidential

Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (2)

EPA records name a US company for this chemical but do not disclose whether the company made it here or imported it.

Alcoa

Ferroglobe Usa

EPA-registered importers (5)

Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.

Elkem Asa · NO Norway

Ferroglobe Plc · GB United Kingdom

Century Aluminum

Elkem Materials

Steel Dynamics

Why It Matters

Sectors

Metals & Mining

Downstream UsesNot recorded

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 1 sector as 2 functional roles.

•Intermediate in Primary Metal Manufacturing (100%)Use—non-incorporative activities
•Heat transferring agent in Primary Metal Manufacturing (100%)Use—non-incorporative activities

Chemical Identity

CAS68187-59-7

PubChem CIDNot recorded

DTXSIDDTXSID9028411

FormulaNot recorded

Mol. WeightNot recorded

SMILESNot recorded

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID9028411Retrieved 2026-04-06
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04

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Brief citations

Coal, anthracite, calcined (CAS 68187-59-7) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/68187-59-7/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID9028411. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID9028411 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 68187-59-7. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 68187-59-7. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting