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Flue dust, portland cement

CAS 68475-76-3

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

Molecular structure of 68475-76-3
US productionCBI
Import value, 2024$1.5B
Top sourceCanada 27%

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. US production volume is confidential. Production reporting year: 2023.

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 252329, 382590 · exact

EPA reports by year
2023
US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
2019
US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
Source Countries
CA 27%CanadaTR 22%TurkeyVN 14%VietnamGR 7%GreeceMX 6%Mexico
EPA-registered manufacturers (18)
Cementir Holding N V · IT Italy
Cementos Argos S A · CO Colombia
Crh Plc · IE Ireland
Heidelberg Materials Ag · DE Germany
Argos Usa
Show all 18
Cemex Construction Materials South
Crh Americas
Eagle Materials
Fortaleza Usa
Gcc Dacotah
Heidelberg Materials Us
Holcim Participation (Us)
Holcim Participations (Us)
Lehigh White Cement
Martin Marietta Materials
Mountain Cement
Nevada Cement
Rc Lonestar
Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (1)
Holcim (Us)

Why It Matters

Sectors
EnergyWaterConstructionMetals & MiningPlastics & RubberCore Chemicals
Downstream UsesNot recorded
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 9 sectors as 4 functional roles.

  • •Binder in Non-metallic Mineral Product Manufacturing (includes clay, glass, cement, concrete, lime, gypsum, and other non-metallic mineral product manufacturing) (80%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Stabilizing agent 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 Mining (except Oil and Gas) and support activities (100%)Use—non-incorporative activities
  • •Stabilizing agent in Organic Fiber Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
  • •Stabilizing agent in Other (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Binder in Construction (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Stabilizing agent in Utilities (100%)Processing as a reactant
  • •Soil amendments (fertilizers) 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
  • •Stabilizing agent in Asphalt Paving, Roofing, and Coating Materials Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Stabilizing agent in Oil and Gas Drilling, Extraction, and Support activities (100%)Processing as a reactant
  • •Stabilizing agent in Services (100%)Use—non-incorporative activities
  • •Binder in Oil and Gas Drilling, Extraction, and Support activities (31%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Chemical Identity

CAS68475-76-3
PubChem CIDNot recorded
DTXSIDDTXSID2098794
FormulaNot recorded
Mol. WeightNot recorded
SMILESNot recorded

Data Sources

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Brief citations

Flue dust, portland cement (CAS 68475-76-3) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/68475-76-3/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID2098794. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID2098794 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 68475-76-3. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 68475-76-3. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 252329,382590 for CAS 68475-76-3. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/