Boric acid (H3BO3), compd. with 2-aminoethanol (1:3)

CAS 68797-44-4

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, 2024$63M

Import volumeZero

Top sourceSaudi Arabia 32%

At least one company claimed its 2019 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: 2019. Import value and source-country shares describe a shared customs category, not a separate chemical measurement.

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 292211 · basket

EPA reports by year

2019: US production Confidential · Imports Zero

These shares come from HS customs code 292211, which covers 10 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries

Country of origin for US imports, from Census customs data (2024).

SA 32%Saudi ArabiaCN 23%ChinaBR 10%BrazilTW 10%TaiwanMX 10%Mexico

Denmark
Turkey
United Kingdom

Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (1)

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

Calvary Industries

Why It Matters

Sectors

EnergyCore Chemicals

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 2 sectors as 2 functional roles.

•Lubricants and lubricant additives in All other Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing (5%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Corrosion inhibitors and anti-scaling agents in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (95%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Chemical Identity

CAS68797-44-4

PubChem CID163264

DTXSIDDTXSID10988507

FormulaC6H24BN3O6

Mol. Weight245.09 g/mol

SMILESB(O)(O)O.C(CO)N.C(CO)N.C(CO)N

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID10988507Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 163264Retrieved 2026-04-06
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2019 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2019 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
US Census international tradeReporting year: 2024 · Retrieved 2026-10-04

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Brief citations

Boric acid (H3BO3), compd. with 2-aminoethanol (1:3) (CAS 68797-44-4) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/68797-44-4/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID10988507. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID10988507 PubChem: 163264. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/163264 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 68797-44-4. Reporting year: 2019. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 68797-44-4. Reporting year: 2019. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 292211 for CAS 68797-44-4. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/