Hematite, chromium green black

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

Molecular structure of 68909-79-5
US ProductionCBI
Import Value$10M
Top SourceMexico 71%

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 320620 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 320620, which covers 5 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
MX 71%MexicoNL 7%NetherlandsCA 5%CanadaCO 4%ColombiaES 3%Spain
EPA-registered manufacturers (1)
Ferro
EPA-registered importers (4)
Itaca S A U · ES Spain
Dal-Tile
Ferro
Geodis Logistics

Why It Matters

Sectors
ConstructionPlastics & RubberTextilesPaints & CoatingsPaper & PrintingCore Chemicals
Downstream UsesNo data available
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 7 sectors as 1 functional role.

  • Pigment in Paint and Coating ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • Pigment in Printing Ink ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • Pigment in Custom Compounding of Purchased ResinsProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • Pigment in Plastics Product ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • Pigment in Non-metallic Mineral Product Manufacturing (includes clay, glass, cement, concrete, lime, gypsum, and other non-metallic mineral product manufacturing)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • Pigment in All Other Basic Inorganic Chemical ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • Pigment in Synthetic Dye and Pigment ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Chemical Identity

CAS68909-79-5
PubChem CIDNo data available
DTXSIDDTXSID90101333
FormulaNo data available
Mol. WeightNo data available
SMILESNo data available

Data Sources

DTXSID901013332026-04-06

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

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

68909-79-52026-04-24

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

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

CAS 68909-79-52026-04-25

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

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