Tar, coal, high-temp., high-solids

CAS 68990-61-4

Used in 1 industrial sector tracked by the EPA.

US production6.9M lb

Import value, 2024$14M

Import volumeZero

Import dependency0%

Top sourceCanada 67%

Production is reported production, not a complete census of factories. 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 270600 · narrow

EPA reports by year

2019: US production 6.9M lb · Imports Zero

These shares come from HS customs code 270600, which covers 4 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).

CA 67%CanadaDK 18%DenmarkCO 6%ColombiaIT 5%ItalyIN 4%India

Mexico

EPA-registered manufacturers (1)

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

Cleveland-Cliffs

Why It Matters

Sectors

Energy

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

•Intermediate in All other Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant

Chemical Identity

CAS68990-61-4

PubChem CIDNot recorded

DTXSIDDTXSID5028958

FormulaNot recorded

Mol. WeightNot recorded

SMILESNot recorded

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID5028958Retrieved 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

← Back to Dashboard ← Back to Energy

Brief citations

Tar, coal, high-temp., high-solids (CAS 68990-61-4) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/68990-61-4/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID5028958. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID5028958 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 68990-61-4. Reporting year: 2019. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 68990-61-4. Reporting year: 2019. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 270600 for CAS 68990-61-4. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/