Tar, coal, high-temp., high-solids
Used in 1 industrial sectors tracked by the EPA.
US Production6.9M lbs
Import Value$14M
Import VolumeZero
Import Dependency0%
Top SourceCanada 67%
Where It Comes From
Customs basis: HS 270600 · narrow
These shares come from HS customs code 270600, which covers 3 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.
Source Countries
Country of origin for US imports, from Census customs data (2023).
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 UsesNo data available
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 1 functional role.
- •Intermediate in All other Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
Chemical Identity
CAS68990-61-4
PubChem CIDNo data available
DTXSIDDTXSID5028958
FormulaNo data available
Mol. WeightNo data available
SMILESNo data available
Data Sources
DTXSID50289582026-04-06
https://doi.org/10.23645/epacomptox.5588566
Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv
68990-61-42026-04-24
https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting
Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr.csv
CAS 68990-61-42026-04-25
https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting
Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr_industrial.csv