Fumes, silica
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$341M
Top SourceChina 42%
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 281122 · narrow
These shares come from HS customs code 281122, which covers 6 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).
CN 42%ChinaJP 16%JapanDE 16%GermanyIT 4%ItalyIN 3%India
- Canada
- Singapore
- Spain
- Ukraine
- Switzerland
- Austria
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Lithuania
- Indonesia
- Australia
- Turkey
- Poland
- Vietnam
- Belgium
- Iceland
- Morocco
- Egypt
- Peru
- Israel
- Portugal
EPA-registered manufacturers (7)
Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.
Ferroglobe Plc · GB United Kingdom
Allied Mineral Products
Allied Mineral Products, Llc.
Corning Inc. Canton Plant
Globe Specialty Metals
Show all 7
Mississippi Silicon
Saint Gobain
EPA-registered importers (9)
Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.
Sika Ag · CH Switzerland
Upl · IN India
Harbisonwalker International
Mapei
Pyrotek
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Sika
Specialty Minerals
Upl Na
Zschimmer&Schwarz
Why It Matters
Sectors
AgricultureEnergyConstructionMetals & MiningCore Chemicals
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 4 sectors as 6 functional roles.
- •Fixing agent (mordant) 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
- •Fillers in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Fillers in Oil and Gas Drilling, Extraction, and Support activities (50%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Hardener in Non-metallic Mineral Product Manufacturing (includes clay, glass, cement, concrete, lime, gypsum, and other non-metallic mineral product manufacturing) (50%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Flow promoter in Non-metallic Mineral Product Manufacturing (includes clay, glass, cement, concrete, lime, gypsum, and other non-metallic mineral product manufacturing) (100%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Filler 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
- •Fillers 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
- •Soil amendments (fertilizers) in Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
Chemical Identity
CAS69012-64-2
PubChem CIDNo data available
DTXSIDDTXSID6052823
FormulaNo data available
Mol. WeightNo data available
SMILESNo data available
Data Sources
DTXSID60528232026-04-06
https://doi.org/10.23645/epacomptox.5588566
Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv
69012-64-22026-04-24
https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting
Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr.csv
CAS 69012-64-22026-04-25
https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting
Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr_industrial.csv