Boron

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

Molecular structure of 7440-42-8
US ProductionCBI
Import Value$3M
Top SourceGermany 75%

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 280450 · exact

Source Countries
DE 75%GermanyCA 16%CanadaCN 4%ChinaBE 2%BelgiumPH 1%Philippines
EPA-registered importers (3)
American Metal Fibers
Cleveland-Cliffs
Tms International

Why It Matters

Sectors
TransportationMetals & MiningCore Chemicals
Downstream UsesNo data available
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 1 sector as 1 functional role.

  • •Alloys in Primary Metal Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Chemical Identity

CAS7440-42-8
PubChem CID5462311
DTXSIDDTXSID3023922
FormulaB
Mol. Weight10.81 g/mol
SMILES[B]

Data Sources

DTXSID30239222026-04-06

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

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

54623112026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/5462311/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/5462311.json

7440-42-82026-04-24

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

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

CAS 7440-42-82026-04-07

https://open.fda.gov/data/ndc/

Archive: data/sources/fda/ndc/ndc.json

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