Potassium perchlorate
U.S. production volumes are classified as confidential business information.
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 282990 · basket
These shares come from HS customs code 282990, which covers 8 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.
- Hong Kong
- Japan
- Spain
- Switzerland
- Czech Republic
- Germany
Why It Matters
Industrial Uses
Used in 2 sectors as 1 functional role.
- •Propellants and blowing agents in Explosives Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Propellants and blowing agents in Transportation Equipment Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into article
Vendor Pricing
Prices reflect listed pack sizes. Small research packs run far above bulk rates.
2 more vendors
| Vendor | Country Supplier country. Where available, shows shipping origin. When the supplier ships from a different country than where they are registered, both are shown. Most suppliers show registration country only. | $/g | Pack | Purity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sigma-Aldrich | Germany | $0.25 | 500 g | 99% |
| AK Scientific, Inc. | United States | $1.47 | 100 g | 98% |
Chemical Identity
Data Sources
https://doi.org/10.23645/epacomptox.5588566
Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv
https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/516900/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON
Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/516900.json
https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting
Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr.csv
https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting
Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr_industrial.csv