Creosote
Used in 1 industrial sectors tracked by the EPA.
US Production1.8M lbs
Import Value$95M
Import Volume4.3M lbs
Import Dependency70%
Top SourceCanada 42%
Where It Comes From
Customs basis: HS 270791, 380700 · narrow
These shares come from HS customs code 270791, 380700, 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 42%CanadaBE 35%BelgiumDK 22%Denmark
- Brazil
- Sweden
- Finland
- China
- Spain
- Turkey
- Netherlands
- Germany
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.
Lone Star Specialties
Why It Matters
Sectors
Construction
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
Chemical Identity
CAS8001-58-9
PubChem CIDNo data available
DTXSIDDTXSID2023987
FormulaNo data available
Mol. WeightNo data available
SMILESNo data available
Data Sources
DTXSID20239872026-04-06
https://doi.org/10.23645/epacomptox.5588566
Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv
8001-58-92026-04-24
https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting
Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr.csv
CAS 8001-58-92026-04-25
https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting
Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr_industrial.csv