Montan wax
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 271290 · narrow
These shares come from HS customs code 271290, which covers 2 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.
- Vietnam
- Switzerland
- Brazil
- Denmark
- Colombia
- India
- Mexico
- Belgium
- Hungary
- Philippines
- United Arab Emirates
- Portugal
- Ireland
Why It Matters
Industrial Uses
Used in 3 sectors as 3 functional roles.
- •Anti-adhesive/cohesive in Plastics Product Manufacturing (87%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Anti-adhesive/cohesive in Custom Compounding of Purchased Resins (87%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Viscosity modifiers in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (11%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Surface modifier in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (2%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
Chemical Identity
Data Sources
https://doi.org/10.23645/epacomptox.5588566
Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv
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