Candelilla wax

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

Molecular structure of 8006-44-8
US ProductionCBI
Import Value$41M
Top SourceBrazil 65%

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 152110 · narrow

These shares come from HS customs code 152110, which covers 2 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
BR 65%BrazilMX 10%MexicoIN 6%IndiaCN 4%ChinaJP 3%Japan

Why It Matters

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

Industrial Uses

Used in 1 sector as 1 functional role.

  • •Plasticizer in Fabricated Metal Product ManufacturingUse—non-incorporative activities

Chemical Identity

CAS8006-44-8
PubChem CIDNo data available
DTXSIDDTXSID90894617
FormulaNo data available
Mol. WeightNo data available
SMILESNo data available

Data Sources

DTXSID908946172026-04-06

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

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

8006-44-82026-04-24

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

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

CAS 8006-44-82026-04-25

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

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

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