Carnauba 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 152110, 382499 · narrow
These shares come from HS customs code 152110, 382499, which covers 152 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.
- Liechtenstein
- Indonesia
- Chile
- Ireland
- Vietnam
- Austria
- Colombia
- Israel
- Australia
- United Arab Emirates
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Turkey
- Denmark
- South Africa
- Philippines
- El Salvador
- Norway
- Hungary
- Czech Republic
- New Zealand
- Slovenia
- Morocco
- Monaco
- Argentina
- Finland
- Saudi Arabia
- Egypt
- Oman
- Portugal
- Slovakia
- Qatar
- Ukraine
- Lebanon
- Estonia
- Serbia
- Costa Rica
- Belarus
- Hong Kong
- Croatia
- Luxembourg
- Cambodia
- Bulgaria
- Greece
- Uruguay
- Romania
- Tunisia
- Peru
- Zimbabwe
- Dominican Republic
- Georgia
- Malta
- Sri Lanka
- Jamaica
- Armenia
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Why It Matters
Industrial Uses
Used in 5 sectors as 7 functional roles.
- •Paint additives and coating additives not described by other categories in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Functional fluids (closed systems) in Printing Ink Manufacturing (15%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Binder in Printing and Related Support Activities (100%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Waterproofing agent in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (50%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Lubricating agent in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (50%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Thickening agent in Wholesale and Retail Trade (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Cleaning agent in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing (90%)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