Kaolin, calcined
U.S. production volumes are classified as confidential business information.
US ProductionCBI
Confidential Business Information. The EPA withholds this volume because publishing it could reveal the reporting company's trade secrets.
Import Value$26M
Top SourceBrazil 76%
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 250700 · narrow
These shares come from HS customs code 250700, 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).
BR 76%BrazilGB 10%United KingdomDE 3%GermanyBG 2%BulgariaNZ 2%New Zealand
- Spain
- Canada
- Italy
- Portugal
- Hong Kong
- Cameroon
- Malaysia
- Austria
- Ireland
- Ukraine
- Japan
- Turkey
EPA-registered manufacturers (7)
Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.
Basf Se · DE Germany
Basf
Burgess Pigment
Imerys Usa
Thiele Kaolin Comany
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Us Silica Holdings
W. R. Grace & Co. - Conn.
EPA-registered importers (11)
Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.
Daimler Ag · DE Germany
Showa Denko Materials · JP Japan
Sika Ag · CH Switzerland
3M
ExxonMobil
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Mercedes Benz U.S
Showa Denko Materials (America)
Sika
The Dow Chemical
The Sherwin Williams
W. R. Grace & Co. - Conn.
Why It Matters
Sectors
AgricultureEnergyTransportationConstructionMetals & MiningPlastics & RubberConsumer ProductsPaints & CoatingsPaper & PrintingCore Chemicals
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
Industrial Uses
Used in 17 sectors as 11 functional roles.
- •Fillers in Miscellaneous Manufacturing (30%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Abrasives in Miscellaneous Manufacturing (0%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Intermediate in All Other Basic Inorganic Chemical ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant
- •Process regulators in Petroleum RefineriesProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Fillers in Transportation Equipment ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into article
- •Fillers in Paper ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into article
- •Oxidizing/reducing agents in All Other Basic Inorganic Chemical ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant
- •Agricultural chemicals (non-pesticidal) in Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and HuntingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Fillers in Paint and Coating ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Fillers in Adhesive ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Fillers in OtherProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Filler in Plastics Product ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into article
- •Filler in ConstructionProcessing—incorporation into article
- •Filler in Paint and Coating ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Filler in Adhesive ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Filler in Non-metallic Mineral Product Manufacturing (includes clay, glass, cement, concrete, lime, gypsum, and other non-metallic mineral product manufacturing)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Paint additives and coating additives not described by other categories in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Fillers in Plastics Material and Resin ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Process regulators in Non-metallic Mineral Product Manufacturing (includes clay, glass, cement, concrete, lime, gypsum, and other non-metallic mineral product manufacturing) (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Adhesives and sealant chemicals in Transportation Equipment Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Adhesion/cohesion promoter in Transportation Equipment ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Filler in Transportation Equipment Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Adhesives and sealant chemicals in Adhesive Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Filler in Furniture and Related Product ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into article
- •Filler in Not Known or Reasonably Ascertainable (0%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Pigment in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (2%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Adhesives and sealant chemicals in Rubber Product Manufacturing (1%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Adhesives and sealant chemicals in Construction (1%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Pigment in Paper Manufacturing (90%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Fillers in Asphalt Paving, Roofing, and Coating Materials Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Fillers in Non-metallic Mineral Product Manufacturing (includes clay, glass, cement, concrete, lime, gypsum, and other non-metallic mineral product manufacturing) (90%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
Chemical Identity
CAS92704-41-1
PubChem CIDNo data available
DTXSIDDTXSID30107899
FormulaNo data available
Mol. WeightNo data available
SMILESNo data available
Data Sources
DTXSID301078992026-04-06
https://doi.org/10.23645/epacomptox.5588566
Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv
92704-41-12026-04-24
https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting
Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr.csv
CAS 92704-41-12026-04-25
https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting
Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr_industrial.csv