Core Chemicals

Acids, bases, solvents, and salts that feed every other sector. When a solvent shipment misses, a factory line waits.

For 3,349 of 3,930 Core chemicals, the government publishes no US supply data.

Reasons: 3,317 with confidential volumes and 32 listed with zero or no volume.

Why supply is unknown

3,349

supply unknown

283

import-dependent

3,930

chemicals tracked

Chemicals in Core Chemicals

Chemicals with their own customs code first, largest imports first. Shared customs-category values follow.

Chemicals flagged as ingredients in FDA-listed shortage drugs. One drug can contain several ingredient chemicals, so this count exceeds the drug count on the shortages page.

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