Commercial and/or Consumer Use Data

Manufacturing (including import) sites provide information about the commercial and/or consumer use(s) of each chemical regardless of whether a site controls any recipient site(s). Commercial use refers to a use downstream of the manufacturing process for a chemical or a mixture containing a chemical (including as part of an article) in a commercial enterprise. Conversely, consumer use refers to a use downstream of the manufacturing process for a chemical or a mixture containing a chemical (including as part of a manufactured item or article) when sold or made available to consumers.

For commercial and/or consumer data, reporters provided the following data for the principal reporting year (or 2019):

Product categories, which describe the consumer and/or commercial products in which the chemical is used (whether any recipient site(s) are controlled by the CDR reporter or not). There are 33 product category codes. For example, citric acid (CASRN 77-92-9) may be reported by one site as product category CC116—Dishwashing detergent (liquid/gel). Note that for some chemicals, a more detailed set of 97 product categories was available for use; this more detailed set will be used for all future CDR reporting. For those reports in which the more detailed categories were reported, EPA cross-walked to the original 33 product categories for purposes of this review. Table D-4 in the "Instructions for Reporting 2020 TSCA Chemical Data Reporting" further explains this relationship.
Function categories, which describe the function of the chemical in the consumer or commercial use. There are 35 function categories. From the example above, the functional use may be reported as F073—Cleaning agent. Note that for some chemicals, a more detailed set of 117 function categories was used; this more detailed set will be used for all future CDR reporting. If detailed categories were reported, EPA cross-walked the reported category to the original 35 function categories for purposes of this review. Table D-3 in the "Instructions for Reporting 2020 TSCA Chemical Data Reporting" further explains this relationship.
Whether the chemical is used in commercial and/or consumer products
Whether the chemical is used in children's products

The unique combination of these four codes describes the commercial and/or consumer use of a chemical. EPA uses this information for the evaluation of potential chemical exposure scenarios in commercial settings or during use of the chemical by consumers.

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Paints and Coatings was the most frequently reported product category followed by Other and Not Known or Reasonably Ascertainable (NKRA). For an “Other” code, CDR reporters are required to provide a description.

Most Frequently Reported Product Categories (2020 CDR)

Product Category Description	Chemical Count	Site Count	Report Count
Paints and Coatings	1092	383	2787
Other (specify)	1149	606	2338
Not Known or Reasonably Ascertainable	1236	339	2229
Cleaning and furnishing care products	685	243	1955
Lubricants and Greases	826	211	1859
Building/construction materials not covered elsewhere	632	588	1819
Laundry and Dishwashing Products	536	166	1799
Plastic and Rubber Products not covered elsewhere	845	301	1672
Air Care Products	390	44	1377
Agricultural Products (non-pesticidal)	440	419	1271
Adhesives and sealants	705	285	1248
Fuels and Related Products	369	505	1195
Personal Care Products	539	167	1103
Metal Products not covered elsewhere	278	372	1075
Ink, Toner, and Colorant Products	444	141	868
Non-TSCA use	571	194	792
Water treatment products	259	247	786
Electrical and Electronic Products	357	251	680
Paper products	325	176	530
Floor coverings	269	158	487
Fabric, textile, and leather products not covered elsewhere	347	146	424
Automotive Care Products	246	109	370
Food Packaging	196	93	343
Arts, crafts, and hobby materials	148	88	288
Toys, Playground, and Sporting Equipment	158	43	190
Batteries	55	93	180
Furniture and Furnishings not covered elsewhere	104	50	155
Lawn and Garden Care Products	104	40	134
Building/Construction Materials - Wood and Engineered Wood Products	82	59	129
Anti-Freeze and De-icing Products	78	69	124
Photographic Supplies, Film, and Photochemicals	78	30	98
Foam seating and bedding products	78	33	93
Explosive Material	35	32	58
Apparel and footwear care products	42	24	53

The table below shows the chemical count, site count, and chemical report count for the most frequent unique combinations of the child product use, consumer and/or commercial use, function category, and product category from the 2020 CDR data.

Most Frequently Reported Uses Based on Unique Combinations of Commercial/Consumer, Function Category, and Product Category (2020 CDR)

Used in Children's Products	Consumer and/or Commercial Use	Function Category Description	Product Category Description	Chemical Count	Site Count	Report Count
No	Commercial	Lubricants and lubricant additives	Lubricants and Greases	501	88	1007
No	Consumer	Odor agents	Air care products	233	7	892
NKRA*	NKRA*	NKRA*	NKRA*	542	105	868
No	Consumer	Odor agents	Laundry and Dishwashing Products	139	5	815
No	Consumer	Odor agents	Cleaning and furnishing care products	94	6	692
No	Commercial	Agricultural chemicals (non-pesticidal)	Agricultural Products (non-pesticidal)	196	229	632
No	Commercial	Other (specify)	Other (specify)	277	214	488
No	Commercial	Paint additives and coating additives not described by other categories	Paints and coatings	301	70	476
No	Both	Fuels and fuel additives	Fuels and Related Products	102	204	383
No	Commercial	Fuels and fuel additives	Fuels and Related Products	131	216	364
No	Commercial	Other (specify)	Metal Products not covered elsewhere	98	123	355
No	Both	Lubricants and lubricant additives	Lubricants and greases	206	45	341
No	Both	Pigments	Paints and Coatings	154	34	307
No	Commercial	Adhesives and sealant chemicals	Adhesives and sealants	228	89	306
No	Consumer	Odor agents	Water treatment products	72	1	288
No	Both	Odor agents	Cleaning and Furnishing Care Products	188	9	256
No	Both	Odor agents	Air Care Products	188	7	251
No	Commercial	Pigments	Ink, Toner, and Colorant Products	160	19	244
No	Both	Odor agents	Laundry and dishwashing products	181	7	244
No	Commercial	Solvents (which become part of product formulation or mixture)	Paints and coatings	86	51	233
No	Consumer	Odor agents	Personal Care Products	81	4	230
No	Both	Agricultural chemicals (non-pesticidal)	Agricultural Products (non-pesticidal)	125	63	229
No	Commercial	Other (specify)	Building/Construction Materials not covered elsewhere	75	106	209
No	Commercial	NKRA*	Paints and coatings	167	17	199
No	Commercial	Pigments	Paints and Coatings	146	32	192
No	Commercial	Intermediates	Other (specify)	151	70	190
No	Commercial	Intermediates	Building/construction materials not covered elsewhere	83	84	185
No	Both	Solvents (which become part of product formulation or mixture)	Paints and coatings	91	42	176
No	Both	Other (specify)	Building/Construction Materials not covered elsewhere	40	78	175
No	Commercial	Pigments	Plastic and Rubber Products not covered elsewhere	118	14	175
No	Commercial	NKRA*	Adhesives and sealants	139	16	163
No	Consumer	Odor agents	Not Known or Reasonably Ascertainable	162	1	162
No	Commercial	NKRA*	Building/construction materials not covered elsewhere	128	19	147
No	Commercial	Fuels and fuel additives	Other (specify)	52	17	147
No	Both	Surface active agents	Cleaning and Furnishing Care Products	91	34	128
No	Commercial	Surface active agents	Cleaning and furnishing care products	73	28	125
NKRA*	Consumer	Odor agents	Non-TSCA Use	123	2	124
No	Both	Paint additives and coating additives not described by other categories	Paints and Coatings	104	32	123
No	Both	Odor agents	Personal Care Products	114	7	123
No	Commercial	NKRA*	NKRA*	87	48	122
NKRA*	Both	Odor agents	Personal Care Products	116	2	120
No	Commercial	Surface active agents	Building/construction materials not covered elsewhere	42	49	114
No	Commercial	Process regulators	Other (specify)	79	33	113
No	Both	Other (specify)	Metal Products not covered elsewhere	21	41	105
No	Commercial	Plasticizers	Plastic and rubber products not covered elsewhere	72	40	105
No	Both	Odor agents	Plastic and Rubber Products not covered elsewhere	104	1	104
No	Commercial	Other (specify)	Electrical and Electronic Products	58	48	98
No	Commercial	Fillers	Building/Construction Materials not covered elsewhere	33	64	96
No	Commercial	Surface active agents	Laundry and dishwashing products	58	26	95
No	Commercial	Solids separation agents	Water treatment products	25	62	94

*Not Known or Reasonably Ascertainable.

Chemicals Used in Children’s Products (2020 CDR)

The child product use distinction is a part of each unique commercial and/or consumer use combination, of which CDR reporters are allotted up to 10 entries (per site and chemical). Therefore, the total count of reported children’s product use represents the number of instances a site reports use of a chemical in children’s products (or percentage of reports). Of all sites that reported for the 2020 CDR cycle, five percent reported that a manufactured or imported chemical would be used in children’s products. Whereas 81% reported that manufactured or imported chemicals will not be used in children’s products. The remaining 14% claimed that it is not known or reasonably ascertainable whether the chemicals reported will be used in children’s products.

Commercial and/or Consumer Use Data

Most Frequently Reported Product Categories (2020 CDR)

Most Frequently Reported Uses Based on Unique Combinations of Commercial/Consumer, Function Category, and Product Category (2020 CDR)

Chemicals Used in Children’s Products (2020 CDR)

Chemical Data Reporting