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Compliant lead-free paints and coatings for toys.
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Source countries
3
Companies
1
Goods affected
0
Claims on record
What depends on it
1 essential American goods rely on toy-safe paint & coatings (lead-free) somewhere upstream in their supply chain.
Where it comes from
Share of global supply, by country.
| Country | Share of supply |
|---|---|
| CACanada | 34% |
| SESweden | 21% |
| MXMexico | 16% |
| DEGermany (Federal Republic of Germany) | 11% |
| JPJapan | 4% |
| ITItaly | 3% |
| NLNetherlands | 2% |
| GBUnited Kingdom | 2% |
| IDIndonesia | 2% |
| BEBelgium | 1% |
| ATAustria | 1% |
| KRSouth Korea (Republic of Korea) | 1% |
Who makes it
3 companies produce toy-safe paint & coatings (lead-free).
China's largest TiO2 producer; ~14–17% global market share; operates both chloride and sulfate processes across 6 sites in 5 Chinese locations (~1,215 kt/yr capacity); acquired Venator's Greatham (England) plant in 2025.
Wilmington, Delaware-based specialty chemicals company (NYSE: CC); spun off from DuPont in 2015. Holds the FM-200 trademark for HFC-227ea (heptafluoropropane, GWP 3,220) clean fire suppression agent. Primary production: El Dorado, Arkansas (322 Southfield Cutoff Road, El Dorado AR 71730) — the key Chemours fluorochemicals plant; produces FM-200, pharmaceutical-grade HFC-227ea, and 1336E; also added HFO production unit at El Dorado in January 2022. Fayetteville, NC is a different Chemours site linked to GenX/PFAS contamination of Cape Fear River. Louisville, KY is linked to HFC-23 emissions controversy. In 2023, Chemours partnered with A-Gas to enable recycled FM-200R (UL-listed, FM-approved) as a response to tightening AIM Act supply limits. The AIM Act imposed 30% additional US HFC production cut in 2024 (on top of 10% in 2023) = 40% total reduction from 2022 levels — directly impacting Chemours' FM-200 output. Also produces Opteon refrigerants and Teflon products. Chemours is the largest Western producer of HFC-227ea by revenue market share.
Global TiO2 producer and mineral sands miner; claims to be the world's largest fully vertically integrated TiO2 and inorganic chemicals company; ~15–18% global TiO2 market share; operates from ore mining through finished pigment.
