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From the food on your table to the house you live in to the car you drive and the energy that powers it all—boron is an elemental part of human life and human progress. Find out how refined boron shapes the way we live today—and the places we’ll go tomorrow. Food Through technical innovation and support for global research, borates help farmers around the world more efficiently grow better crops in greater quantities—while protecting the land and those who farm it. Learn more about how we feed a hungry planet › Go directly to the U.S. Borax agriculture website › Shelter Borates play an important role in modern urbanization through innovative products that support sustainable development, increased human safety, and technological advances. Learn more › Energy Whether from renewable or traditional sources, borates increase the efficiency and safety of energy production. Our products also help to reduce and optimize energy consumption. Learn more › 20 Mule Team Borax Products Learn more about 20 Mule Team ® Borax products Whether inhibiting heat, flame, or corrosion, the purity of this alkaline salt makes it an excellent choice. Learn More From detergents to dyes to adhesives, this mild alkaline salt does it all, particularly excelling as a buffering and fluxing agent. Learn More Pure anhydrous form is ideal where boric acid is required without metals. A powerful tool in the production of specialty glasses, ceramics, enamels, and fluxes. Learn More Protect wood and wood composites from destroying organisms, rot decay fungi, and subterranean termites. Learn More This hard, glassy, granular product is excellent when forming flux or glass, where it helps to increase yield and reduce energy consumption. Learn More Fertibor is the optimum product for suspension in liquid fertilizers and offers easy handling, superior flow, and consistency. Learn More These products are unique zinc borates combining the best of zinc and boron oxides that can be used to develop fire-retardant formulations. Learn More Granubor is engineered to meet crops’ boron demands when they need it most—during the growing season. Learn More With lower transportation, handling, and storage costs, this concentrated sodium borate is used in glass, fiberglass, cleaning products, and flame retardants. Learn More From reducing melting temperatures in fiberglass production to inhibiting corrosion in fuel additives, Optibor has a multitude of uses in numerous industries. Learn More Polybor earns its spot in industrial cleaning compounds, fire retardants, and the manufacture of water-treatment chemicals. Learn More Unique capabilities make it ideal for the automotive industry, where its addition to gear lubricants improve load-carrying capacity and wear protection. Learn More An excellent buffering agent, potassium tetraborate can lower the pH of strong alkalis and is also used in welding, soldering, and brazing fluxes. Learn More Provides increased viscosity, quicker tack, and better fluidity in starch and dextrin adhesives. Helps stabilize hydrogen peroxide solutions and neutralize ac... Learn More Used primarily in oilfield drilling, sodium pentaborate provides lubrication and stabilization in wells and downhole drilling. Learn More Used for foliar fertilizer applications: Formulated to disperse quickly in liquid, leave minimal residue, and provide an economical boron source. Learn More This industrial, high-performance wood preservative is ideal for protecting rafters, cladding, and joinery against insects and decay. Learn More Looking for 20 Mule Team Borax Laundry Detergent Booster? The Dial Corporation acquired U.S. Borax’s consumer products division in 1988. Subsequently, Henkel acquired Dial in 2003. Visit the 20 Mule Team Laundry website to find out more. Visit 20 Mule Team Laundry HIGHLIGHTS Ignition Automation Project Wins Safety Award Our team began a project to upgrade the ignition system of our furnace’s forehearth burners. The project was such a first-class example of teamwork that... Learn More Boron: Helping feed the world Agriculture needs to become increasingly efficient to feed a growing population. As an essential element for crop growth, boron has a vital role to play. Watch video Working on the Railroad: Borates Protect Wood Crossties for Safety and Sustainability The North American rail system runs on top of millions of wooden crossties. Borates provide wood protection that increases the service life, safety, and susta... Learn More Popular Applications of Boron Agriculture Cleaners Fire Retardancy Glass Nuclear Wood See more applications of Boron U.S. Borax Operations Living and Working in Kern County For more than 150 years, U.S. Borax has called Boron, California, home. Discover why we love it here. Read More Careers at U.S. Borax Looking for a career that matters with a company that cares? Learn about working for U.S. Borax, see which positions are available, and discover how to apply. Read More U.S. Borax in the Community Visiting the U.S. Borax Mine Each year, hundreds of visitors travel deep into the Mojave Desert to explore the U.S. Borax Visitor...