Zirconium(IV) chloride

Drug ingredient

CAS 10026-11-6

This drug ingredient has classified U.S. production volumes. EPA withholds the number 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, 2024$99M

Import volumeZero

Top sourceCanada 27%

At least one company claimed its 2023 production or import volume for this chemical as confidential, so EPA withholds it.

Why supply is unknown

Production is reported production, not a complete census of factories. US production volume is confidential. Production reporting year: 2023. Import value and source-country shares describe a shared customs category, not a separate chemical measurement.

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 282739 · basket

EPA reports by year

2023: US production Confidential · Imports Zero
2019: US production Confidential · Imports Zero

These shares come from HS customs code 282739, which covers 44 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries

Country of origin for US imports, from Census customs data (2024).

CA 27%CanadaDE 16%GermanyAR 10%ArgentinaGB 10%United KingdomIT 7%Italy

Israel
Taiwan
Lithuania
Singapore
Malaysia
Turkey
Switzerland
Colombia
Mexico
New Zealand
Ireland
Greece
Russia
Australia
Austria
Poland
Denmark

EPA-registered manufacturers (3)

Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.

Wattusa Midco Holdings · GB United Kingdom

Ati

Western Zirconium

Why It Matters

Sectors

Core ChemicalsHealthElectronicsMetals & Mining

Downstream Uses

Appears in 1 drug and cosmetic product listings (FDA).

•Zirconium Muriaticum

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 3 sectors as 2 functional roles.

•Alloys in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (0%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Intermediate in Primary Metal Manufacturing (98%)Processing as a reactant
•Alloys in Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing (0%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Chemical Identity

CAS10026-11-6

PubChem CIDNot recorded

DTXSIDDTXSID1044142

FormulaNot recorded

Mol. WeightNot recorded

SMILESNot recorded

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID1044142Retrieved 2026-04-06
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
US Census international tradeReporting year: 2024 · Retrieved 2026-10-04

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Brief citations

Zirconium(IV) chloride (CAS 10026-11-6) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/10026-11-6/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID1044142. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID1044142 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 10026-11-6. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 10026-11-6. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 282739 for CAS 10026-11-6. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/