silicon monoxide

Drug ingredient

CAS 10097-28-6

EPA’s 2023 records show zero U.S. production for this drug ingredient.

US productionZero

Import value, 2024$75M

Import volumeCBI

Confidential Business Information. The EPA withholds this volume because publishing it could reveal the reporting company's trade secrets.

Top sourceChina 30%

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. 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 281129 · basket

EPA reports by year

2023: US production Zero · Imports Confidential

These shares come from HS customs code 281129, which covers 18 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).

CN 30%ChinaAT 23%AustriaPL 9%PolandCA 8%CanadaCZ 8%Czech Republic

Italy
Romania
Malaysia
India
Netherlands
Ukraine
Denmark
Singapore
Switzerland
Morocco
United Kingdom

1 FDA-registered drug labeler

Hahnemann Laboratories, INC.

Why It Matters

Sectors

HealthMetals & Mining

Downstream Uses

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

•Silicium Oxydatum

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

Chemical Identity

CAS10097-28-6

PubChem CID66241

DTXSIDDTXSID7064940

FormulaOSi

Mol. Weight44.084 g/mol

SMILESO=[Si]

Data Sources

PubChem · compound 66241Retrieved 2026-04-07
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
FDA National Drug Code directoryRetrieved 2026-04-07
US Census international tradeReporting year: 2024 · Retrieved 2026-10-04

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Brief citations

silicon monoxide (CAS 10097-28-6) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/10097-28-6/ PubChem: 66241. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/66241 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 10097-28-6. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting FDA National Drug Code directory: bulk match. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://open.fda.gov/data/ndc/ US Census international trade: HS 281129 for CAS 10097-28-6. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/