Lanthanum chloride (LaCl3)

CAS 10099-58-8

U.S. production volumes are classified 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$148M

Top sourceChina 75%

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 284690 · basket

EPA reports by year

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

These shares come from HS customs code 284690, which covers 26 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 75%ChinaIT 6%ItalyJP 5%JapanAT 4%AustriaZA 3%South Africa

Israel
Liechtenstein
Russia
Armenia
Vietnam
Norway
Switzerland
Singapore
United Kingdom
Belgium
Czech Republic

EPA-registered manufacturers (4)

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

Umicore Sv · BE Belgium

Blue Line

Umciore Usa

W. R. Grace & Co. - Conn.

Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (1)

EPA records name a US company for this chemical but do not disclose whether the company made it here or imported it.

Allchem Industries Holding

Why It Matters

Sectors

EnergyMetals & MiningConsumer ProductsCore Chemicals

Downstream UsesNot recorded

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 4 sectors as 4 functional roles.

•Solids separation (precipitating) agent, not otherwise specified in Other (100%)Processing as a reactant
•Flocculating agent in Wholesale and Retail Trade (2%)Processing—repackaging
•Flocculating agent in All Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing (1%)Processing—repackaging
•Catalyst in All Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing (95%)Processing as a reactant
•Intermediate in Petroleum Refineries (100%)Processing as a reactant

Chemical Identity

CAS10099-58-8

PubChem CID64735

DTXSIDDTXSID2051502

FormulaCl3La

Mol. Weight245.26 g/mol

SMILESCl[La](Cl)Cl

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID2051502Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 64735Retrieved 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

Lanthanum chloride (LaCl3) (CAS 10099-58-8) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/10099-58-8/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID2051502. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID2051502 PubChem: 64735. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/64735 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 10099-58-8. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 10099-58-8. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 284690 for CAS 10099-58-8. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/