Sodium dichromate
Used in 6 industrial sectors tracked by the EPA.
US Production164.3M lbs
Import Value$3M
Import Volume1.6M lbs
Import Dependency1%
Top SourceSouth Africa 68%
Where It Comes From
Customs basis: HS 284130 · exact
Source Countries
Country of origin for US imports, from Census customs data (2023).
ZA 68%South AfricaIN 31%IndiaTR 1%Turkey
EPA-registered manufacturers (2)
Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.
Elementis
Henkel
EPA-registered importers (1)
Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.
Lanxess
Why It Matters
Sectors
ElectronicsTransportationMetals & MiningTextilesPaints & CoatingsCore Chemicals
Downstream UsesNo data available
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 10 sectors as 5 functional roles.
- •Pigment in Synthetic Dye and Pigment Manufacturing (10%)Processing as a reactant
- •Intermediate in All Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing (70%)Processing as a reactant
- •Plating agents and surface treating agents in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (10%)Processing as a reactant
- •Processing aids, specific to petroleum production in Textiles, apparel, and leather manufacturing (30%)Processing as a reactant
- •Adhesion/cohesion promoter in Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (50%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Adhesion/cohesion promoter in Machinery Manufacturing (0.24%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Adhesion/cohesion promoter in Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing (0.24%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Adhesion/cohesion promoter in Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing (0.12%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Adhesion/cohesion promoter in Transportation Equipment Manufacturing (49.4%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Intermediate in Miscellaneous Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
Chemical Identity
CAS10588-01-9
PubChem CID25408
DTXSIDDTXSID8021274
FormulaCr2Na2O7
Mol. Weight261.97 g/mol
SMILES[O-][Cr](=O)(=O)O[Cr](=O)(=O)[O-].[Na+].[Na+]
Data Sources
DTXSID80212742026-04-06
https://doi.org/10.23645/epacomptox.5588566
Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv
254082026-04-06
https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/25408/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON
Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/25408.json
10588-01-92026-04-24
https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting
Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr.csv
CAS 10588-01-92026-04-25
https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting
Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr_industrial.csv