Chromium oxide
Used in 1 industrial sectors tracked by the EPA.
US Production298.6K lbs
Import Value$16M
Import VolumeZero
Import Dependency0%
Top SourceGermany 52%
Where It Comes From
Customs basis: HS 281990 · narrow
These shares come from HS customs code 281990, which covers 5 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.
Source Countries
Country of origin for US imports, from Census customs data (2023).
DE 52%GermanyCN 35%ChinaIN 8%IndiaCA 4%CanadaKZ 1%Kazakhstan
- Spain
- Italy
- South Korea
- Japan
EPA-registered manufacturers (1)
Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.
Langeloth Metallurgical
Why It Matters
Sectors
Core 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
Chemical Identity
CAS11118-57-3
PubChem CID165971
DTXSIDDTXSID5065140
FormulaCr2O3
Mol. Weight151.99 g/mol
SMILES[O-2].[O-2].[O-2].[Cr+3].[Cr+3]
Data Sources
DTXSID50651402026-04-06
https://doi.org/10.23645/epacomptox.5588566
Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv
1659712026-04-06
https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/165971/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON
Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/165971.json
11118-57-32026-04-24
https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting
Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr.csv
CAS 11118-57-32026-04-25
https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting
Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr_industrial.csv