Chromium zinc oxide (Cr2ZnO4)

CAS 12018-19-8

U.S. production volumes are classified as confidential business information.

Cr₂O₄Zn233.4 g/mol

no molecular structure to draw

US productionCBI

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

Import value, 2024$8M

Top sourceAustria 85%

At least one company claimed its 2019 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: 2019. Import value and source-country shares describe a shared customs category, not a separate chemical measurement.

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 284150 · basket

EPA reports by year

2019: US production Confidential · Imports Confidential

These shares come from HS customs code 284150, which covers 22 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).

AT 85%AustriaIT 7%ItalyCN 6%ChinaIN 1%IndiaCO 1%Colombia

Switzerland
United Kingdom
Germany

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.

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Why It Matters

No EPA sector or FDA product records name a use for this chemical.

Chemical Identity

CAS12018-19-8

PubChem CID72720432

DTXSIDDTXSID90894258

FormulaCr2O4Zn

Mol. Weight233.4 g/mol

SMILES[O-2].[O-2].[O-2].[O-2].[Cr+3].[Cr+3].[Zn+2]

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID90894258Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 72720432Retrieved 2026-04-06
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2019 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
US Census international tradeReporting year: 2024 · Retrieved 2026-10-04

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Brief citations

Chromium zinc oxide (Cr2ZnO4) (CAS 12018-19-8) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/12018-19-8/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID90894258. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID90894258 PubChem: 72720432. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/72720432 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 12018-19-8. Reporting year: 2019. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 284150 for CAS 12018-19-8. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/