Copper telluride (Cu2Te)
CAS 12019-52-2
Used in 1 industrial sector tracked by the EPA.
US production7.1K lb
Import volumeZero
Import dependency0%
Top sourceNo public record
Production is reported production, not a complete census of factories. Production reporting year: 2023.
Where It Comes From
EPA reports by year
- 2023
- US production 7.1K lb · Imports Zero
- 2019
- US production 35.0K lb · Imports Zero
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.
Rio Tinto Plc · GB United Kingdom
Rio Tinto America
Why It Matters
Sectors
Metals & Mining
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
- •Intermediate in Primary Metal Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
Chemical Identity
CAS12019-52-2
PubChem CID6914517
DTXSIDDTXSID90893165
FormulaCu2Te
Mol. Weight254.7 g/mol
SMILES[Cu].[Cu].[Te]
Data Sources
- EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID90893165Retrieved 2026-04-06
- PubChem · compound 6914517Retrieved 2026-04-06
- EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
- EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
Brief citations
Copper telluride (Cu2Te) (CAS 12019-52-2) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/12019-52-2/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID90893165. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID90893165 PubChem: 6914517. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/6914517 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 12019-52-2. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 12019-52-2. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting