Nickel hydroxide (Ni(OH)2)

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

Molecular structure of 12054-48-7
US ProductionCBI
Import Value$37M
Top SourceChina 79%

The EPA did not publish how much of this chemical companies made or imported, or marked that amount confidential. Without that volume, ACID cannot calculate import dependency.

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 282540 · narrow

These shares come from HS customs code 282540, which covers 3 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
CN 79%ChinaPH 5%PhilippinesNL 5%NetherlandsJP 4%JapanTW 3%Taiwan
EPA-registered manufacturers (8)
Umicore Sa · BE Belgium
American Industrial Acquisition
Global Tungsten &Amp; Powders
Kennametal
Koch Industries
Show all 8
Kraton
Saft America
Umicore Usa
EPA-registered importers (4)
Basf Se · DE Germany
Agmet
Basf
Freeport-Mcmoran

Why It Matters

Sectors
ElectronicsMetals & MiningPlastics & RubberCore Chemicals
Downstream UsesNo data available
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 4 sectors as 3 functional roles.

  • Alloys in Primary Metal Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
  • Alloys in Other (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • Intermediate in All Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing (4%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • Reducing agent in Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing (96%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • Intermediate in Primary Metal Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant

Chemical Identity

CAS12054-48-7
PubChem CID61534
DTXSIDDTXSID90274011
FormulaH2NiO2
Mol. Weight92.708 g/mol
SMILES[OH-].[OH-].[Ni+2]

Data Sources

DTXSID902740112026-04-06

https://doi.org/10.23645/epacomptox.5588566

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

615342026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/61534/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/61534.json

12054-48-72026-04-24

https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting

Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr.csv

CAS 12054-48-72026-04-25

https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting

Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr_industrial.csv