Nickel hydroxide (Ni(OH)2)

CAS 12054-48-7

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

H₂NiO₂92.7 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$37M

Top sourceChina 79%

At least one company claimed its 2023 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: 2023. Import value and source-country shares describe a shared customs category, not a separate chemical measurement.

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 282540 · narrow

EPA reports by year

2023: US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
2019: US production Confidential · Imports Confidential

These shares come from HS customs code 282540, which covers 4 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).

CN 79%ChinaPH 5%PhilippinesNL 5%NetherlandsJP 4%JapanTW 3%Taiwan

Czech Republic
Australia
Norway
Turkey
South Korea
Canada
Russia
Switzerland
India

EPA-registered manufacturers (7)

Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.

Umicore Sv · BE Belgium

American Industrial Acquisition

Global Tungsten &Amp; Powders

Kennametal

Koch

Show all 7

Koch Industries

Umciore Usa

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.

Cirba Solutions

EPA-registered importers (5)

Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.

Basf Se · DE Germany

Umicore Sa · BE Belgium

Agmet

Basf

Umicore Usa

Why It Matters

Sectors

ElectronicsMetals & MiningPlastics & RubberConsumer ProductsCore Chemicals

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

Used in 6 sectors as 4 functional roles.

•Catalyst in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
•Alloys in Wholesale and Retail Trade (100%)Processing—repackaging
•Alloys in Primary Metal Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
•Conductive agent in Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Intermediate in Primary Metal Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
•Conductive agent in ServicesProcessing as a reactant
•Intermediate in All Other Basic Inorganic Chemical ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Chemical Identity

CAS12054-48-7

PubChem CID61534

DTXSIDDTXSID90274011

FormulaH2NiO2

Mol. Weight92.708 g/mol

SMILES[OH-].[OH-].[Ni+2]

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID90274011Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 61534Retrieved 2026-04-06
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
US Census international tradeReporting year: 2024 · Retrieved 2026-10-04

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Brief citations

Nickel hydroxide (Ni(OH)2) (CAS 12054-48-7) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/12054-48-7/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID90274011. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID90274011 PubChem: 61534. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/61534 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 12054-48-7. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 12054-48-7. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 282540 for CAS 12054-48-7. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/