Scandium oxide

Drug ingredient

CAS 12060-08-1

This chemical is an active pharmaceutical ingredient used in FDA-regulated drugs.

O₃Sc₂137.9 g/mol

no molecular structure to draw

US productionNot reported

Import value, 2024$148M

Top sourceChina 75%

This chemical is listed as active in US commerce, but no company reported it to EPA’s survey for 2019 or 2023. Sites may have made or imported less than the threshold amount, or none.

Why supply is unknown

Production is reported production, not a complete census of factories. Import value and source-country shares describe a shared customs category, not a separate chemical measurement.

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 284690 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 284690, which covers 26 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 75%ChinaIT 6%ItalyJP 5%JapanAT 4%AustriaZA 3%South Africa

Israel
Liechtenstein
Russia
Armenia
Vietnam
Norway
Switzerland
Singapore
United Kingdom
Belgium
Czech Republic

1 FDA-registered drug labeler

Hahnemann Laboratories, INC.

Why It Matters

Sectors

Health

Downstream Uses

Appears in 1 drug and cosmetic product listings (FDA).

•Scandium Oxydatum

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

CAS12060-08-1

PubChem CID134661

DTXSIDDTXSID1051224

FormulaO3Sc2

Mol. Weight137.91 g/mol

SMILES[O-2].[O-2].[O-2].[Sc+3].[Sc+3]

Data Sources

PubChem · compound 134661Retrieved 2026-04-07
EPA TSCA InventoryRetrieved 2026-04-24
FDA National Drug Code directoryRetrieved 2026-04-07
US Census international tradeReporting year: 2024 · Retrieved 2026-10-04

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Brief citations

Scandium oxide (CAS 12060-08-1) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/12060-08-1/ PubChem: 134661. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/134661 EPA TSCA Inventory: CAS 12060-08-1. Retrieved 2026-04-24. https://www.epa.gov/tsca-inventory FDA National Drug Code directory: bulk match. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://open.fda.gov/data/ndc/ US Census international trade: HS 284690 for CAS 12060-08-1. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/