beta-Spodumene
No U.S. production. America imports the entire domestic supply.
US ProductionZero
Import Value$138M
Import Volume2.3K lbs
Import Dependency100%
Top SourceChina 29%
beta-Spodumene · US import value by year
Where It Comes From
Customs basis: HS 284210 · basket
These shares come from HS customs code 284210, which covers 6 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.
Source Countries
Country of origin for US imports, from Census customs data (2023).
CN 29%ChinaDE 28%GermanyCA 25%CanadaDK 6%DenmarkIT 2%Italy
- Malaysia
- South Korea
- Slovenia
- Spain
- Mexico
- Singapore
- Poland
- Austria
- South Africa
- Luxembourg
- Colombia
- Saudi Arabia
- Ireland
- Switzerland
EPA-registered importers (1)
Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.
Ferro
Why It Matters
Sectors
Construction
Downstream UsesNo data available
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 1 sector as 1 functional role.
- •Sealant (barrier) in Non-metallic Mineral Product Manufacturing (includes clay, glass, cement, concrete, lime, gypsum, and other non-metallic mineral product manufacturing)Processing as a reactant
Chemical Identity
CAS12068-40-5
PubChem CID166597
DTXSIDDTXSID101014596
FormulaAlLiO6Si2
Mol. Weight186.1 g/mol
SMILES[Li+].[O-][Si](=O)[O-].[O-][Si](=O)[O-].[Al+3]
Data Sources
DTXSID1010145962026-04-06
https://doi.org/10.23645/epacomptox.5588566
Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv
1665972026-04-06
https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/166597/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON
Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/166597.json
12068-40-52026-04-24
https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting
Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr.csv
CAS 12068-40-52026-04-25
https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting
Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr_industrial.csv