Aluminum magnesium oxide (MgAl2O4)

CAS 12068-51-8

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

Al₂MgO₄142.3 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$73M

Import volumeZero

Top sourceSouth Korea 47%

At least one company claimed its 2019 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: 2019. Import value and source-country shares describe a shared customs category, not a separate chemical measurement.

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 284190 · basket

EPA reports by year

2019: US production Confidential · Imports Zero

These shares come from HS customs code 284190, which covers 57 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).

KR 47%South KoreaJP 16%JapanCA 11%CanadaBE 4%BelgiumGB 4%United Kingdom

Mexico
Croatia
Italy
India
Austria
Turkey
Hong Kong
Denmark
Czech Republic
Ireland

EPA-registered manufacturers (1)

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

W. R. Grace & Co. - Conn.

Why It Matters

Sectors

Energy

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

•Processing aids, specific to petroleum production in Petroleum Refineries (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Chemical Identity

CAS12068-51-8

PubChem CID9855501

DTXSIDDTXSID40893211

FormulaAl2MgO4

Mol. Weight142.27 g/mol

SMILES[O-2].[O-2].[O-2].[O-2].[Mg+2].[Al+3].[Al+3]

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID40893211Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 9855501Retrieved 2026-04-06
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2019 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2019 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
US Census international tradeReporting year: 2024 · Retrieved 2026-10-04

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Brief citations

Aluminum magnesium oxide (MgAl2O4) (CAS 12068-51-8) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/12068-51-8/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID40893211. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID40893211 PubChem: 9855501. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/9855501 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 12068-51-8. Reporting year: 2019. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 12068-51-8. Reporting year: 2019. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 284190 for CAS 12068-51-8. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/