Aluminum zinc oxide (Al2ZnO4)

CAS 12068-53-0

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

Al₂O₅Zn₂264.7 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$73M

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 Confidential

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 importers (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

•Process regulators in Petroleum Refineries (100%)Use—non-incorporative activities

Chemical Identity

CAS12068-53-0

PubChem CID166598

DTXSIDDTXSID00893212

FormulaAl2O5Zn2

Mol. Weight264.7 g/mol

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

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID00893212Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 166598Retrieved 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 zinc oxide (Al2ZnO4) (CAS 12068-53-0) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/12068-53-0/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID00893212. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID00893212 PubChem: 166598. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/166598 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 12068-53-0. Reporting year: 2019. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 12068-53-0. Reporting year: 2019. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 284190 for CAS 12068-53-0. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/