Magnesium ferrite

CAS 12068-86-9

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

Molecular structure of 12068-86-9 — 1 Fe

US productionCBI

Confidential Business Information. The EPA withholds this volume because publishing it could reveal the reporting company's trade secrets.

Top sourceNo public record

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.

Where It Comes From

EPA reports by year

2019: US production Confidential · Imports Confidential

EPA-registered manufacturers (2)

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

Venator Materials Plc · GB United Kingdom

Venator Materials

Why It Matters

Sectors

Plastics & RubberPaints & Coatings

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 2 sectors as 1 functional role.

•Pigment in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (70%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Pigment in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (30%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Chemical Identity

CAS12068-86-9

PubChem CID57455267

DTXSIDDTXSID9051614

FormulaFeMgO

Mol. Weight96.15 g/mol

SMILESO=[Mg].[Fe]

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID9051614Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 57455267Retrieved 2026-04-06
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2019 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2019 · Retrieved 2026-10-04

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Brief citations

Magnesium ferrite (CAS 12068-86-9) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/12068-86-9/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID9051614. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID9051614 PubChem: 57455267. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/57455267 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 12068-86-9. Reporting year: 2019. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 12068-86-9. Reporting year: 2019. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting