Copper hydroxide nitrate (Cu2(OH)3(NO3))

CAS 12158-75-7

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

Molecular structure of 12158-75-7 — 3 OH⁻ · 2 Cu²⁺

US productionCBI

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

Import value, 2024$21M

Top sourceNorway 31%

At least one company claimed its 2023 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: 2023. Import value and source-country shares describe a shared customs category, not a separate chemical measurement.

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 283429 · basket

EPA reports by year

2023: US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
2019: US production Confidential · Imports Confidential

These shares come from HS customs code 283429, which covers 27 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).

NO 31%NorwayDE 15%GermanyMX 14%MexicoCA 8%CanadaCN 7%China

Netherlands
Italy
Switzerland
Portugal
Russia
Chile
Dominican Republic
Israel
Ukraine
Australia
Hong Kong
Czech Republic
Belgium
Taiwan

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.

Shepherd Material Science

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.

Zf Passive Safety U.S

Why It Matters

Sectors

TransportationMetals & Mining

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 2 functional roles.

•Intermediate in Other (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Propellants, non-motive (blowing agents) in Transportation Equipment Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into article

Chemical Identity

CAS12158-75-7

PubChem CID14513270

DTXSIDDTXSID30893220

FormulaCu2H3NO6

Mol. Weight240.12 g/mol

SMILES[N+](=O)([O-])[O-].[OH-].[OH-].[OH-].[Cu+2].[Cu+2]

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID30893220Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 14513270Retrieved 2026-04-06
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
US Census international tradeReporting year: 2024 · Retrieved 2026-10-04

← Back to Dashboard ← Back to Transportation

Brief citations

Copper hydroxide nitrate (Cu2(OH)3(NO3)) (CAS 12158-75-7) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/12158-75-7/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID30893220. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID30893220 PubChem: 14513270. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/14513270 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 12158-75-7. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 12158-75-7. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 283429 for CAS 12158-75-7. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/