Cadmium oxide

CAS 1306-19-0

Used in 3 industrial sectors tracked by the EPA.

CdO128.4 g/mol

no molecular structure to draw

US production1.4M lb

Import value, 2024$123M

Import volume661.1K lb

Import dependency32%

Top sourceBrazil 32%

Production is reported production, not a complete census of factories. 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 282590 · basket

EPA reports by year

2023: US production 1.4M lb · Imports 661.1K lb
2019: US production Confidential · Imports Confidential

These shares come from HS customs code 282590, which covers 34 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).

BR 32%BrazilTR 15%TurkeyCN 9%ChinaVN 8%VietnamKR 8%South Korea

Ireland
Mexico
Spain
Belgium
Switzerland
Trinidad and Tobago
Hong Kong

EPA-registered manufacturers (3)

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

Befesa Holding Us

Steel Dust Recycling

Wsp

EPA-registered importers (3)

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

Umicore Sa · BE Belgium

Tms International

Umicore Usa

Why It Matters

Sectors

ElectronicsTransportationMetals & 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 4 sectors as 2 functional roles.

•Plating agent in Transportation Equipment Manufacturing (0%)Processing as a reactant
•Plating agent in Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing (0%)Processing—incorporation into article
•Plating agent in Computer and Electronic Product ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant
•Intermediate in Primary Metal Manufacturing (69%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Vendor Pricing

$0.11/gA2B Chem LLC

CountryUnited States

Pack$27.00 / 250 g

Purity99%

Vendors2 available

Prices reflect listed pack sizes. Small research packs run far above bulk rates.

1 more vendor

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
AA BLOCKS	United States	$0.13	250 g	99%

Chemical Identity

CAS1306-19-0

PubChem CID10197697

DTXSIDDTXSID0024715

FormulaCdO

Mol. Weight128.41 g/mol

SMILES[O-2].[Cd+2]

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID0024715Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 10197697Retrieved 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

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Brief citations

Cadmium oxide (CAS 1306-19-0) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/1306-19-0/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID0024715. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID0024715 PubChem: 10197697. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/10197697 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 1306-19-0. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 1306-19-0. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 282590 for CAS 1306-19-0. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/