Cobalt oxide (Co3O4)

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

Molecular structure of 1308-06-1
US ProductionCBI
Import Value$35M
Top SourceFinland 56%

The EPA did not publish how much of this chemical companies made or imported, or marked that amount confidential. Without that volume, ACID cannot calculate import dependency.

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 282200 · narrow

These shares come from HS customs code 282200, which covers 5 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
FI 56%FinlandGB 19%United KingdomBE 17%BelgiumTW 3%TaiwanCN 3%China
EPA-registered manufacturers (3)
Clariant International · CH Switzerland
Clariant
Umicore Usa
EPA-registered importers (1)
Freeport-Mcmoran

Why It Matters

Sectors
EnergyElectronicsConstructionPlastics & RubberTextilesConsumer ProductsCore Chemicals
Downstream UsesNo data available
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 5 sectors as 6 functional roles.

  • Pigment in Synthetic Dye and Pigment ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant
  • Catalyst in All Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing (82%)Processing as a reactant
  • Catalyst in Petroleum Refineries (100%)Use—non-incorporative activities
  • Intermediate in Non-metallic Mineral Product Manufacturing (includes clay, glass, cement, concrete, lime, gypsum, and other non-metallic mineral product manufacturing) (90%)Processing as a reactant
  • Intermediate in Wholesale and Retail Trade (92%)Processing as a reactant
  • Agricultural chemicals (non-pesticidal) in Wholesale and Retail Trade (1%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • Plating agents and surface treating agents in Wholesale and Retail Trade (4%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • Process regulators in Wholesale and Retail Trade (3%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • Pigment in Non-metallic Mineral Product Manufacturing (includes clay, glass, cement, concrete, lime, gypsum, and other non-metallic mineral product manufacturing) (50%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • Plating agents and surface treating agents in Non-metallic Mineral Product Manufacturing (includes clay, glass, cement, concrete, lime, gypsum, and other non-metallic mineral product manufacturing) (50%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Vendor Pricing

$0.23/gA2B Chem LLC
CountryUnited States
Pack$116.00 / 500 g
Purity99.9%
Vendors6 available

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

5 more vendors
VendorCountry$/gPackPurity
AA BLOCKSUnited States$0.30500 g99.9%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.United States$1.16500 g95%
Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)Germany$1.47250 g
Sigma-AldrichGermany$1.47250 g
AK Scientific, Inc.United States$2.7225 g99.5%

Chemical Identity

CAS1308-06-1
PubChem CID11651651
DTXSIDDTXSID80892420
FormulaCo3O4
Mol. Weight240.797 g/mol
SMILESO=[Co].O=[Co]O[Co]=O

Data Sources

DTXSID808924202026-04-06

https://doi.org/10.23645/epacomptox.5588566

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

116516512026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/11651651/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/11651651.json

1308-06-12026-04-24

https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting

Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr.csv

CAS 1308-06-12026-04-25

https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting

Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr_industrial.csv