Chromium(III) oxide
Drug ingredientThis drug ingredient has classified U.S. production volumes. EPA withholds the number as confidential business information.
US ProductionCBI
Confidential Business Information. The EPA withholds this volume because publishing it could reveal the reporting company's trade secrets.
Import Value$6.1B
Top SourceJapan 32%
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 281990, 382499 · narrow
These shares come from HS customs code 281990, 382499, which covers 155 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.
Source Countries
Country of origin for US imports, from Census customs data (2023).
JP 32%JapanKR 27%South KoreaDE 8%GermanyCA 6%CanadaCN 4%China
- Liechtenstein
- Indonesia
- Chile
- Ireland
- Vietnam
- Austria
- Brazil
- Colombia
- Israel
- Australia
- United Arab Emirates
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Turkey
- Denmark
- South Africa
- Philippines
- Norway
- Hungary
- Czech Republic
- El Salvador
- New Zealand
- Slovenia
- Morocco
- Monaco
- Saudi Arabia
- Finland
- Argentina
- Egypt
- Oman
- Portugal
- Slovakia
- Qatar
- Ukraine
- Lebanon
- Estonia
- Serbia
- Costa Rica
- Belarus
- Kazakhstan
- Hong Kong
- Croatia
- Luxembourg
- Cambodia
- Bulgaria
- Greece
- Uruguay
- Romania
- Tunisia
- Peru
- Zimbabwe
- Dominican Republic
- Georgia
- Malta
- Sri Lanka
- Jamaica
- Armenia
EPA-registered manufacturers (10)
Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.
Basf Se · DE Germany
Clariant International · CH Switzerland
Agmet
Basf
Clariant
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Elementis
Haldor Topsoe
Heraeus Metal Processing
Porocel Holdings
Steel Dust Recycling
EPA-registered importers (12)
Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.
Clariant International · CH Switzerland
Allied Mineral Products, Llc.
Basstech International
Clariant
Corhart Refractories
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Ferro
H.I.G. Colors
Harbisonwalker International
Johnson Matthey Holdings
Lanxess
Resco Products
Saint Gobain Ceramic Materials
Why It Matters
Sectors
Plastics & RubberPaints & CoatingsPaper & PrintingCore ChemicalsHealthEnergyConsumer ProductsMetals & MiningTextilesAgricultureConstruction
Downstream Uses
Appears in 2 drug and cosmetic product listings (FDA).
- •Chromium Oxydatum
- •Electrolyte Plus
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 16 sectors as 6 functional roles.
- •Fixing agent (mordant) in Non-metallic Mineral Product Manufacturing (includes clay, glass, cement, concrete, lime, gypsum, and other non-metallic mineral product manufacturing) (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Catalyst in All Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing (0%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Catalyst in All Other Basic Organic Chemical ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Catalyst in Petrochemical ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into article
- •Catalyst in Plastics Material and Resin ManufacturingUse—non-incorporative activities
- •Pigment in Synthetic Dye and Pigment ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant
- •Pigment in Non-metallic Mineral Product Manufacturing (includes clay, glass, cement, concrete, lime, gypsum, and other non-metallic mineral product manufacturing) (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Catalyst in Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Corrosion inhibitor in Non-metallic Mineral Product Manufacturing (includes clay, glass, cement, concrete, lime, gypsum, and other non-metallic mineral product manufacturing) (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Pigment in Construction (70%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Intermediate in Synthetic Dye and Pigment ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant
- •Intermediate in All Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing (10%)Processing as a reactant
- •Pigment in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (60%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Pigment in Printing Ink Manufacturing (3%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Pigment in Custom Compounding of Purchased Resins (20%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Pigment in Wholesale and Retail Trade (2%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Catalyst in Petroleum Refineries (2%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Catalyst in Industrial Gas Manufacturing (48%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Catalyst in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (50%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Paint additives and coating additives not described by other categories in Miscellaneous Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into article
Vendor Pricing
$0.02/gAaron Chemicals LLC
CountryHong Kong
Pack$12.00 / 500 g
Purity99%
Vendors9 available
Prices reflect listed pack sizes. Small research packs run far above bulk rates.
8 more vendors
| Vendor | Country Supplier country. Where available, shows shipping origin. When the supplier ships from a different country than where they are registered, both are shown. Most suppliers show registration country only. | $/g | Pack | Purity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angene Chemical | China → Hong Kong | $0.03 | 500 g | 99% |
| A2B Chem LLC | United States | $0.05 | 500 g | 98% |
| AA BLOCKS | United States | $0.05 | 500 g | 99% |
| Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock) | Germany | $0.11 | 2 kg | 98% |
| Sigma-Aldrich | Germany | $0.11 | 2 kg | 98% |
| AK Scientific, Inc. | United States | $0.42 | 100 g | 98% |
| Angene International Limited | United States | $0.81 | 250 g | 98% |
| Angene | China → Hong Kong | $4266.67 | 30 mg | 99% |
Chemical Identity
CAS1308-38-9
PubChem CID517277
DTXSIDDTXSID4043721
FormulaCr2O3
Mol. Weight151.99 g/mol
SMILESO=[Cr]O[Cr]=O
Data Sources
DTXSID40437212026-04-06
https://doi.org/10.23645/epacomptox.5588566
Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv
5172772026-04-06
https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/517277/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON
Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/517277.json
1308-38-92026-04-24
https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting
Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr.csv
CAS 1308-38-92026-04-25
https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting
Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr_industrial.csv