Lead dioxide

CAS 1309-60-0

Used in 3 industrial sectors tracked by the EPA.

US production16.6M lb

Import value, 2024$148K

Import volumeZero

Import dependency0%

Top sourceSpain 49%

Production is reported production, not a complete census of factories. Production reporting year: 2023.

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 282490 · exact

EPA reports by year

2023: US production 16.6M lb · Imports Zero
2019: US production 4.9M lb · Imports 1.3M lb

Source Countries

Country of origin for US imports, from Census customs data (2024).

ES 49%SpainIN 40%IndiaCN 7%ChinaBR 4%Brazil

EPA-registered manufacturers (7)

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

Groupo Mexico S A B De C V · MX Mexico

American Pacific

Americas Mining

Befesa Holding Us

East Penn Manufacturing

Show all 7

Federal Cartridge

Invision Capital

Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (2)

EPA records name a US company for this chemical but do not disclose whether the company made it here or imported it.

Envirofocus Technologies

Gopher Resource

Why It Matters

Sectors

ElectronicsMetals & MiningCore Chemicals

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 Primary Metal Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into article
•Oxidizing agent in Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Chemical Identity

CAS1309-60-0

PubChem CID14793

DTXSIDDTXSID5025497

FormulaO2Pb

Mol. Weight239 g/mol

SMILESO=[Pb]=O

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID5025497Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 14793Retrieved 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

Lead dioxide (CAS 1309-60-0) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/1309-60-0/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID5025497. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID5025497 PubChem: 14793. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/14793 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 1309-60-0. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 1309-60-0. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 282490 for CAS 1309-60-0. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/