Manganese dioxide
Drug ingredientCAS 1313-13-9
This 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, 2024$99M
Top sourceGabon 61%
At least one company claimed its 2023 production or import volume for this chemical as confidential, so EPA withholds it.
Why supply is unknownProduction is reported production, not a complete census of factories. US production volume is confidential. Production reporting year: 2023.
Where It Comes From
Customs basis: HS 260200, 282010 · exact
EPA reports by year
- 2023
- US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
- 2019
- US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
Source Countries
Country of origin for US imports, from Census customs data (2024).
GA 61%GabonZA 15%South AfricaCO 10%ColombiaMX 8%MexicoJP 1%Japan
- Brazil
- Germany
- India
- China
- Morocco
- Poland
- Italy
- Canada
- Israel
- South Korea
- Spain
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.
Basf Se · DE Germany
Basf
Befesa Holding Us
Condy Holdings
Emd Acquisition
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Energizer Battery Manufacturing
The Shepherd Material Science
Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (1)
EPA records name a US company for this chemical but do not disclose whether the company made it here or imported it.
Cirba Solutions
EPA-registered importers (13)
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
Panasonic Holdings · JP Japan
Teck Resources · CA Canada
Advanced Micronutrient Products
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Air Products And Chemicals
Clariant
Duracell Manufacturing
Honeywell International (123312)
Panasonic Corporation Of North America
Teck American Incorporated
The Lincoln Electric
Vibrantz Technologies
2 FDA-registered drug labelers
Hahnemann Laboratories, INC.
Seroyal USA
Why It Matters
Sectors
HealthAgricultureEnergyWaterConstructionMetals & MiningPlastics & RubberTextilesPaints & CoatingsCore Chemicals
Downstream Uses
Appears in 2 drug and cosmetic product listings (FDA).
- •Manganum Oxydatum Nigrum
- •UNDA 22
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 12 sectors as 9 functional roles.
- •Soil amendments (fertilizers) in Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Catalyst in Industrial Gas Manufacturing (100%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Filler in Machinery ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Oxidizing agent in Utilities (24%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Oxidizing agent in Industrial Gas Manufacturing (60%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Oxidizing agent in Other (16%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Oxidizing agent in Miscellaneous Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Sealant (barrier) in Adhesive ManufacturingProcessing—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)Not Known or Reasonably Ascertainable
- •Sealant (barrier) in All Other Basic Inorganic Chemical ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Pigment in Paint and Coating ManufacturingUse—non-incorporative activities
- •Adhesion/cohesion promoter in Adhesive ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Catalyst in All Other Basic Inorganic Chemical ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Catalyst in Plastics Material and Resin ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Intermediate 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
- •Surface modifier in Fabricated Metal Product ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into article
- •Sealant (barrier) in Fabricated Metal Product ManufacturingUse—non-incorporative activities
Vendor Pricing
$0.22/gSigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)
CountryGermany
Pack$552.68 / 2.5 kg
Purity90%
Vendors5 available
Prices reflect listed pack sizes. Small research packs run far above bulk rates.
4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sigma-Aldrich | Germany | $0.22 | 2.5 kg | 90% |
| AK Scientific, Inc. | United States | $0.25 | 500 g | 90% |
| Asinex | Netherlands | $6461.40 | 100 mg | 90% |
| TimTec, LLC (back-ordered) | United States | $32000.00 | 15 mg | 94% |
Chemical Identity
CAS1313-13-9
PubChem CID14801
DTXSIDDTXSID6042109
FormulaMnO2
Mol. Weight86.937 g/mol
SMILESO=[Mn]=O
Data Sources
- EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID6042109Retrieved 2026-04-06
- PubChem · compound 14801Retrieved 2026-04-06
- EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
- FDA National Drug Code directoryRetrieved 2026-04-07
- US Census international tradeReporting year: 2024 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
Brief citations
Manganese dioxide (CAS 1313-13-9) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/1313-13-9/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID6042109. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID6042109 PubChem: 14801. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/14801 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 1313-13-9. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting FDA National Drug Code directory: CAS 1313-13-9. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://open.fda.gov/data/ndc/ US Census international trade: HS 260200,282010 for CAS 1313-13-9. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/