Manganese sesquioxide

CAS 1317-34-6

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

Molecular structure of 1317-34-6
US productionCBI
Import value, 2024$14M
Top sourceSouth Africa 22%

At least one company claimed its 2023 production or import volume for this chemical as confidential, so EPA withholds it.

Why supply is unknown

Production is reported production, not a complete census of factories. US production volume is confidential. 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 282090 · narrow

EPA reports by year
2023
US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
2019
US production Confidential · Imports Confidential

These shares come from HS customs code 282090, which covers 3 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
ZA 22%South AfricaIN 18%IndiaMX 15%MexicoGA 10%GabonBE 10%Belgium
Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (1)
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Why It Matters

Sectors
TransportationPaints & CoatingsCore Chemicals
Downstream UsesNot recorded
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 3 sectors as 2 functional roles.

  • •Paint additives and coating additives not described by other categories in Transportation Equipment Manufacturing (0%)Processing—incorporation into article
  • •Intermediate in All Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Paint additives and coating additives not described by other categories in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (0%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Vendor Pricing

$0.07/gFluorochem EU
CountryGermany
Pack$36.30 / 500 g
Purity98%
Vendors11 available

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

Chemical Identity

CAS1317-34-6
PubChem CID14824
DTXSIDDTXSID90893847
FormulaMn2O3
Mol. Weight157.874 g/mol
SMILESO=[Mn]O[Mn]=O

Data Sources

Brief citations

Manganese sesquioxide (CAS 1317-34-6) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/1317-34-6/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID90893847. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID90893847 PubChem: 14824. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/14824 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 1317-34-6. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 1317-34-6. Reporting year: 2019. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 282090 for CAS 1317-34-6. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/