Lead monoxide

CAS 1317-36-8

U.S. production volumes are classified 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$2M

Top sourceSouth Africa 61%

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.

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 282410 · 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).

ZA 61%South AfricaMX 15%MexicoBR 12%BrazilAU 7%AustraliaMY 5%Malaysia

Italy
Canada
New Zealand
South Korea
China

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.

Nv Bekaert Sa · BE Belgium

Bekaert

Hammond Global

Metals And Additives

Steel Dust Recycling

Show all 7

Superior Battery Manufacturing

Wsp

Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (3)

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

Basf

Hammond Lead Products

Shepherd Material Science

EPA-registered importers (3)

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

Avantor

Cts

Vibrantz Technologies

Why It Matters

Sectors

EnergyElectronicsConstructionMetals & 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 6 sectors as 5 functional roles.

•Intermediate in Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Anti-slip agent in Oil and Gas Drilling, Extraction, and Support activities (1%)Processing as a reactant
•Chelating agent in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (80%)Processing as a reactant
•Adsorbent in Petroleum Refineries (1%)Processing—incorporation into article
•Flux agent in Mining (except Oil and Gas) and support activities (100%)Processing as a reactant
•Intermediate in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
•Intermediate in Primary Metal Manufacturing (69%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Chemical Identity

CAS1317-36-8

PubChem CID14827

DTXSIDDTXSID0029638

FormulaOPb

Mol. Weight223 g/mol

SMILESO=[Pb]

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID0029638Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 14827Retrieved 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 monoxide (CAS 1317-36-8) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/1317-36-8/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID0029638. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID0029638 PubChem: 14827. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/14827 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 1317-36-8. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 1317-36-8. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 282410 for CAS 1317-36-8. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/