Cupric 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$32M
Top SourceNorway 50%
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 282550 · narrow
These shares come from HS customs code 282550, which covers 3 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).
NO 50%NorwayAU 31%AustraliaDE 5%GermanyIT 5%ItalyMX 4%Mexico
- China
- India
- Canada
- Hong Kong
- South Korea
- Netherlands
EPA-registered manufacturers (18)
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
Venator Materials Plc · GB United Kingdom
Advanced Micronutrient Products
Agmet
Show all 18
American Chemet
Basf
Cameron Chemical
Clariant
Condy Holdings
Johnson Matthey
Kennecott Utah Copper
Langeloth Metallurgical
Nib
Phibro Animal Health
Steel Dust Recycling
Superior Essex
Venator Materials
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.
Basf Se · DE Germany
Clariant International · CH Switzerland
Umicore Sa · BE Belgium
Adchem (Australia) Pty
Autoliv Promontory
Show all 12
Basf
Clariant
Ferro
Haldor Topsoe
Johnson Matthey Holdings
M-I
Umicore Usa
15 FDA-registered drug labelers
A-S Medication Solutions
Acella Pharmaceuticals, LLC
Avion Pharmaceuticals, LLC
Bestmade Natural Products
Boiron
BonGeo Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Exeltis USA, Inc.
Hahnemann Laboratories, INC.
Jost Chemical Co.
Mission Pharmacal Company
OHM PHARMA INC.
Patrin Pharma, Inc.
PEKANA Naturheilmittel GmbH
REMEDYREPACK INC.
Uriel Pharmacy Inc.
Why It Matters
Sectors
Plastics & RubberPaints & CoatingsElectronicsTransportationDefenseCore ChemicalsHealthEnergyMetals & MiningWaterTextilesAgricultureConstruction
Downstream Uses
Appears in 14 drug and cosmetic product listings (FDA).
- •Floriva
- •Vitafol Fe Plus
- •Cuprum Oxydatum Nigrum
- •OHM Parasites
- •Prenatal Vitamins Plus Low Iron
- •Prenate Elite
- •Bestmade Natural Products BM43
- •PNV-Select
Show all 14
- •CitraNatal 90 DHA
- •Vitafol Ultra
- •Prenatal Plus Vitamins
- •Nicomide
- •Copper Oxide 0.4
- •Helmin
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 20 sectors as 12 functional roles.
- •Intermediate in All Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing (30%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Agricultural chemicals (non-pesticidal) in Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing (60%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Pigment in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (8%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Plating agents and surface treating agents in Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (2%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Propellants and blowing agents in Explosives Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Adsorbents and absorbents in Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into article
- •Catalyst in All Other Basic Inorganic Chemical ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Catalyst in Petroleum RefineriesUse—non-incorporative activities
- •Catalyst in Petrochemical ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into article
- •Catalyst in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Adsorbents and absorbents in Oil and Gas Drilling, Extraction, and Support activities (4%)Processing—repackaging
- •Adsorbents and absorbents in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (2%)Processing—repackaging
- •Process regulators in Industrial Gas Manufacturing (10%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Adsorbents and absorbents in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (46%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Catalyst in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (1%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Catalyst in Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing (81%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Catalyst in Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing (10%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Oxidizing agent in Industrial Gas Manufacturing (25%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Oxidizing agent in Utilities (25%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Oxidizing agent in Other (50%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Intermediate in Synthetic Dye and Pigment ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant
- •Adsorbent in All Other Basic Inorganic Chemical ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Adsorbent in Oil and Gas Drilling, Extraction, and Support activitiesUse—non-incorporative activities
- •Adsorbent in Petroleum Refineries (40%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Catalyst in Industrial Gas Manufacturing (2%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Processing aids, specific to petroleum production in Petroleum Refineries (100%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Intermediate in Mining (except Oil and Gas) and support activities (100%)Processing as a reactant
- •Intermediate in Primary Metal Manufacturing (3%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Etching agent in Computer and Electronic Product ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant
- •Intermediate in Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting (80%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
Chemical Identity
CAS1317-38-0
PubChem CID164827
DTXSIDDTXSID5034488
FormulaCuO
Mol. Weight79.55 g/mol
SMILES[O-2].[Cu+2]
Data Sources
DTXSID50344882026-04-06
https://doi.org/10.23645/epacomptox.5588566
Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv
1648272026-04-06
https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/164827/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON
Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/164827.json
1317-38-02026-04-24
https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting
Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr.csv
CAS 1317-38-02026-04-07
https://open.fda.gov/data/ndc/
Archive: data/sources/fda/ndc/ndc.json