Cuprous oxide

Drug ingredient

This drug ingredient has classified U.S. production volumes. EPA withholds the number as confidential business information.

Molecular structure of 1317-39-1
US ProductionCBI
Import Value$356M
Import Volume128.9K lbs
Top SourceCanada 24%

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, 320649 · narrow

These shares come from HS customs code 282550, 320649, which covers 43 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
CA 24%CanadaDE 19%GermanyMX 13%MexicoJP 6%JapanCN 5%China
EPA-registered manufacturers (4)
Advanced Micronutrient Products
American Chemet
Safe Fleet
Scm Metal Products
EPA-registered importers (1)
Yara North America
2 FDA-registered drug labelers
PureTek Corporation
Uriel Pharmacy Inc.

Why It Matters

Sectors
HealthMetals & MiningPaints & CoatingsTransportationAgricultureConstruction
Downstream Uses

Appears in 6 drug and cosmetic product listings (FDA).

  • •Folitin-Z
  • •Ribotin-E
  • •Rose Copper
  • •Foliflex
  • •Finazol
  • •Zintrexyl-C
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 3 sectors as 3 functional roles.

  • •Agricultural chemicals (non-pesticidal) in Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural 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 (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Surface active agents in Asphalt Paving, Roofing, and Coating Materials Manufacturing (17%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Chemical Identity

CAS1317-39-1
PubChem CID18346908
DTXSIDDTXSID0034489
FormulaCu2O
Mol. Weight143.09 g/mol
SMILESO=[Cu].[Cu]

Data Sources

DTXSID00344892026-04-06

https://doi.org/10.23645/epacomptox.5588566

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

183469082026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/18346908/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/18346908.json

1317-39-12026-04-24

https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting

Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr.csv

CAS 1317-39-12026-04-07

https://open.fda.gov/data/ndc/

Archive: data/sources/fda/ndc/ndc.json

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