Cobalt monosulfide

CAS 1317-42-6

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$23M

Import volume18.7K lb

Top sourceAustria 29%

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 283090 · basket

EPA reports by year

2023: US production Confidential · Imports 18.7K lb
2019: US production Confidential · Imports Zero

These shares come from HS customs code 283090, which covers 34 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries

Country of origin for US imports, from Census customs data (2024).

AT 29%AustriaDE 17%GermanyGB 13%United KingdomCN 9%ChinaIN 8%India

Philippines
Mexico
Netherlands
Malaysia
Singapore

EPA-registered manufacturers (6)

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

Pdvsa Petroleos S A · VE Venezuela

Flint Hills Resources Pine Bend

Marathon Petroleum

Pdv Holding

Placid Refining

Show all 6

Stillwater Mining

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.

Deer Park Refining

EPA-registered importers (1)

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

Evonik

Why It Matters

Sectors

EnergyMetals & 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 4 sectors as 3 functional roles.

•Intermediate in Primary Metal Manufacturing (0%)Processing as a reactant
•Processing aids, specific to petroleum production in Petroleum Refineries (100%)Use—non-incorporative activities
•Intermediate in Other (100%)Use—non-incorporative activities
•Catalyst in All Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Chemical Identity

CAS1317-42-6

PubChem CID14832

DTXSIDDTXSID80892187

FormulaCoS

Mol. Weight91 g/mol

SMILESS=[Co]

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID80892187Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 14832Retrieved 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

Cobalt monosulfide (CAS 1317-42-6) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/1317-42-6/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID80892187. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID80892187 PubChem: 14832. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/14832 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 1317-42-6. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 1317-42-6. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 283090 for CAS 1317-42-6. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/