Rutile titanium dioxide

CAS 1317-80-2

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$357M

Top sourceSouth Africa 24%

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 261400 · 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 24%South AfricaAU 22%AustraliaMG 16%MadagascarMZ 11%MozambiqueUA 8%Ukraine

Norway
Austria
Spain
Japan
United Kingdom
Germany
China
Mauritius

EPA-registered manufacturers (2)

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

Minerals Technologies

Vibrantz Technologies

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

Chemours

Timet

EPA-registered importers (4)

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

Cormetech

The Lincoln Electric

Tronox Us Holdings

Why It Matters

Sectors

WaterTransportationMetals & MiningPlastics & RubberTextilesPaints & CoatingsPaper & Printing

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 8 sectors as 5 functional roles.

•Filler in Machinery ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Intermediate in Synthetic Dye and Pigment Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
•Binder in Primary Metal Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into article
•Abrasives in Not Known or Reasonably Ascertainable (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Pigment in Transportation Equipment ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into article
•Pigment in Paint and Coating ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Pigment in Plastics Product ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Pigment in Printing Ink ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Pigment in Synthetic Dye and Pigment ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Chemical Identity

CAS1317-80-2

PubChem CID26042

DTXSIDDTXSID6052827

FormulaO2Ti

Mol. Weight79.866 g/mol

SMILESO=[Ti]=O

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID6052827Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 26042Retrieved 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

Rutile titanium dioxide (CAS 1317-80-2) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/1317-80-2/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID6052827. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID6052827 PubChem: 26042. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/26042 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 1317-80-2. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 1317-80-2. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 261400 for CAS 1317-80-2. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/