Alumina
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$622M
Top SourceBrazil 60%
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 281820 · exact
Source Countries
Country of origin for US imports, from Census customs data (2023).
BR 60%BrazilCN 8%ChinaDE 6%GermanyJM 5%JamaicaAU 5%Australia
- Netherlands
- Guyana
- Croatia
- Taiwan
- Turkey
- South Korea
- Switzerland
- South Africa
- Mexico
- Bahrain
- Austria
- United Kingdom
- Ukraine
- Czech Republic
- Liechtenstein
- Israel
- Denmark
- Slovakia
- Hungary
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Malaysia
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Belgium
- Indonesia
EPA-registered manufacturers (34)
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
Shell · GB United Kingdom
Toray Industries · JP Japan
Agmet
Show all 34
Aluchem
Basf
Big West Oil
Chevron Phiillips Chemical Sweeny/Old Ocean
Chevron Phillips Chemical
Citgo Holding
Clariant
Haldor Topsoe
Heraeus Metal Processing
Imerys Usa
Johnson Matthey
Kennametal
Louisiana Pigment
Marathon Petroleum
Mcwane
Noranda Alumina
O'Brien Industrial Holdings
Placid Refining
Porocel Holdings
Reading Alloys
Saint Paul Park Refining
Saint-Gobain
Sasol (Usa)
Sasol Chemicals (Usa)
Shell Catalysts & Technologies
Suncor Energy Usa
The Christy Refractories
Toray Industries (America)
W. R. Grace & Co. - Conn.
EPA-registered importers (103)
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
Brenntag · DE Germany
Clariant International · CH Switzerland
Dr August Oetker Kg · DE Germany
Heraeus Holding Gmbh · DE Germany
Show all 103
Inabata & · JP Japan
Johnson Matthey Public · GB United Kingdom
Mitsui Mining & Smelting · JP Japan
Safic Alcan · FR France
Sanyo Trading · JP Japan
Shell · GB United Kingdom
Showa Denko K K · JP Japan
Showa Denko Materials · JP Japan
Sojitz · JP Japan
Sumitomo · JP Japan
Sumitomo Bakelite · JP Japan
Sumitomo Chemical · JP Japan
Tosoh · JP Japan
Upl · IN India
Venator Materials Plc · GB United Kingdom
3M
Air Products And Chemicals
Akebono Brake
Albemarle
Alcoa
Allied Mineral Products
Allied Mineral Products, Llc.
Basf
Basstech International
Brady Mccasland
Brenntag Southwest, Inc., Lanc
Budenheim Usa
Cabot
Calumet Specialty Products Partners
Cataler North America
Cellmark Usa, Llc.
Century Aluminum
Chemspec
Clariant
Coorstek
Corning Incorporated
Dal-Tile
Delta Carbona
Denka
Evonik
ExxonMobil
Fujimi
Harbisonwalker International
Heraeus Incorporated, Hic
Hexion Holdings
Hilti
Honeywell International
Inabata America
Itochu International
Johnson Matthey
Johnson Matthey Holdings
Kaneka North America
Kronos (Us)
Ledvance
Lord
M Chemical
M-I
Magnitude 7 Metals
Mapei
Mitsubishi Corporation (Americas)
Mitsui Kinzoku Catalysts America
Ngk Ceramics Usa
Nucor Steel Louisiana
Phillips 66
Ppg Industries
Pq
Pyrotek
Quadra Chemicals
Quanex Ig Systems
Resco Products
Ricoh Electronics
Rio Tinto America Holdings
Robert Bosch
Saint Gobain Ceramic Materials
Saint-Gobain
Sanyo Corporation Of America
Savant Technologies
Shell Chemical
Shin Etsu Silicones Of America
Showa Denko America
Showa Denko Materials (America)
Sojitz Corporation Of America
St. Marys Cement In
Sumitomo Chemical Advanced Technologies
Sumitomo Corporation Of Americas
Sumitomo Plastics America
The Dow Chemical
The Lincoln Electric
The R. J. Marshall
The Sherwin Williams
Tms International
Tosoh America
United Refining
Upl Na
Valudor Products
Venator Materials
W. R. Grace & Co. - Conn.
Westlake Chemical
2 FDA-registered drug labelers
Bestmade Natural Products
BM Private Limited
Why It Matters
Sectors
HealthAgricultureFoodEnergyWaterElectronicsTransportationConstructionMetals & MiningPlastics & RubberTextilesConsumer ProductsPaints & CoatingsPaper & PrintingCore Chemicals
Downstream Uses
Appears in 2 drug and cosmetic product listings (FDA).
- •Bestmade Natural Products Alumina
- •MERC CORR
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 41 sectors as 33 functional roles.
- •Pigment in Oil and Gas Drilling, Extraction, and Support activities (0%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Fillers in Transportation Equipment Manufacturing (0%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Abrasives in Miscellaneous Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Pigment in Miscellaneous Manufacturing (0%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Abrasives in Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing (0%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Agricultural chemicals (non-pesticidal) in Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Adsorbents and absorbents in Industrial Gas Manufacturing (100%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Abrasives in Transportation Equipment Manufacturing (100%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Fillers in Non-metallic Mineral Product Manufacturing (includes clay, glass, cement, concrete, lime, gypsum, and other non-metallic mineral product manufacturing) (10%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Adsorbents and absorbents in Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing (10%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Abrasives in Other (60%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Process regulators in Petroleum Refineries (20%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Flux agent in Non-metallic Mineral Product Manufacturing (includes clay, glass, cement, concrete, lime, gypsum, and other non-metallic mineral product manufacturing) (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Abrasives in Non-metallic Mineral Product Manufacturing (includes clay, glass, cement, concrete, lime, gypsum, and other non-metallic mineral product manufacturing) (100%)Processing—repackaging
- •Adsorbents and absorbents in Pharmaceutical and Medicine ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into article
- •Adsorbents and absorbents in Paint and Coating ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into article
- •Adsorbents and absorbents in ConstructionProcessing—incorporation into article
- •Adsorbents and absorbents in Petroleum RefineriesUse—non-incorporative activities
- •Adsorbents and absorbents in Petrochemical ManufacturingUse—non-incorporative activities
- •Catalyst in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (8%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Catalyst in Industrial Gas Manufacturing (2%)Processing—repackaging
- •Adsorbent in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (0%)Processing—repackaging
- •Intermediate in Petrochemical Manufacturing (0%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Catalyst in All Other Basic Inorganic Chemical ManufacturingUse—non-incorporative activities
- •Catalyst in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (3%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Adsorbent in Petroleum RefineriesUse—non-incorporative activities
- •Dehydrating agent (desiccant) in Petroleum RefineriesUse—non-incorporative activities
- •Catalyst in Petroleum RefineriesUse—non-incorporative activities
- •Processing aids, specific to petroleum production in Petroleum RefineriesUse—non-incorporative activities
- •Adsorbent in Petrochemical ManufacturingUse—non-incorporative activities
- •Catalyst in Petrochemical Manufacturing (0%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Pigment in Transportation Equipment Manufacturing (0%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Paint additives and coating additives not described by other categories in Transportation Equipment ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into article
- •Catalyst in Food, beverage, and tobacco product manufacturing (0%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Catalyst in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (1%)Processing as a reactant
- •Dehydrating agent (desiccant) in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (0%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Pigment in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (0%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Adsorbent in All Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Coalescing agent in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Binder in All Other Basic Inorganic 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 ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Filler in Plastics Product ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Filler in OtherProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Catalyst in Transportation Equipment Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Adhesives and sealant chemicals in Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Oxidizing/reducing agents in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Oxidizing/reducing agents in Wholesale and Retail Trade (100%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Abrasives in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (5%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Abrasives in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (10%)Processing as a reactant
- •Pigment in All Other Basic Inorganic Chemical ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Abrasives in Oil and Gas Drilling, Extraction, and Support activities (5%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Pigment in Printing Ink ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Abrasives in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (20%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Pigment in Plastics Product ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Abrasives in Construction (5%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Abrasives in Wood Product Manufacturing (15%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Pigment in Synthetic Dye and Pigment ManufacturingUse—non-incorporative activities
- •Abrasives in Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (10%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Abrasives in Machinery Manufacturing (5%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Adhesives and sealant chemicals in Non-metallic Mineral Product Manufacturing (includes clay, glass, cement, concrete, lime, gypsum, and other non-metallic mineral product manufacturing)Processing as a reactant
- •Adhesives and sealant chemicals in Computer and Electronic Product ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Softener and conditioner in All Other Basic Inorganic Chemical ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Intermediate in Primary Metal Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
- •Dehydrating agent (desiccant) in Synthetic Rubber ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Dehydrating agent (desiccant) in Rubber Product ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Catalyst in Plastics Product Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
- •Intermediate in Other (100%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Pigment in Non-metallic Mineral Product Manufacturing (includes clay, glass, cement, concrete, lime, gypsum, and other non-metallic mineral product manufacturing) (1%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Cleaning agent in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Adhesives and sealant chemicals in Adhesive Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Finishing agents in Printing and Related Support Activities (10%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Pigment in Custom Compounding of Purchased Resins (20%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Adsorbents and absorbents in Utilities (100%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Adhesion/cohesion promoter in Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Processing aids, specific to petroleum production in Oil and Gas Drilling, Extraction, and Support activities (25%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Fillers in Construction (50%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Adhesives and sealant chemicals in Wood Product Manufacturing (25%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Adhesives and sealant chemicals in ConstructionUse—non-incorporative activities
- •Adsorbent in Industrial Gas ManufacturingUse—non-incorporative activities
- •Adsorbent in Miscellaneous ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Catalyst in Miscellaneous ManufacturingUse—non-incorporative activities
- •Flux agent in Primary Metal ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant
- •Insulators in Primary Metal ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Abrasives in All Other Basic Inorganic Chemical ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into article
- •Heat transferring agent in Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Heat transferring agent in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Plating agents and surface treating agents in Transportation Equipment ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Pigment in Adhesive Manufacturing (3%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Photosensitive chemicals in Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Filler in Adhesive Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Pigment in Rubber Product Manufacturing (1%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Fillers in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Adsorbent in Oil and Gas Drilling, Extraction, and Support activities (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Filler in Transportation Equipment Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Process regulators in Transportation Equipment Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Binder in Primary Metal Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Adsorbents and absorbents in Cyclic Crude and Intermediate Manufacturing (10%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Adsorbents and absorbents in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (10%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Heat stabilizer in Non-metallic Mineral Product Manufacturing (includes clay, glass, cement, concrete, lime, gypsum, and other non-metallic mineral product manufacturing) (100%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Abrasives in Mining (except Oil and Gas) and support activities (88%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Filler in Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Abrasives in Petroleum Refineries (1%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Abrasives in Primary Metal Manufacturing (20%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Abrasives in Wholesale and Retail Trade (20%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Filler in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Paint additives and coating additives not described by other categories in Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into article
- •Process regulators in All Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Processing aids, specific to petroleum production in Petrochemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
- •Adhesion/cohesion promoter in Synthetic Rubber Manufacturing (35%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Sealant (barrier) in Synthetic Rubber Manufacturing (35%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Catalyst in Synthetic Rubber Manufacturing (35%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Fillers in Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Filler in Computer and Electronic Product ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Plating agents and surface treating agents in Petroleum Refineries (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Heat stabilizer in Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Pigment in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Pigment in Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing (1%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Pigment in Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing (1%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Pigment in Construction (10%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Pigment in Asphalt Paving, Roofing, and Coating Materials Manufacturing (1%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Pigment in Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing (50%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Pigment in Paper Manufacturing (60%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Pigment in Printing and Related Support Activities (3%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Conductive agent in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (10%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Absorbent in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (20%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Fillers in Machinery ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Filler in Furniture and Related Product ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into article
- •Filler in ConstructionProcessing—incorporation into article
- •Filler in Not Known or Reasonably AscertainableProcessing—incorporation into article
- •Surface modifier in Not Known or Reasonably AscertainableProcessing—incorporation into article
- •Surface modifier in Paint and Coating ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Density modifier in Miscellaneous Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Soil amendments (fertilizers) in Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Pigment in Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing (5%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Pigment in Textiles, apparel, and leather manufacturing (5%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Adsorbents and absorbents in Other (5%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Adsorbents and absorbents in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (5%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Adsorbents and absorbents in Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing (10%)Use—non-incorporative activities
Vendor Pricing
$0.01/gAaron Chemicals LLC
CountryHong Kong
Pack$149.00 / 25 kg
Purity99.999%
Vendors8 available
Prices reflect listed pack sizes. Small research packs run far above bulk rates.
7 more vendors
| Vendor | Country Supplier country. Where available, shows shipping origin. When the supplier ships from a different country than where they are registered, both are shown. Most suppliers show registration country only. | $/g | Pack | Purity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angene Chemical | China → Hong Kong | $0.01 | 25 kg | 99.999% |
| A2B Chem LLC | United States | $0.02 | 1 kg | — |
| Ambeed, Inc. | United States | $0.02 | 1 kg | — |
| AA BLOCKS | United States | $0.02 | 500 g | — |
| AK Scientific, Inc. | United States | $0.17 | 500 g | — |
| Angene International Limited | United States | $0.39 | 500 g | — |
| Angene | China → Hong Kong | $4266.67 | 30 mg | 99.999% |
Chemical Identity
CAS1344-28-1
PubChem CID9989226
DTXSIDDTXSID2041593
FormulaAl2O3
Mol. Weight101.961 g/mol
SMILES[O-2].[O-2].[O-2].[Al+3].[Al+3]
Data Sources
DTXSID20415932026-04-06
https://doi.org/10.23645/epacomptox.5588566
Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv
99892262026-04-06
https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/9989226/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON
Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/9989226.json
1344-28-12026-04-24
https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting
Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr.csv
CAS 1344-28-12026-04-07
https://open.fda.gov/data/ndc/
Archive: data/sources/fda/ndc/ndc.json