Uranium oxide (U3O8)

U.S. production volumes are classified as confidential business information.

Molecular structure of 1344-59-8
US ProductionCBI
Import Value$6.1B
Import VolumeZero
Top SourceCanada 20%

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 284410, 284420 · narrow

These shares come from HS customs code 284410, 284420, which covers 1 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
CA 20%CanadaIT 19%ItalyGB 18%United KingdomDE 11%GermanyRU 10%Russia
EPA-registered manufacturers (2)
Clariant International · CH Switzerland
Clariant

Why It Matters

Sectors
Core Chemicals
Downstream UsesNo data available
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 1 sector as 1 functional role.

  • Catalyst in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Use—non-incorporative activities

Chemical Identity

CAS1344-59-8
PubChem CID92028829
DTXSIDDTXSID60893930
FormulaO8U3
Mol. Weight842.08 g/mol
SMILESO=[U](=O)=O.O=[U](=O)O[U](=O)=O

Data Sources

DTXSID608939302026-04-06

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

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

920288292026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/92028829/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/92028829.json

1344-59-82026-04-24

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

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

CAS 1344-59-82026-04-25

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

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