Lithium metaborate

CAS 13453-69-5

Boric acid (HBO2), lithium salt (1:1)

Molecular structure of 13453-69-5
US productionNot reported
Import value, 2024$16M
Top sourceItaly 37%

This chemical is listed as active in US commerce, but no company reported it to EPA’s survey for 2019 or 2023. Sites may have made or imported less than the threshold amount, or none.

Why supply is unknown

Production is reported production, not a complete census of factories. Import value and source-country shares describe a shared customs category, not a separate chemical measurement.

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 284020 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 284020, which covers 16 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
IT 37%ItalyIN 19%IndiaCN 16%ChinaTR 12%TurkeyPE 5%Peru

Why It Matters

No EPA sector or FDA product records name a use for this chemical.

Vendor Pricing

$0.13/gBLD Pharmatech GmbH
CountryGermany
Pack$126.00 / 1 kg
Purity98%
Vendors15 available

Prices reflect listed pack sizes. Small research packs run far above bulk rates.

Chemical Identity

CAS13453-69-5
PubChem CIDNot recorded
DTXSIDDTXSID50894850
FormulaBLiO2
Mol. Weight49.75 g/mol
SMILES[Li]OB=O

Data Sources

Brief citations

Lithium metaborate (CAS 13453-69-5) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/13453-69-5/ EPA TSCA Inventory: CAS 13453-69-5. Retrieved 2026-10-04. https://www.epa.gov/tsca-inventory US Census international trade: HS 284020 for CAS 13453-69-5. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/