Zinc chromate

CAS 13530-65-9

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

Molecular structure of 13530-65-9 — 1 Zn²⁺

US productionCBI

Confidential Business Information. The EPA withholds this volume because publishing it could reveal the reporting company's trade secrets.

Import value, 2024$8M

Top sourceAustria 85%

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 284150 · basket

EPA reports by year

2023: US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
2019: US production Confidential · Imports Confidential

These shares come from HS customs code 284150, which covers 22 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 85%AustriaIT 7%ItalyCN 6%ChinaIN 1%IndiaCO 1%Colombia

Switzerland
United Kingdom
Germany

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.

Basf Se · DE Germany

Basf

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.

Blue Tree Holdings

Henkel

Pigments Services

Why It Matters

Sectors

Core 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

•Catalyst in All Other Basic Inorganic Chemical ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Chemical Identity

CAS13530-65-9

PubChem CID26089

DTXSIDDTXSID7047485

FormulaCrO4Zn

Mol. Weight181.4 g/mol

SMILES[O-][Cr](=O)(=O)[O-].[Zn+2]

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID7047485Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 26089Retrieved 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

Zinc chromate (CAS 13530-65-9) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/13530-65-9/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID7047485. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID7047485 PubChem: 26089. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/26089 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 13530-65-9. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 13530-65-9. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 284150 for CAS 13530-65-9. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/