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Lanthanum fluoride (LaF3)

CAS 13709-38-1

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

Molecular structure of 13709-38-1
US productionCBI
Import value, 2024$148M
Top sourceChina 75%

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 284690 · basket

EPA reports by year
2023
US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
2019
US production Confidential · Imports Confidential

These shares come from HS customs code 284690, which covers 26 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
CN 75%ChinaIT 6%ItalyJP 5%JapanAT 4%AustriaZA 3%South Africa

Why It Matters

Sectors
Core Chemicals
Downstream UsesNot recorded
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

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

Chemical Identity

CAS13709-38-1
PubChem CID83675
DTXSIDDTXSID2065591
FormulaF3La
Mol. Weight195.9007 g/mol
SMILESF[La](F)F

Data Sources

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Brief citations

Lanthanum fluoride (LaF3) (CAS 13709-38-1) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/13709-38-1/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID2065591. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID2065591 PubChem: 83675. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/83675 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 13709-38-1. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 13709-38-1. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 284690 for CAS 13709-38-1. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/