Nickel molybdate(VI) (NiMoO4)

CAS 14177-55-0

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

Molecular structure of 14177-55-0 — 1 Ni²⁺

US productionCBI

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

Import value, 2024$36M

Top sourceChile 80%

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 284170 · basket

EPA reports by year

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

These shares come from HS customs code 284170, which covers 11 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).

CL 80%ChileCN 10%ChinaBR 5%BrazilIN 4%IndiaDE 1%Germany

Poland
Japan
Canada

EPA-registered manufacturers (4)

Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.

Shell Plc · GB United Kingdom

Ineos Us I

Shell Catalyst & Technologies

W. R. Grace & Co. - Conn.

Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (1)

EPA records name a US company for this chemical but do not disclose whether the company made it here or imported it.

Shell Catalysts & Technologies

Why It Matters

Sectors

EnergyCore 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

Used in 2 sectors as 1 functional role.

•Catalyst in Petrochemical ManufacturingUse—non-incorporative activities
•Catalyst in Petroleum Refineries (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Vendor Pricing

$22.40/gAK Scientific, Inc.

CountryUnited States

Pack$112.00 / 5 g

Purity98%

Vendors1 available

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

Chemical Identity

CAS14177-55-0

PubChem CID84241

DTXSIDDTXSID50893984

FormulaMoNiO4

Mol. Weight218.64 g/mol

SMILES[O-][Mo](=O)(=O)[O-].[Ni+2]

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID50893984Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 84241Retrieved 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

Nickel molybdate(VI) (NiMoO4) (CAS 14177-55-0) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/14177-55-0/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID50893984. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID50893984 PubChem: 84241. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/84241 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 14177-55-0. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 14177-55-0. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 284170 for CAS 14177-55-0. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/