Refractories, fibers, aluminosilicate

CAS 142844-00-6

Used in 1 industrial sector tracked by the EPA.

US production45.3K lb

Import volume82.5K lb

Import dependency65%

Top sourceNo public record

Production is reported production, not a complete census of factories. Production reporting year: 2023.

Where It Comes From

EPA reports by year

2023: US production 45.3K lb · Imports 82.5K lb
2019: US production Confidential · Imports Confidential

EPA-registered manufacturers (1)

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

Haldor Topsoe

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

•Absorbent in All Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into article

Vendor Pricing

$0.09/gA2B Chem LLC (2 weeks)

CountryUnited States

Pack$220.00 / 2.5 kg

PurityNot recorded

Vendors6 available

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

5 more vendors

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
Angene Chemical	China → Hong Kong	$0.11	500 g	—
AA BLOCKS (2 weeks)	United States	$0.11	1 kg	—
Aaron Chemicals LLC	Hong Kong	$0.11	500 g	—
Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)	Germany	$0.86	250 g	—
Sigma-Aldrich	Germany	$0.86	250 g	—

Chemical Identity

CAS142844-00-6

PubChem CID12880061

DTXSIDDTXSID90891702

FormulaAl6O13Si2

Mol. Weight426.05 g/mol

SMILESO=[Al]O[Al]=O.O=[Al]O[Al]=O.O=[Al]O[Al]=O.O=[Si]=O.O=[Si]=O

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID90891702Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 12880061Retrieved 2026-04-06
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04

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Brief citations

Refractories, fibers, aluminosilicate (CAS 142844-00-6) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/142844-00-6/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID90891702. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID90891702 PubChem: 12880061. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/12880061 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 142844-00-6. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 142844-00-6. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting