Cristobalite
CAS 14464-46-1
U.S. production volumes are classified as confidential business information.
US productionCBI
Confidential Business Information. The EPA withholds this volume because publishing it could reveal the reporting company's trade secrets.
Top sourceNo public record
At least one company claimed its 2023 production or import volume for this chemical as confidential, so EPA withholds it.
Why supply is unknownProduction is reported production, not a complete census of factories. US production volume is confidential. Production reporting year: 2023.
Where It Comes From
EPA reports by year
- 2023
- US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
- 2019
- US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
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.
Inland Coatings
Minerals Technologies
O'Brien Industrial Holdings
Us Silica Holdings
Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (2)
EPA records name a US company for this chemical but do not disclose whether the company made it here or imported it.
Chemspec
Honeywell International (123312)
EPA-registered importers (9)
Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.
Azelis S A · LU Luxembourg
Compagnie De Saint Gobain · FR France
Sika Ag · CH Switzerland
Alcoa
Azelis Americas Case
Show all 9
Saint Gobain
Sika
The Sherwin Williams
Vibrantz Technologies
Why It Matters
Sectors
ConstructionMetals & MiningConsumer ProductsPaints & CoatingsCore 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 10 sectors as 7 functional roles.
- •Adsorbent in All Other Basic Inorganic Chemical ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Adsorbent in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into article
- •Filler in Adhesive Manufacturing (87%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Surface modifier in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Flow promoter in Services (100%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Stabilizing agent in Primary Metal Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Abrasives in Not Known or Reasonably Ascertainable (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Hardener in OtherProcessing—incorporation into article
- •Filler in Asphalt Paving, Roofing, and Coating Materials Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Filler in Non-metallic Mineral Product Manufacturing (includes clay, glass, cement, concrete, lime, gypsum, and other non-metallic mineral product manufacturing) (100%)Processing—incorporation into article
Vendor Pricing
$0.00/gAaron Chemicals LLC
CountryHong Kong
Pack$119.00 / 25 kg
PurityNot recorded
Vendors17 available
Prices reflect listed pack sizes. Small research packs run far above bulk rates.
16 more vendors
| Vendor | Country Supplier country. Where available, shows shipping origin. When the supplier ships from a different country than where they are registered, both are shown. Most suppliers show registration country only. | $/g | Pack | Purity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angene Chemical | China → Hong Kong | $0.01 | 25 kg | — |
| Fluorochem UK | United Kingdom | $0.01 | 25 kg | — |
| Fluorochem EU | Germany | $0.01 | 25 kg | — |
| A2B Chem LLC (2 weeks) | United States | $0.01 | 5 kg | 90% |
| A2B Chem LLC | United States | $0.01 | 25 kg | — |
| AA BLOCKS | United States | $0.01 | 25 kg | — |
| AA BLOCKS (2 weeks) | United States | $0.01 | 5 kg | 90% |
| Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock) | Germany | $0.03 | 25 kg | — |
| Sigma-Aldrich | Germany | $0.03 | 25 kg | — |
| MedChemExpress MCE | Sweden | $0.04 | 2.5 kg | — |
| AK Scientific, Inc. | United States | $0.06 | 1 kg | — |
| Apollo Scientific UK | United Kingdom | $0.10 | 10 kg | 99.8% |
| AstaTech, Inc | United States | $0.20 | 500 g | 95% |
| Angene International Limited | United States | $0.21 | 500 g | 99% |
| Combi-Blocks, Inc. | United States | $0.25 | 1 kg | 95% |
| Angene | China → Hong Kong | $4266.67 | 30 mg | 90% |
Chemical Identity
CAS14464-46-1
PubChem CID24261
DTXSIDDTXSID5041801
FormulaO2Si
Mol. Weight60.084 g/mol
SMILESO=[Si]=O
Data Sources
- EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID5041801Retrieved 2026-04-06
- PubChem · compound 24261Retrieved 2026-04-06
- EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
- EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
Brief citations
Cristobalite (CAS 14464-46-1) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/14464-46-1/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID5041801. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID5041801 PubChem: 24261. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/24261 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 14464-46-1. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 14464-46-1. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting