Zirconium(IV) sulfate

Drug ingredient

This drug ingredient has classified U.S. production volumes. EPA withholds the number as confidential business information.

Molecular structure of 14644-61-2
US ProductionCBI
Import Value$179M
Top SourceMexico 46%

The EPA did not publish how much of this chemical companies made or imported, or marked that amount confidential. Without that volume, ACID cannot calculate import dependency.

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 283329 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 283329, which covers 24 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
MX 46%MexicoCN 19%ChinaCA 11%CanadaIN 9%IndiaFI 4%Finland
EPA-registered manufacturers (1)
Southern Ionics
EPA-registered importers (1)
Greenchem Industries

Why It Matters

Sectors
Core ChemicalsTextilesHealthWater
Downstream Uses

Appears in 1 drug and cosmetic product listings (FDA).

  • Zirconium Sulphuricum
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 3 sectors as 4 functional roles.

  • Adhesion/cohesion promoter in All Other Basic Inorganic Chemical ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • Intermediate in All Other Basic Inorganic Chemical ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant
  • Hardener in Synthetic Dye and Pigment Manufacturing (92%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • Reducing agent in Utilities (8%)Use—non-incorporative activities

Chemical Identity

CAS14644-61-2
PubChem CID26793
DTXSIDDTXSID0021466
FormulaO8S2Zr
Mol. Weight283.4 g/mol
SMILES[O-]S(=O)(=O)[O-].[O-]S(=O)(=O)[O-].[Zr+4]

Data Sources

DTXSID00214662026-04-06

https://doi.org/10.23645/epacomptox.5588566

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

267932026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/26793/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/26793.json

14644-61-22026-04-24

https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting

Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr.csv

CAS 14644-61-22026-04-25

https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting

Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr_industrial.csv