Zircon

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

Molecular structure of 14940-68-2
US ProductionCBI
Import Value$158M
Top SourceAustralia 19%

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 253090, 261510, 283990 · exact

Source Countries
AU 19%AustraliaZA 18%South AfricaMX 16%MexicoCA 12%CanadaJP 6%Japan
EPA-registered importers (3)
Corhart Refractories
Harbisonwalker International
The Lincoln Electric

Why It Matters

Sectors
ConstructionMetals & MiningCore Chemicals
Downstream UsesNo data available
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 2 sectors as 2 functional roles.

  • Pigment in All Other Basic Inorganic Chemical ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • Fillers in Machinery ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Chemical Identity

CAS14940-68-2
PubChem CID61775
DTXSIDDTXSID20892262
FormulaO4SiZr
Mol. Weight183.3 g/mol
SMILES[O-][Si]([O-])([O-])[O-].[Zr+4]

Data Sources

DTXSID208922622026-04-06

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

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

617752026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/61775/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/61775.json

14940-68-22026-04-24

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

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

CAS 14940-68-22026-04-25

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

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