Zircon

CAS 14940-68-2

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

Molecular structure of 14940-68-2 — 1 Zr⁴⁺

US productionCBI

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

Import value, 2024$61M

Top sourceSouth Africa 47%

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.

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 261510 · exact

EPA reports by year

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

Source Countries

Country of origin for US imports, from Census customs data (2024).

ZA 47%South AfricaAU 33%AustraliaSN 16%SenegalRU 1%RussiaMY 1%Malaysia

China
India
Canada
Germany
Austria
Hungary
United Kingdom
Spain

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.

Minerals Technologies

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.

Dal-Tile

Sicer Usa

EPA-registered importers (5)

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

Compagnie De Saint Gobain · FR France

Saint Gobain

Smalticeram Usa

The Lincoln Electric

Vetriceramici Usa

Why It Matters

Sectors

ConstructionMetals & MiningPaints & 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 4 sectors as 5 functional roles.

•Pigment 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
•Binder in All Other Basic Inorganic Chemical ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Filler in Machinery ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Corrosion inhibitor in Non-metallic Mineral Product Manufacturing (includes clay, glass, cement, concrete, lime, gypsum, and other non-metallic mineral product manufacturing) (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Stabilizing agent in Primary Metal Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into article

Chemical Identity

CAS14940-68-2

PubChem CID61775

DTXSIDDTXSID20892262

FormulaO4SiZr

Mol. Weight183.3 g/mol

SMILES[O-][Si]([O-])([O-])[O-].[Zr+4]

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID20892262Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 61775Retrieved 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

Zircon (CAS 14940-68-2) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/14940-68-2/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID20892262. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID20892262 PubChem: 61775. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/61775 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 14940-68-2. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 14940-68-2. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 261510 for CAS 14940-68-2. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/