Cryolite

CAS 15096-52-3

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

Molecular structure of 15096-52-3 — 3 Na⁺

US productionCBI

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

Import value, 2024$9M

Top sourceCanada 36%

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 282630 · exact

EPA reports by year

2023: US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
2019: US production 15.9M lb · Imports 18.8M lb

Source Countries

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

CA 36%CanadaDE 25%GermanyDK 17%DenmarkHU 13%HungaryNL 2%Netherlands

Australia

EPA-registered manufacturers (3)

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

Century Aluminum

Shinagawa Americas

Vibrantz Technologies

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.

Certified Flux Solutions

Pyrotek

Saint Gobain

The Lincoln Electric

Wego Chemical Group

Why It Matters

Sectors

Metals & MiningCore 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 6 sectors as 4 functional roles.

•Flux agent in OtherProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Flux agent in All Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing (2%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Flux agent in Primary Metal Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
•Filler in Machinery ManufacturingUse—non-incorporative activities
•Abrasives in Miscellaneous Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into article
•Catalyst in Primary Metal Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
•Abrasives in Not Known or Reasonably Ascertainable (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Chemical Identity

CAS15096-52-3

PubChem CID16693908

DTXSIDDTXSID0034487

FormulaAlF6Na3

Mol. Weight209.941265 g/mol

SMILESF[Al-3](F)(F)(F)(F)F.[Na+].[Na+].[Na+]

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID0034487Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 16693908Retrieved 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

Cryolite (CAS 15096-52-3) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/15096-52-3/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID0034487. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID0034487 PubChem: 16693908. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/16693908 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 15096-52-3. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 15096-52-3. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 282630 for CAS 15096-52-3. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/