Iron hydroxide oxide

Drug ingredient

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

Molecular structure of 20344-49-4
US ProductionCBI
Import Value$218M
Top SourceChina 38%

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 282110 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 282110, which covers 9 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
CN 38%ChinaDE 33%GermanyBR 9%BrazilIN 8%IndiaIT 5%Italy
EPA-registered manufacturers (1)
3M
EPA-registered importers (5)
H.I.G. Colors
Lintech International
Pht International
Sensient Technologies
Yara North America

Why It Matters

Sectors
Core ChemicalsHealthTextilesConsumer ProductsPlastics & RubberPaints & CoatingsPaper & PrintingConstruction
Downstream Uses

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

  • Velphoro
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 9 sectors as 3 functional roles.

  • Intermediate in Non-metallic Mineral Product Manufacturing (includes clay, glass, cement, concrete, lime, gypsum, and other non-metallic mineral product manufacturing)Processing as a reactant
  • Pigment in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (60%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • Pigment in Printing Ink Manufacturing (10%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • Pigment in Custom Compounding of Purchased Resins (30%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • Pigment in Wholesale and Retail Trade (2%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • Pigment in Construction (10%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • Dyes in Printing and Related Support Activities (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • Intermediate in Synthetic Dye and Pigment Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • Pigment in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Chemical Identity

CAS20344-49-4
PubChem CID9793696
DTXSIDDTXSID3042057
FormulaFeHO2
Mol. Weight88.85 g/mol
SMILES[OH-].[O-2].[Fe+3]

Data Sources

DTXSID30420572026-04-06

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

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

97936962026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/9793696/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/9793696.json

20344-49-42026-04-24

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

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

CAS 20344-49-42026-04-25

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

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