Copper cyanide

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

Molecular structure of 544-92-3
US ProductionCBI
Import Value$3M
Top SourceGermany 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 283719 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 283719, which covers 2 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
DE 38%GermanyCZ 25%Czech RepublicKR 19%South KoreaJP 16%JapanCN 2%China
EPA-registered manufacturers (3)
Barrick · CA Canada
Barrick North America Holding
Univertical
EPA-registered importers (2)
Phibro Animal Health
Special Materials

Why It Matters

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

Industrial Uses

Used in 3 sectors as 3 functional roles.

  • Alloys in Mining (except Oil and Gas) and support activitiesProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • Oxidizing/reducing agents in All Other Basic Inorganic Chemical ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant
  • Plating agents and surface treating agents in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (21%)Processing as a reactant

Chemical Identity

CAS544-92-3
PubChem CID11009
DTXSIDDTXSID7023986
FormulaCCuN
Mol. Weight89.56 g/mol
SMILES[C-]#N.[Cu+]

Data Sources

DTXSID70239862026-04-06

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

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

110092026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/11009/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/11009.json

544-92-32026-04-24

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

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

CAS 544-92-32026-04-25

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

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