Ammonium nitrate
U.S. production volumes are classified as confidential business information.
US ProductionCBI
Confidential Business Information. The EPA withholds this volume because publishing it could reveal the reporting company's trade secrets.
Import Value$247M
Top SourceCanada 33%
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 310230, 360200 · exact
Source Countries
Country of origin for US imports, from Census customs data (2023).
CA 33%CanadaPL 19%PolandNO 9%NorwaySE 9%SwedenMX 8%Mexico
- South Korea
- United Kingdom
- Vietnam
- Spain
- India
- Brazil
- Israel
- South Africa
- Netherlands
- Japan
- Indonesia
- Peru
- Hungary
- Australia
- Czech Republic
EPA-registered manufacturers (14)
Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.
Fujifilm Holdings · JP Japan
Apache Nitrogen Products
Bae Systems Ordnance Systems
Cf Industries Holdings
Cvr Energy
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Dyno Nobel
Dyno Nobel St. Helens
Fujifilm Holdings America
Iowa Fertilizer
J.R. Simplot
Koch Industries
Lsb Industries
Nutrien
Potash Holding
EPA-registered importers (18)
Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.
Marubeni · JP Japan
Nutrien · CA Canada
Sociedad Quimica Y Minera De Chile Sa · CL Chile
Teck Resources · CA Canada
Upl · IN India
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Agrium Us
Bst Manufacturing
Cf Industries Holdings
Gavilon Agriculture Investments
Helm Fertilizer
Icl Specialty Products North America
Koch Industries
Orica Usa
Pq
Sqm North America
Teck American Incorporated
Upl Na
Yara North America
Why It Matters
Sectors
DefenseAgricultureEnergyWaterConstructionMetals & MiningPlastics & RubberConsumer ProductsPaper & PrintingCore Chemicals
Downstream UsesNo data available
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 10 sectors as 12 functional roles.
- •Agricultural chemicals (non-pesticidal) in Wholesale and Retail Trade (100%)Processing—repackaging
- •Soil amendments (fertilizers) in Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing (20%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Energy Releasers (explosives, motive propellant) in Mining (except Oil and Gas) and support activities (80%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Propellants and blowing agents in Explosives Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
- •Agricultural chemicals (non-pesticidal) in Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting (100%)Processing—repackaging
- •Soil amendments (fertilizers) in Wholesale and Retail Trade (100%)Processing—repackaging
- •Intermediate in Explosives Manufacturing (70%)Processing as a reactant
- •Energy Releasers (explosives, motive propellant) in Non-metallic Mineral Product Manufacturing (includes clay, glass, cement, concrete, lime, gypsum, and other non-metallic mineral product manufacturing) (100%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Oxidizing agent in Explosives Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Agricultural chemicals (non-pesticidal) in Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing (30%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Oxidizing/reducing agents in Mining (except Oil and Gas) and support activities (70%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Agricultural chemicals (non-pesticidal) in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (98%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Oxidizing/reducing agents in Explosives ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Plasticizer in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (1%)Processing as a reactant
- •Explosion inhibitor in Mining (except Oil and Gas) and support activities (13%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Catalyst in Petroleum Refineries (12%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Energy Releasers (explosives, motive propellant) in Explosives Manufacturing (53%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Corrosion inhibitor in Utilities (2%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Dye in Wholesale and Retail Trade (2%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
Chemical Identity
CAS6484-52-2
PubChem CID22985
DTXSIDDTXSID2029668
FormulaH4N2O3
Mol. Weight80.044 g/mol
SMILES[NH4+].[N+](=O)([O-])[O-]
Data Sources
DTXSID20296682026-04-06
https://doi.org/10.23645/epacomptox.5588566
Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv
229852026-04-06
https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/22985/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON
Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/22985.json
6484-52-22026-04-24
https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting
Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr.csv
CAS 6484-52-22026-04-25
https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting
Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr_industrial.csv