Ammonium zirconium carbonate

CAS 68309-95-5

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

Molecular structure of 68309-95-5 — 2 NH₄⁺ · 2 OH⁻ · 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$32M

Top sourceChina 39%

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. Import value and source-country shares describe a shared customs category, not a separate chemical measurement.

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 284290 · basket

EPA reports by year

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

These shares come from HS customs code 284290, which covers 96 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries

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

CN 39%ChinaDE 33%GermanyCA 9%CanadaGB 4%United KingdomJP 3%Japan

Taiwan
Colombia
Mexico
Denmark
Belgium
Sweden
Switzerland
Italy
Poland
Czech Republic
Armenia

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.

Archroma Management Gmbh · CH Switzerland

Archroma U.S

Ascent Chemicals

Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (1)

EPA records name a US company for this chemical but do not disclose whether the company made it here or imported it.

Icl Specialty Products North America

Why It Matters

Sectors

Paints & CoatingsPaper & Printing

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 3 sectors as 4 functional roles.

•Adhesion/cohesion promoter in Printing and Related Support ActivitiesProcessing—incorporation into article
•Binder in Paper Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into article
•Chemical reaction regulator in Paper Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into article
•Polymerization promoter in Paint and Coating ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Chemical Identity

CAS68309-95-5

PubChem CID163210

DTXSIDDTXSID50892154

FormulaC2H10N2O8Zr

Mol. Weight281.33 g/mol

SMILESC(=O)([O-])[O-].C(=O)([O-])[O-].[NH4+].[NH4+].[OH-].[OH-].[Zr+4]

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID50892154Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 163210Retrieved 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

Ammonium zirconium carbonate (CAS 68309-95-5) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/68309-95-5/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID50892154. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID50892154 PubChem: 163210. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/163210 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 68309-95-5. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 68309-95-5. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 284290 for CAS 68309-95-5. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/