Aventurine

CAS 68476-25-5

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.

Top sourceNo public record

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

EPA reports by year

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

EPA-registered manufacturers (1)

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

Minerals Technologies

Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (2)

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

Carboline

Dal-Tile

EPA-registered importers (6)

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

Sumitomo Bakelite · JP Japan

Arkema

Chemalloy

Sumitomo Bakelite North America Holding

The Lincoln Electric

Show all 6

Vetriceramici Usa

Why It Matters

Sectors

ConstructionMetals & MiningPlastics & RubberPaints & Coatings

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 3 functional roles.

•Plasticizer in Non-metallic Mineral Product Manufacturing (includes clay, glass, cement, concrete, lime, gypsum, and other non-metallic mineral product manufacturing) (100%)Processing—incorporation into article
•Filler in Custom Compounding of Purchased Resins (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Alloys in Primary Metal Manufacturing (100%)Use—non-incorporative activities
•Filler in Machinery ManufacturingUse—non-incorporative activities
•Filler in Adhesive Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Filler in ConstructionUse—non-incorporative activities

Chemical Identity

CAS68476-25-5

PubChem CIDNot recorded

DTXSIDDTXSID1098836

FormulaNot recorded

Mol. WeightNot recorded

SMILESNot recorded

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID1098836Retrieved 2026-04-06
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04

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Brief citations

Aventurine (CAS 68476-25-5) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/68476-25-5/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID1098836. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID1098836 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 68476-25-5. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 68476-25-5. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting