Cobalt(II) acetate

Drug ingredient

CAS 71-48-7

This drug ingredient has classified U.S. production volumes. EPA withholds the number 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, 2024$64M

Import volume110.2K lb

Top sourceNetherlands 37%

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 291529 · basket

EPA reports by year

2023: US production Confidential · Imports 110.2K lb
2019: US production Confidential · Imports 160.0K lb

These shares come from HS customs code 291529, which covers 45 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).

NL 37%NetherlandsCN 16%ChinaCA 15%CanadaIT 7%ItalyGB 5%United Kingdom

Finland
Belgium
Lithuania
Czech Republic
Switzerland
Spain
Turkey
Sweden
Singapore
Slovakia
Armenia

EPA-registered manufacturers (2)

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

Umicore Sv · BE Belgium

Umciore Usa

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.

ExxonMobil

EPA-registered importers (2)

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

Umicore Sa · BE Belgium

Umicore Usa

Why It Matters

Sectors

HealthCore Chemicals

Downstream Uses

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

•Apizelen

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

•Catalyst in Petrochemical Manufacturing (100%)Use—non-incorporative activities

Chemical Identity

CAS71-48-7

PubChem CID6277

DTXSIDDTXSID6026373

FormulaC4H6CoO4

Mol. Weight177.02 g/mol

SMILESCC(=O)[O-].CC(=O)[O-].[Co+2]

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID6026373Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 6277Retrieved 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

Cobalt(II) acetate (CAS 71-48-7) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/71-48-7/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID6026373. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID6026373 PubChem: 6277. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/6277 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 71-48-7. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 71-48-7. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 291529 for CAS 71-48-7. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/