Cobalt(II) acetate

Drug ingredient

This drug ingredient has classified U.S. production volumes. EPA withholds the number as confidential business information.

Molecular structure of 71-48-7
US ProductionCBI
Import Value$64M
Import Volume160.0K lbs
Top SourceNetherlands 37%

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 291529 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 291529, which covers 18 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
NL 37%NetherlandsCN 16%ChinaCA 15%CanadaIT 7%ItalyGB 5%United Kingdom
EPA-registered manufacturers (2)
ExxonMobil
Umicore Usa
EPA-registered importers (1)
Freeport-Mcmoran

Why It Matters

Sectors
Core ChemicalsHealthMetals & MiningConstruction
Downstream Uses

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

  • •Apizelen
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 3 sectors as 2 functional roles.

  • •Intermediate in Non-metallic Mineral Product Manufacturing (includes clay, glass, cement, concrete, lime, gypsum, and other non-metallic mineral product manufacturing) (2%)Processing as a reactant
  • •Intermediate in Petrochemical Manufacturing (98%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Plating agents and surface treating agents in Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (2%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Chemical Identity

CAS71-48-7
PubChem CID6277
DTXSIDDTXSID6026373
FormulaC4H6CoO4
Mol. Weight177.02 g/mol
SMILESCC(=O)[O-].CC(=O)[O-].[Co+2]

Data Sources

DTXSID60263732026-04-06

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

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

62772026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/6277/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/6277.json

71-48-72026-04-24

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

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

CAS 71-48-72026-04-25

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

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

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