Aluminum
CAS 7429-90-5
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.
Import value, 2024$2.5B
Top sourceChina 23%
At least one company claimed its 2023 production or import volume for this chemical as confidential, so EPA withholds it.
Why supply is unknownProduction is reported production, not a complete census of factories. US production volume is confidential. Production reporting year: 2023.
Where It Comes From
Customs basis: HS 321290, 760310, 760320, 761699 · exact
EPA reports by year
- 2023
- US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
- 2019
- US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
Source Countries
Country of origin for US imports, from Census customs data (2024).
CN 23%ChinaMX 20%MexicoCA 13%CanadaDE 6%GermanyVN 6%Vietnam
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Poland
- Slovenia
- Brazil
- Israel
- Denmark
- United Arab Emirates
- Colombia
- Bahrain
- Czech Republic
- Belgium
- Singapore
- Greece
- Philippines
- South Africa
- Norway
- Ecuador
- Hungary
- Tunisia
- Argentina
- Serbia
- Finland
- Saudi Arabia
- Lithuania
- Hong Kong
- Pakistan
- Croatia
- Romania
- New Zealand
- Slovakia
- Honduras
- Bulgaria
- Portugal
- Sri Lanka
- Ukraine
- Montenegro
- Dominican Republic
- Madagascar
- Latvia
- Estonia
- Luxembourg
- Iceland
- Morocco
- El Salvador
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Liechtenstein
- Bangladesh
- Venezuela
- Peru
- Aruba
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Mongolia
- Albania
- Lebanon
- Panama
- Egypt
- Qatar
- Suriname
- Mauritius
- Belize
- Kosovo
- Moldova
- Gabon
- Guyana
- Monaco
- Guatemala
- Cameroon
- Yemen
- Chile
EPA-registered manufacturers (28)
Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.
Hindalco Industries · IN India
Alcoa
Ames Goldsmith
Arconic Us
Befesa Holding Us
Show all 28
Cannon-Muskegon
Century Aluminum
Century Aluminum Of South Carolina
Constellium
Hydro Extrusion Usa
Linde
Magnitude 7 Metals
Matalco Bluffton Llc.
Matalco Usa
Matalco Wisconsin
Minerals Technologies
Novelis
Owl'S Head Alloys
Real Alloy Holding
Real Alloy Recycling
Rio Tinto America Holdings
Smelter Service
Tennessee Aluminum Processors
Tower Extrusions
Toyota Tsusho America
Trafigura Trading
Tredegar
Vibrantz Technologies
Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (15)
EPA records name a US company for this chemical but do not disclose whether the company made it here or imported it.
Blue Tree Holdings
Canon U.S.A
Cirba Solutions
Essex Furukawa Magnet Wire Usa
Ferroglobe Usa
Show all 15
Hartree Partners
Henkel
Icl Specialty Products North America
J.W. Harris
Jupiter Aluminum
Kh Chemicals Na
Pnw Metal Recycling
Ryobi Die Casting
Teck Metals
Toyal America
EPA-registered importers (70)
Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.
Basf Se · DE Germany
Glencore Plc · CH Switzerland
Green Metals Canada · CA Canada
Hindalco Industries · IN India
Huttenes Gmbh & · DE Germany
Show all 70
Jfe Steel · JP Japan
Koncentra Verkstads Ab · SE Sweden
Marubeni · JP Japan
Toyota Tsusho · JP Japan
Uacj · JP Japan
Aalborz Chemical
Akzo Nobel Coatings
Alter Trading
American Metal Fibers
Basf
Berkshire Hathaway
Bradken
Calbag Metals
Cannon Muskegon
Carlisle Companies Incorporated
Carpenter Technology
Chemalloy
Cleveland Cliffs Burns Harbor
Cleveland Cliffs Steel
Cleveland-Cliffs
Commercial Metals
Cronimet Specialty Metals Usa
Dyno Nobel
Eaton
Ecka Granules Of America
Eckart America
Federal Cartridge Company Dba Hevi-Shot
Glencore
Goldman Titanium
Ha International
Hma
Honda Trading America
Howmet Aerospace
Kaiser Aluminum
Koch Industries
Ks Large Bore Piston
Kymera International
Magni Group
Magni Industries
Mahle Behr Usa
Marubeni America
Metal Exchange Llc F/K/A Metal Exchange
Mitsubishi Corporation (Americas)
Nathan Trotter &
Nippon Paint Automotive Americas
Nucor
Omnisource
Palmer Holland
Pigments Services
Radius Recycling
Reading Alloys
Revelli Chemicals
Rtx
Shine Bros
Steel Dynamics
Stillwater Mining
Target
Tesla
The Lincoln Electric
The Sherwin Williams
Timet
Tms International
Tosoh America
Tri-Arrows Aluminum
Worthington Steel
Why It Matters
Sectors
DefenseEnergyWaterElectronicsTransportationConstructionMetals & MiningPlastics & RubberConsumer ProductsPaints & CoatingsPaper & PrintingCore Chemicals
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 28 sectors as 20 functional roles.
- •Alloys in Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (64%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Alloys in Primary Metal Manufacturing (36%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Fuel agents in Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Intermediate in Primary Metal Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Alloys in Oil and Gas Drilling, Extraction, and Support activities (11%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Alloys in Transportation Equipment Manufacturing (89%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Pigment in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (4%)Processing as a reactant
- •Intermediate in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
- •Solids separation (precipitating) agent, not otherwise specified in Primary Metal Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
- •Hardener in Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Intermediate in Mining (except Oil and Gas) and support activities (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Alloys in Machinery ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Alloys in Wholesale and Retail Trade (100%)Processing—repackaging
- •Energy Releasers (explosives, motive propellant) in Explosives Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Alloys in Construction (40%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Alloys in Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing (30%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Surface modifier in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (17%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Pigment in Services (17%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Pigment in Transportation Equipment Manufacturing (12%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Pigment in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing (6%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Lubricating agent in Petroleum Lubricating Oil and Grease Manufacturing (17%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Pigment in Plastics Product Manufacturing (6%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Alloys in Not Known or Reasonably Ascertainable (100%)Not Known or Reasonably Ascertainable
- •Pigment in Printing Ink Manufacturing (20%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Pigment in Custom Compounding of Purchased Resins (10%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Semiconductor and photovoltaic agent in Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing (30%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Semiconductor and photovoltaic agent in Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing (70%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Alloys in Miscellaneous Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Alloys in Services (1%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Alloys in Other (1%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Filler in Machinery ManufacturingUse—non-incorporative activities
- •Pigment in Furniture and Related Product ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into article
- •Pigment in Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into article
- •Pigment in Miscellaneous ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into article
- •Pigment in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Intermediate in Transportation Equipment ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into article
- •Intermediate in ConstructionProcessing—incorporation into article
- •Intermediate in Miscellaneous ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into article
- •Intermediate in Fabricated Metal Product ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into article
- •Intermediate in Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into article
- •Lubricating agent in Adhesive Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Catalyst in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Stabilizing agent in Primary Metal Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Pigment in Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (1%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Catalyst in All Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing (1%)Processing as a reactant
- •Alloys in Non-metallic Mineral Product Manufacturing (includes clay, glass, cement, concrete, lime, gypsum, and other non-metallic mineral product manufacturing) (1%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Abrasives in Not Known or Reasonably Ascertainable (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Reducing agent in Primary Metal Manufacturing (2%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Pigment in All Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing (10%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Conductive agent in ServicesProcessing—repackaging
- •Filler in Paint and Coating ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Monomers in Paint and Coating ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Pigment in Primary Metal ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Flocculating agent in Utilities (10%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Corrosion inhibitor in Primary Metal Manufacturing (1%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Flame retardant in All Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing (2%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Corrosion inhibitor in Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (1%)Processing—incorporation into article
Chemical Identity
CAS7429-90-5
PubChem CID5359268
DTXSIDDTXSID3040273
FormulaAl
Mol. Weight26.981538 g/mol
SMILES[Al]
Data Sources
- EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID3040273Retrieved 2026-04-06
- PubChem · compound 5359268Retrieved 2026-04-06
- EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
- FDA National Drug Code directoryRetrieved 2026-04-07
- US Census international tradeReporting year: 2024 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
Brief citations
Aluminum (CAS 7429-90-5) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/7429-90-5/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID3040273. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID3040273 PubChem: 5359268. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/5359268 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 7429-90-5. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting FDA National Drug Code directory: CAS 7429-90-5. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://open.fda.gov/data/ndc/ US Census international trade: HS 321290,760310,760320,761699 for CAS 7429-90-5. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/