Iron
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.
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
EPA-registered manufacturers (17)
Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.
Weir Group Plc · GB United Kingdom
Weir Group Plc(The) · GB United Kingdom
Aleris Rolled Products
Allied Metal
American Zinc Recycling
Show all 17
American Zinc Recycling Llc.
Arconic
Bekaert
Ecka Granules Of America
Es
Esco Group
Koch Industries
Luvata Appleton
North American Hoganas
Nucor Steel Louisiana
O'Brien Industrial Holdings
Tennessee Aluminum Processors
EPA-registered importers (66)
Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.
Atlas Copco Ab · SE Sweden
Basf Se · DE Germany
Clariant International · CH Switzerland
Ferroglobe Plc · GB United Kingdom
Glencore Plc · CH Switzerland
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Hindalco Industries · IN India
Neo Performance Materials · CA Canada
Rheinmetall Ag · DE Germany
Toyota Tsusho · JP Japan
Uacj · JP Japan
3M
Advanced Micronutrient Products
Alcoa
Aleris Rolled Products
Alter Trading
American Metal Fibers
Arconic
Ashland
Atlas Copco Usa Holdings
Basf
Berkshire Hathaway
Bradken Atchison/St Joseph
California Steel Industries
Canon U.S.A
Carpenter Technology
Carpenter Technology Corporate Headquarters
Century Aluminum
Clariant
Cleveland-Cliffs
Cronimet Specialty Metals Usa
Eaton
Elg Metals
Freeport-Mcmoran
General Dynamics Nass
General Electric
General Electric Co (Ge Co.)
Glencore
Globe Specialty Metals
Haldor Topsoe
Honda Trading America
Howmet Logistics Services
J.W. Harris
Kaiser Aluminum Investment
Kspg Holding Usa
Lord
Mitsubishi Corp (Americas)
Nch
Neenah Enterprises
Neo Magnequench Distribution
Novamet Specialty Products
Novelis
Nucor
Omnisource
Rio Tinto America Holdings
Schnitzer Steel
Schnitzer Steel Industries
Scm Metal Products
Specialty Minerals
Steel Dynamics
Steel Of West Virginia
Sterling Steel
Stillwater Mining
The Lincoln Electric
Tms International
Toyota Tsusho America
Tri-Arrows Aluminum
Why It Matters
Sectors
AgricultureEnergyWaterElectronicsTransportationConstructionMetals & MiningPlastics & RubberConsumer ProductsCore Chemicals
Downstream UsesNo data available
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 Shortage
Industrial Uses
Used in 15 sectors as 14 functional roles.
- •Abrasives in Miscellaneous Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Agricultural chemicals (non-pesticidal) in Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Alloys in Primary Metal Manufacturing (90%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Alloys in Wholesale and Retail Trade (10%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Alloys in OtherProcessing—incorporation into article
- •Alloys in Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (2%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Alloys in Transportation Equipment Manufacturing (38%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Alloys in Miscellaneous Manufacturing (1%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Abrasives in Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (100%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Heat stabilizer in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (0%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Pigment in Not Known or Reasonably Ascertainable (0%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Preservative in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (0%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Incandescent agent in Machinery Manufacturing (1%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Absorbent in Wholesale and Retail Trade (100%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Intermediate in Primary Metal Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Alloys in Not Known or Reasonably AscertainableNot Known or Reasonably Ascertainable
- •Oxidizing/reducing agents in ServicesProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Fillers in Machinery ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Process regulators in All Other Basic Organic Chemical ManufacturingUse—non-incorporative activities
- •Functional fluids (closed systems) in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Filler in Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Alloys in Machinery Manufacturing (2%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Alloys in Construction (17%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Fillers in Primary Metal 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
Chemical Identity
CAS7439-89-6
PubChem CID23925
DTXSIDDTXSID5043710
FormulaFe
Mol. Weight55.84 g/mol
SMILES[Fe]
Data Sources
DTXSID50437102026-04-06
https://doi.org/10.23645/epacomptox.5588566
Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv
239252026-04-06
https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/23925/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON
Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/23925.json
7439-89-62026-04-24
https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting
Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr.csv
CAS 7439-89-62026-06-13
https://api.fda.gov/drug/shortages.json
Archive: data/sources/fda/shortages/shortages.json