Iron
CAS 7439-89-6
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 unknownProduction 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 (25)
Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.
Amg Critical Materials Nv · NL Netherlands
Basf Se · DE Germany
Hindalco Industries · IN India
Weir Group Plc · GB United Kingdom
American Carbonyl
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Arconic Us
Basf
Befesa Holding Us
Cannon Muskegon
Constellium
Esco Group
Ironunits
Koch Industries
Luvata Fabrication North America
Metallurg
Minerals Technologies
North American Hoganas
North American Hoganas High Al
Novelis
O'Brien Industrial Holdings
Real Alloy Holding
Real Alloy Recycling
Rio Tinto America Holdings
Tennessee Aluminum Processors
Vibrantz Technologies
Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (16)
EPA records name a US company for this chemical but do not disclose whether the company made it here or imported it.
Ashland
Brenntag
Carpenter Technology
Cirba Solutions
Cronimet Specialty Metals Usa
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Dupont Specialty Products Usa
Eaton Intelligent Power
Elg Metals
Eos North America
Ferroglobe Usa
Ge Vernova
Holcim Participations (Us)
Jupiter Aluminum
Pnw Metal Recycling
Toyota Tsusho America
Trafigura Trading
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.
Andritz Ag · AT Austria
Basf Se · DE Germany
Clariant International · CH Switzerland
Eaton Corp Plc · IE Ireland
Ferroglobe Plc · GB United Kingdom
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Glencore Plc · CH Switzerland
Green Metals Canada · CA Canada
Hindalco Industries · IN India
Jfe Steel · JP Japan
Jsw Steel · IN India
Koncentra Verkstads Ab · SE Sweden
Ks Kolbenschmidt Pistons Germany Gmbh · DE Germany
Marubeni · JP Japan
Neo Performance Materials · CA Canada
Toyota Tsusho · JP Japan
Uacj · JP Japan
Acero Junction Holdings
Advanced Micronutrient Products
Alcoa
Alter Trading
American Metal Fibers
Andritz
Berkshire Hathaway
Calbag Metals
Canon U.S.A
Century Aluminum
Chemalloy
Clariant
Cleveland Cliffs Burns Harbor
Cleveland Cliffs Steel
Cleveland-Cliffs
Eaton
Federal Cartridge Company Dba Hevi-Shot
Federal-Mogul V.S.P.
Freeport Mcmoran
Ge Aerospace
General Electric
Glencore
Hma
Honda Trading America
Howmet Aerospace
J.W. Harris
Johnson Matthey
Jost Chemical
Kaiser Aluminum
Kolbenschmidt Pistons Usa
Ks Large Bore Piston
Marubeni America
Metal One America
Mitsubishi Corporation (Americas)
Neo Magnequench Distribution
Nucor
Nucor Steel Louisiana
Omnisource
P Kay Metal-Lewiston
Parker-Hannifin
Radius Recycling
Steel Dynamics
Sterling Steel
Stillwater Mining
Tenneco Brake
Tesla
The Lincoln Electric
Tms International
Tri-Arrows Aluminum
Welding Alloys (Usa)
Why It Matters
Sectors
AgricultureEnergyWaterElectronicsTransportationConstructionMetals & MiningConsumer 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 Shortage
Industrial Uses
Used in 21 sectors as 17 functional roles.
- •Alloys in Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (61%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Alloys in Primary Metal Manufacturing (39%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Ion exchange agent in Machinery Manufacturing (1%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Alloys in Miscellaneous Manufacturing (99%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Intermediate in Primary Metal Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Alloys in Transportation Equipment Manufacturing (89%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Alloys in Oil and Gas Drilling, Extraction, and Support activities (11%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Catalyst in All Other Basic Organic Chemical ManufacturingUse—non-incorporative activities
- •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 Not Known or Reasonably Ascertainable (100%)Not Known or Reasonably Ascertainable
- •Alloys in Wholesale and Retail Trade (100%)Processing—repackaging
- •Filler in Primary Metal Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Filler in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Filler in Transportation Equipment Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Intermediate in All Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing (0%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Absorbent in Wholesale and Retail Trade (80%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Catalyst in Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing (20%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Soil amendments (fertilizers) in Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Filler in Machinery ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Alloys in Other (10%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Alloys in Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing (13%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Alloys in Non-metallic Mineral Product Manufacturing (includes clay, glass, cement, concrete, lime, gypsum, and other non-metallic mineral product manufacturing) (0%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Catalyst in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Catalyst in Petroleum Refineries (0%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Catalyst in Industrial Gas Manufacturing (0%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Intermediate in Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (0%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Heat stabilizer in Primary Metal Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Solids separation (precipitating) agent, not otherwise specified in All Other Basic Inorganic Chemical ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Conductive agent in ServicesProcessing—repackaging
- •Pigment in Not Known or Reasonably AscertainableProcessing—incorporation into article
- •Monomers in Paint and Coating ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Heat stabilizer in Transportation Equipment ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Chemical reaction regulator in Non-metallic Mineral Product Manufacturing (includes clay, glass, cement, concrete, lime, gypsum, and other non-metallic mineral product manufacturing) (0%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Heat transferring agent in Transportation Equipment Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Flocculating agent in Utilities (1%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Corrosion inhibitor in Primary Metal Manufacturing (1%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Corrosion inhibitor in Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (1%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Flame retardant in All Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing (1%)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
- EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID5043710Retrieved 2026-04-06
- PubChem · compound 23925Retrieved 2026-04-06
- EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
- FDA Drug ShortagesRetrieved 2026-06-13
Brief citations
Iron (CAS 7439-89-6) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/7439-89-6/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID5043710. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID5043710 PubChem: 23925. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/23925 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 7439-89-6. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting FDA Drug Shortages: CAS 7439-89-6. Retrieved 2026-06-13. https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/drugshortages/