Lead
CAS 7439-92-1
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$715M
Top sourceCanada 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 780110, 780419, 780420 · 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).
CA 23%CanadaMX 19%MexicoAU 19%AustraliaKR 16%South KoreaNG 11%Nigeria
- Germany
- China
- Colombia
- Peru
- Sweden
- India
- South Africa
- Hungary
- Argentina
- Japan
- Saudi Arabia
- Malaysia
- Italy
- Taiwan
- Austria
- Switzerland
- Vietnam
- Lebanon
EPA-registered manufacturers (18)
Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.
Wieland-Werke Aktiengesellschaft · DE Germany
Amphenol
Constellium
East Penn Manufacturing
Ecobat
Show all 18
Edison Group Companies
Envirofocus Technologies
Gopher Resource
Invision Capital
Macdermid
Metallic Resources
P Kay Metal-Lewiston
Real Alloy Holding
Real Alloy Recycling
Sanders Lead
Tennessee Aluminum Processors
Trafigura Trading
Wieland North America
Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (5)
EPA records name a US company for this chemical but do not disclose whether the company made it here or imported it.
Advanced Micronutrient Products
Cirba Solutions
Clarios
Hammond Lead Products
Heraeus Incorporated, Hic
EPA-registered importers (12)
Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.
Glencore Plc · CH Switzerland
Jfe Steel · JP Japan
Teck Resources · CA Canada
Crown Battery Manufacturing
Federal Cartridge Company - Cci/Speer
Show all 12
Glencore
Henkel
Manitoba
Nucor
Steel Dynamics
Teck American Incorporated
Tms International
Why It Matters
Sectors
DefenseAgricultureEnergyElectronicsMetals & MiningConsumer ProductsCore 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 10 sectors as 11 functional roles.
- •Alloys in Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (1%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Alloys in Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting (0%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Alloys in Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing (97%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Intermediate in Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Plating agent in Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Binder in Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing (60%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Filler in Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing (3%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Binder in Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing (15%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Filler in Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing (12%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Sealant (barrier) in Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing (8%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Flux agent in Oil and Gas Drilling, Extraction, and Support activities (2%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Alloys in Miscellaneous Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Alloys in Primary Metal Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Soil amendments (fertilizers) in Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Alloys in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Flux agent in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Intermediate in Primary Metal Manufacturing (0%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Reducing agent in Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing (33%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Conductive agent in Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing (67%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Corrosion inhibitor in Other (5%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Corrosion inhibitor in Primary Metal Manufacturing (1%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Corrosion inhibitor in Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (1%)Processing—incorporation into article
Chemical Identity
CAS7439-92-1
PubChem CID5352425
DTXSIDDTXSID2024161
FormulaPb
Mol. Weight207 g/mol
SMILES[Pb]
Data Sources
- EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID2024161Retrieved 2026-04-06
- PubChem · compound 5352425Retrieved 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
Lead (CAS 7439-92-1) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/7439-92-1/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID2024161. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID2024161 PubChem: 5352425. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/5352425 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 7439-92-1. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting FDA National Drug Code directory: CAS 7439-92-1. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://open.fda.gov/data/ndc/ US Census international trade: HS 780110,780419,780420 for CAS 7439-92-1. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/