Nickel
CAS 7440-02-0
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 (20)
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
Clariant International · CH Switzerland
Aero Mfg
Agmet
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Angus Chemical
Basf
Cannon Muskegon
Clariant
Koch Industries
Linde
Metallurg
North American Hoganas
North American Hoganas High Al
Real Alloy Holding
Real Alloy Recycling
Rio Tinto America Holdings
Tennessee Aluminum Processors
Trafigura Trading
Univertical
Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (11)
EPA records name a US company for this chemical but do not disclose whether the company made it here or imported it.
Chemical Research & Licensing
Cirba Solutions
Cleveland-Cliffs
Elg Metals
Emery Oleochemicals
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Eos North America
Honeywell International (123312)
Howmet Logistics Services
Pnw Metal Recycling
Polyventive
Symrise
EPA-registered importers (36)
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
Glencore Plc · CH Switzerland
Jfe Steel · JP Japan
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Jsw Steel · IN India
Ks Kolbenschmidt Pistons Germany Gmbh · DE Germany
Poongsan · KR South Korea
Tata Steel Europe · GB United Kingdom
Umicore Sa · BE Belgium
Acero Junction Holdings
Andritz
Berkshire Hathaway
Carpenter Technology
Chemalloy
Cleveland Cliffs Burns Harbor
Cronimet Specialty Metals Usa
Eaton
Firth Rixson Forgings
Ge Aerospace
General Electric
Glencore
Howmet Aerospace
Howmet Castings And Services
Johnson Matthey
Kolbenschmidt Pistons Usa
Nucor
Pmx Industries
Radius Recycling
Rtx
Steel Dynamics
The Lincoln Electric
Thomas Steel Strip
Tmp Metals Group
Tms International
Umicore Usa
Why It Matters
Sectors
HealthDefenseFoodEnergyElectronicsTransportationConstructionMetals & 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 FDA shortage records
Industrial Uses
Used in 25 sectors as 11 functional roles.
- •Alloys in Transportation Equipment Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Alloys in Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Alloys in Oil and Gas Drilling, Extraction, and Support activities (11%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Anti-scaling agent in Oil and Gas Drilling, Extraction, and Support activities (10%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Anti-scaling agent in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (2%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Anti-scaling agent in Petrochemical Manufacturing (2%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Anti-scaling agent in Mining (except Oil and Gas) and support activities (10%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Anti-scaling agent in Explosives Manufacturing (1%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Plating agent in Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing (2%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Plating agent in Miscellaneous Manufacturing (10%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Anti-scaling agent in Primary Metal Manufacturing (20%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Anti-scaling agent in Machinery Manufacturing (20%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Alloys in Not Known or Reasonably Ascertainable (100%)Not Known or Reasonably Ascertainable
- •Alloys in Primary Metal Manufacturing (100%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Plating agent in Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Alloys in Wholesale and Retail Trade (22%)Processing—repackaging
- •Catalyst in Petrochemical ManufacturingUse—non-incorporative activities
- •Catalyst in All Other Basic Inorganic Chemical ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Catalyst in Petroleum RefineriesUse—non-incorporative activities
- •Alloys in Miscellaneous Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Catalyst in Miscellaneous Manufacturing (12%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Reducing agent in Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing (45%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Filler in Machinery ManufacturingUse—non-incorporative activities
- •Catalyst in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (1%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Catalyst in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (90%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Alloys in Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing (13%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Alloys in Other (5%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Intermediate in Primary Metal Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Plating agent in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (4%)Processing—repackaging
- •Catalyst in Industrial Gas Manufacturing (58%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Catalyst in Food, beverage, and tobacco product manufacturing (0%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Pigment in Adhesive Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Plating agent in Not Known or Reasonably Ascertainable (10%)Not Known or Reasonably Ascertainable
- •Catalyst in Not Known or Reasonably AscertainableNot Known or Reasonably Ascertainable
- •Anti-slip agent in Not Known or Reasonably AscertainableNot Known or Reasonably Ascertainable
- •Alloys in Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing (5%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Conductive agent in ServicesProcessing—repackaging
- •Alloys in Construction (21%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Intermediate in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
- •Monomers in Printing Ink ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
Chemical Identity
CAS7440-02-0
PubChem CID935
DTXSIDDTXSID2020925
FormulaNi
Mol. Weight58.693 g/mol
SMILES[Ni]
Data Sources
- EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID2020925Retrieved 2026-04-06
- PubChem · compound 935Retrieved 2026-04-06
- EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
- FDA National Drug Code directoryRetrieved 2026-04-07
Brief citations
Nickel (CAS 7440-02-0) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/7440-02-0/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID2020925. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID2020925 PubChem: 935. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/935 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 7440-02-0. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting FDA National Drug Code directory: CAS 7440-02-0. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://open.fda.gov/data/ndc/