Niobium

U.S. production volumes are classified as confidential business information.

Molecular structure of 7440-03-1
US ProductionCBI
Import Value$273M
Top SourceBrazil 36%

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

Customs basis: HS 811292 · narrow

These shares come from HS customs code 811292, which covers 5 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
BR 36%BrazilCN 19%ChinaJP 7%JapanCL 7%ChileDE 6%Germany
EPA-registered manufacturers (3)
Ati Albany Operations
North American Hoganas
Reading Alloys
EPA-registered importers (8)
Berkshire Hathaway
California Steel Industries
Carpenter Technology
Cleveland-Cliffs
Luvata Fabrication Na
Show all 8
Schnitzer Steel Industries
Steel Dynamics
Tms International

Why It Matters

Sectors
EnergyWaterElectronicsTransportationMetals & Mining
Downstream UsesNo data available
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 6 sectors as 3 functional roles.

  • •Alloys in Primary Metal Manufacturing (31%)Processing—incorporation into article
  • •Alloys in Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (0%)Processing—incorporation into article
  • •Alloys in Utilities (17%)Processing—incorporation into article
  • •Alloys in Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing (2%)Processing—incorporation into article
  • •Alloys in Transportation Equipment Manufacturing (3%)Processing—incorporation into article
  • •Intermediate in Primary Metal Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Conductive agent in Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into article

Chemical Identity

CAS7440-03-1
PubChem CID23936
DTXSIDDTXSID4052479
FormulaNb
Mol. Weight92.90637 g/mol
SMILES[Nb]

Data Sources

DTXSID40524792026-04-06

https://doi.org/10.23645/epacomptox.5588566

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

239362026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/23936/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/23936.json

7440-03-12026-04-24

https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting

Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr.csv

CAS 7440-03-12026-04-07

https://open.fda.gov/data/ndc/

Archive: data/sources/fda/ndc/ndc.json

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