Scandium

CAS 7440-20-2

Used in 2 industrial sectors tracked by the EPA.

Sc45.0 g/mol

no molecular structure to draw

US production56 lb

Import value, 2024$5M

Import volume30.5K lb

Import dependency100%

Top sourceChina 78%

Production is reported production, not a complete census of factories. Production reporting year: 2019. Import value and source-country shares describe a shared customs category, not a separate chemical measurement.

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 280530 · basket

EPA reports by year

2019: US production 56 lb · Imports 30.5K lb

These shares come from HS customs code 280530, which covers 16 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries

Country of origin for US imports, from Census customs data (2024).

CN 78%ChinaCA 9%CanadaGB 8%United KingdomJP 2%JapanNL 1%Netherlands

Hong Kong
Turkey
Czech Republic
Germany
Australia

EPA-registered manufacturers (1)

Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.

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Why It Matters

Sectors

WaterMetals & Mining

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

Chemical Identity

CAS7440-20-2

PubChem CID23952

DTXSIDDTXSID9064689

FormulaSc

Mol. Weight44.95591 g/mol

SMILES[Sc]

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID9064689Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 23952Retrieved 2026-04-06
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2019 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
FDA National Drug Code directoryRetrieved 2026-04-07
US Census international tradeReporting year: 2024 · Retrieved 2026-10-04

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Brief citations

Scandium (CAS 7440-20-2) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/7440-20-2/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID9064689. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID9064689 PubChem: 23952. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/23952 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 7440-20-2. Reporting year: 2019. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting FDA National Drug Code directory: CAS 7440-20-2. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://open.fda.gov/data/ndc/ US Census international trade: HS 280530 for CAS 7440-20-2. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/