Argon

CAS 7440-37-1

Used in 1 industrial sector tracked by the EPA.

Ar39.9 g/mol

no molecular structure to draw

US production593.4M lb

Import value, 2024$26M

Import volumeZero

Import dependency0%

Top sourceCanada 92%

Production is reported production, not a complete census of factories. Production reporting year: 2023.

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 280421 · exact

EPA reports by year

2023: US production 593.4M lb · Imports Zero
2019: US production 585.7M lb · Imports 117.6K lb

Source Countries

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

CA 92%CanadaAT 3%AustriaHU 2%HungaryIT 2%ItalyJP 1%Japan

China
United Kingdom
Czech Republic

EPA-registered manufacturers (4)

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

Aero Mfg

Cf Industries

Messer North America

Minerals Technologies

Why It Matters

Sectors

Metals & 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

Industrial Uses

•Ion exchange agents in Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (100%)Use—non-incorporative activities

Chemical Identity

CAS7440-37-1

PubChem CID23968

DTXSIDDTXSID3052482

FormulaAr

Mol. Weight39.9 g/mol

SMILES[Ar]

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID3052482Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 23968Retrieved 2026-04-06
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
US Census international tradeReporting year: 2024 · Retrieved 2026-10-04

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Brief citations

Argon (CAS 7440-37-1) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/7440-37-1/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID3052482. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID3052482 PubChem: 23968. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/23968 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 7440-37-1. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 7440-37-1. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 280421 for CAS 7440-37-1. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/