Argon
Used in 1 industrial sectors tracked by the EPA.
US Production585.7M lbs
Import Value$26M
Import Volume117.6K lbs
Import Dependency0%
Top SourceCanada 92%
Where It Comes From
Customs basis: HS 280421 · exact
Source Countries
Country of origin for US imports, from Census customs data (2023).
CA 92%CanadaAT 3%AustriaHU 2%HungaryIT 2%ItalyJP 1%Japan
- China
- United Kingdom
- Czech Republic
EPA-registered manufacturers (3)
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 Holdings
Messer North America
EPA-registered importers (1)
Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.
Savant Technologies
Why It Matters
Sectors
Metals & Mining
Downstream UsesNo data available
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 1 sector as 1 functional role.
- •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
DTXSID30524822026-04-06
https://doi.org/10.23645/epacomptox.5588566
Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv
239682026-04-06
https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/23968/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON
Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/23968.json
7440-37-12026-04-24
https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting
Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr.csv
CAS 7440-37-12026-04-25
https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting
Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr_industrial.csv