Arsenic

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

Molecular structure of 7440-38-2
US ProductionCBI
Import Value$1M
Top SourceChina 38%

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 280480 · exact

Source Countries
CN 38%ChinaJP 21%JapanDE 21%GermanyCL 20%ChileKR 1%South Korea
EPA-registered manufacturers (3)
Eco-Bat America
Exide Technologies
The Renco Group
EPA-registered importers (4)
Crown Battery Manufacturing
East Penn Manufacturing
Materion
Tms International

Why It Matters

Sectors
EnergyElectronicsMetals & MiningCore Chemicals
Downstream UsesNo data available
FDA Shortage Status
No Shortage

Industrial Uses

Used in 3 sectors as 2 functional roles.

  • •Hardener in Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into article
  • •Intermediate in Primary Metal Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Intermediate in Industrial Gas Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Chemical Identity

CAS7440-38-2
PubChem CID5359596
DTXSIDDTXSID4023886
FormulaAs
Mol. Weight74.92159 g/mol
SMILES[As]

Data Sources

DTXSID40238862026-04-06

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

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

53595962026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/5359596/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/5359596.json

7440-38-22026-04-24

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

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

CAS 7440-38-22026-06-13

https://api.fda.gov/drug/shortages.json

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

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