Cadmium

CAS 7440-43-9

Used in 2 industrial sectors tracked by the EPA.

Cd112.4 g/mol

no molecular structure to draw

US production3.4M lb

Import value, 2024$988K

Import volumeCBI

Confidential Business Information. The EPA withholds this volume because publishing it could reveal the reporting company's trade secrets.

Top sourceAustralia 45%

At least one company claimed its 2023 production or import volume for this chemical as confidential, so EPA withholds it.

Why supply is unknown

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

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 811269 · exact

EPA reports by year

2023: US production 3.4M lb · Imports Confidential
2019: US production Confidential · Imports Confidential

Source Countries

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

AU 45%AustraliaCN 25%ChinaKR 10%South KoreaCA 7%CanadaBE 6%Belgium

EPA-registered manufacturers (5)

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

Umicore Sv · BE Belgium

Befesa Holding Us

Nyrstar

Real Alloy Recycling

Umciore Usa

Why It Matters

Sectors

ElectronicsMetals & 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

Used in 4 sectors as 4 functional roles.

•Plating agent in Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into article
•Semiconductor and photovoltaic agent in Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into article
•Intermediate in Miscellaneous Manufacturing (100%)Use—non-incorporative activities
•Alloys in Primary Metal Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Chemical Identity

CAS7440-43-9

PubChem CID23973

DTXSIDDTXSID1023940

FormulaCd

Mol. Weight112.41 g/mol

SMILES[Cd]

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID1023940Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 23973Retrieved 2026-04-06
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · 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

Cadmium (CAS 7440-43-9) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/7440-43-9/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID1023940. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID1023940 PubChem: 23973. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/23973 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 7440-43-9. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting FDA National Drug Code directory: CAS 7440-43-9. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://open.fda.gov/data/ndc/ US Census international trade: HS 811269 for CAS 7440-43-9. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/