Chromium
CAS 7440-47-3
U.S. production volumes are classified as confidential business information.
US productionCBI
Confidential Business Information. The EPA withholds this volume because publishing it could reveal the reporting company's trade secrets.
Import value, 2024$211M
Top sourceChina 48%
At least one company claimed its 2023 production or import volume for this chemical as confidential, so EPA withholds it.
Why supply is unknownProduction is reported production, not a complete census of factories. US production volume is confidential. Production reporting year: 2023.
Where It Comes From
Customs basis: HS 811221, 811229 · exact
EPA reports by year
- 2023
- US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
- 2019
- US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
Source Countries
Country of origin for US imports, from Census customs data (2024).
CN 48%ChinaGB 35%United KingdomIT 11%ItalyDE 2%GermanyIN 2%India
- South Korea
- Spain
- Belgium
- Canada
- Japan
- Taiwan
- Malaysia
- Mexico
- Ukraine
- Finland
- Switzerland
EPA-registered manufacturers (11)
Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.
Cannon Muskegon
Constellium
Linde
North American Hoganas
North American Hoganas High Al
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Precision Castparts
Reading Alloys
Real Alloy Holding
Real Alloy Recycling
Rio Tinto America Holdings
Tennessee Aluminum Processors
Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (9)
EPA records name a US company for this chemical but do not disclose whether the company made it here or imported it.
Eaton
Elg Metals
Ge Vernova
Global Tungsten &Amp; Powders
Holcim Participations (Us)
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Howmet Logistics Services
J.W. Harris
Jupiter Aluminum
Pnw Metal Recycling
EPA-registered importers (37)
Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.
Andritz Ag · AT Austria
Basf Se · DE Germany
Glencore Plc · CH Switzerland
Green Metals Canada · CA Canada
Hindalco Industries · IN India
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Jfe Steel · JP Japan
Jsw Steel · IN India
Marubeni · JP Japan
Acero Junction Holdings
American Metal Fibers
Andritz
Basf
Berkshire Hathaway
Carpenter Technology
Chemalloy
Cleveland Cliffs Burns Harbor
Cleveland Cliffs Steel
Cleveland-Cliffs
Cronimet Specialty Metals Usa
Ge Aerospace
Glencore
Hma
Honda Trading America
Howmet Aerospace
Marubeni America
Metal One America
Mitsubishi Corporation (Americas)
Novelis
Nucor
Radius Recycling
Rtx
Steel Dynamics
The Lincoln Electric
Timet
Tms International
Toyota Tsusho America
Welding Alloys (Usa)
Why It Matters
Sectors
HealthEnergyElectronicsTransportationConstructionMetals & MiningConsumer ProductsPaints & CoatingsPaper & Printing
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 14 sectors as 5 functional roles.
- •Alloys in Transportation Equipment Manufacturing (89%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Alloys in Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Alloys in Oil and Gas Drilling, Extraction, and Support activities (11%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Alloys in Machinery ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Alloys in Wholesale and Retail Trade (46%)Processing—repackaging
- •Alloys in Primary Metal Manufacturing (100%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Alloys in Miscellaneous Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Filler in Machinery ManufacturingUse—non-incorporative activities
- •Intermediate in Primary Metal ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Alloys in Other (5%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Alloys in Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing (13%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Alloys in Not Known or Reasonably AscertainableNot Known or Reasonably Ascertainable
- •Intermediate in Fabricated Metal Product ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Alloys in Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing (5%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Alloys in Construction (21%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Anti-adhesive/cohesive in Printing Ink ManufacturingProcessing—repackaging
- •Chemical reaction regulator in Non-metallic Mineral Product Manufacturing (includes clay, glass, cement, concrete, lime, gypsum, and other non-metallic mineral product manufacturing) (0%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
Chemical Identity
CAS7440-47-3
PubChem CID23976
DTXSIDDTXSID3031022
FormulaCr
Mol. Weight51.996 g/mol
SMILES[Cr]
Data Sources
- EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID3031022Retrieved 2026-04-06
- PubChem · compound 23976Retrieved 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
Brief citations
Chromium (CAS 7440-47-3) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/7440-47-3/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID3031022. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID3031022 PubChem: 23976. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/23976 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 7440-47-3. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting FDA National Drug Code directory: CAS 7440-47-3. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://open.fda.gov/data/ndc/ US Census international trade: HS 811221,811229 for CAS 7440-47-3. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/