Cobalt
CAS 7440-48-4
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.
Top sourceNo public record
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
EPA reports by year
- 2023
- US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
- 2019
- US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
EPA-registered manufacturers (6)
Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.
Clariant International · CH Switzerland
Agmet
Cannon Muskegon
Clariant
Kymera International
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Linde
Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (2)
EPA records name a US company for this chemical but do not disclose whether the company made it here or imported it.
Howmet Logistics Services
Tmp Metals Group
EPA-registered importers (21)
Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.
Bayer Ag · DE Germany
Glencore Plc · CH Switzerland
Sandvik Ab · SE Sweden
Umicore Sa · BE Belgium
Bayer Us Holding
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Berkshire Hathaway
Carpenter Technology
Cleveland-Cliffs
Cronimet Specialty Metals Usa
Elg Metals
Glencore
Global Tungsten &Amp; Powders
Howmet Aerospace
Jervois Americas
Milliken &
Real Alloy Recycling
Rtx
Sandvik Machining Solutions Usa
The Lincoln Electric
Tms International
Umicore Usa
Why It Matters
Sectors
HealthAgricultureEnergyElectronicsTransportationConstructionMetals & MiningPaints & CoatingsCore Chemicals
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 13 sectors as 8 functional roles.
- •Alloys in Transportation Equipment Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Alloys in Oil and Gas Drilling, Extraction, and Support activities (11%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Alloys in Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Adhesion/cohesion promoter in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (65%)Processing as a reactant
- •Catalyst in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (25%)Processing as a reactant
- •Surface modifier in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (10%)Processing as a reactant
- •Alloys in Machinery Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Pigment in Non-metallic Mineral Product Manufacturing (includes clay, glass, cement, concrete, lime, gypsum, and other non-metallic mineral product manufacturing) (100%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Catalyst in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
- •Alloys in Primary Metal Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Catalyst in Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Alloys in Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing (13%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Alloys in Other (5%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Filler in Machinery ManufacturingUse—non-incorporative activities
- •Intermediate in Fabricated Metal Product ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Alloys in Not Known or Reasonably AscertainableNot Known or Reasonably Ascertainable
- •Alloys in Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing (5%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Binder in Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (0%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
Chemical Identity
CAS7440-48-4
PubChem CID104730
DTXSIDDTXSID1031040
FormulaCo
Mol. Weight58.93319 g/mol
SMILES[Co]
Data Sources
- EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID1031040Retrieved 2026-04-06
- PubChem · compound 104730Retrieved 2026-04-06
- EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
- FDA National Drug Code directoryRetrieved 2026-04-07
Brief citations
Cobalt (CAS 7440-48-4) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/7440-48-4/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID1031040. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID1031040 PubChem: 104730. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/104730 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 7440-48-4. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting FDA National Drug Code directory: CAS 7440-48-4. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://open.fda.gov/data/ndc/