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Gold

CAS 7440-57-5

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

US productionCBI
Import value, 2024$11M
Top sourceGermany 70%

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. US production volume is confidential. Production reporting year: 2023.

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 710811 · exact

EPA reports by year
2023
US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
2019
US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
Source Countries
DE 70%GermanyCH 13%SwitzerlandJP 9%JapanCA 7%CanadaIT 1%Italy
EPA-registered manufacturers (2)
Rio Tinto Plc · GB United Kingdom
Rio Tinto America
Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (2)
Koch Industries
Metalor Technologies

Why It Matters

Sectors
HealthElectronicsConstructionMetals & MiningConsumer ProductsCore Chemicals
Downstream UsesNot recorded
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 9 sectors as 1 functional role.

  • •Intermediate in Photographic Film, Paper, Plate, and Chemical Manufacturing (15%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Intermediate in Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (5%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Intermediate in Adhesive Manufacturing (5%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Intermediate in Miscellaneous Manufacturing (15%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Intermediate in Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing (5%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Intermediate in Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing (5%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Intermediate in Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing (10%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Intermediate in Wholesale and Retail Trade (35%)Processing—repackaging
  • •Intermediate in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (5%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Chemical Identity

CAS7440-57-5
PubChem CID23985
DTXSIDDTXSID3064697
FormulaAu
Mol. Weight196.96657 g/mol
SMILES[Au]

Data Sources

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Brief citations

Gold (CAS 7440-57-5) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/7440-57-5/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID3064697. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID3064697 PubChem: 23985. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/23985 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 7440-57-5. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting FDA National Drug Code directory: CAS 7440-57-5. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://open.fda.gov/data/ndc/ US Census international trade: HS 710811 for CAS 7440-57-5. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/