Aluminum chloride
Drug ingredientCAS 7446-70-0
This drug ingredient has classified U.S. production volumes. EPA withholds the number 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$14M
Top sourceIndia 80%
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 282732 · 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).
IN 80%IndiaCA 9%CanadaDE 5%GermanyCO 2%ColombiaNL 1%Netherlands
- Japan
- Italy
- United Kingdom
EPA-registered manufacturers (9)
Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.
Syensqo Sa · BE Belgium
Gulbrandsen Chemicals
Holland
Kemira Water Solutions
Pmc Group N.A
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Solvay
Southern Ionics
Usal
Usalco Ashtabula South
Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (3)
EPA records name a US company for this chemical but do not disclose whether the company made it here or imported it.
Albemarle
Honeywell International (123312)
Materion
EPA-registered importers (4)
Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.
Basf Se · DE Germany
Basf
Independent Chemical
Real Alloy Recycling
16 FDA-registered drug labelers
Archifox GmbH & Co. KG
Benco Dental
Cargus International, Inc.
Chongqing Alefa Technology Co., Ltd.
Clarion Brands LLC
Clutch Inc
Dharma Research, inc.
Highland Consumer Products
IQ Dental Supply, LLC
Medical Products Laboratories, Inc.
Mycone Dental Supply Co., Inc DBA Keystone Industries and Deepak Products Inc.
Novadore USA Inc
Pearson Dental Supplies INC.
Person and Covey
Ryma-Pharm GmbH
Thomas Brunner Hygiene GmbH
Why It Matters
Sectors
HealthWaterElectronicsTransportationConstructionMetals & MiningPlastics & RubberConsumer ProductsPaper & PrintingCore Chemicals
Downstream Uses
Appears in 26 drug and cosmetic product listings (FDA).
- •Antiperspirant Antisudorifique
- •Odaban Antiperspirant Deo Stick
- •SyNEO MAN ANTI-Perspirant ROLL-ON
- •DRY GRIP
- •Xerac AC
- •Certain Dri Clinical Strength Prescription Protection Rollon
- •SyNeo ANTI Perspirant ROLL ON
- •SyNeo SOFT ANTI-Perspirant ROLL-ON
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- •lumicain
- •Certain DRI ROLL-ON
- •Certain Dri Antiperspirant Foot-Lotion
- •Antiperspirant Odaban
- •Hemostat
- •Hemox A
- •SyNEO DRYH ANTI-Perspirant
- •Frenna AC
- •Gibson Healthcare Buffered Hemostatic Solution
- •Certain Dri Antiperspirant Hand-Lotion
- •Duradry Sweat Minimizing Gel
- •SyNeo ANTI Perspirant 8 WET Wipes
- •SyNeo SOFT ANTI Perspirant
- •Certain Dri Clinical Strength Roll On
- •SyNeo ANTI Perspirant
- •NRG Hemo-Stat
- •Clinical Strength MiracleDry Antiperspirant Deodorant PM
- •Hand Antiperspirant Nightly Use
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 9 functional roles.
- •Adhesion/cohesion promoter in Adhesive Manufacturing (0%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Catalyst in Petrochemical ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant
- •Intermediate in All Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
- •Semiconductor and photovoltaic agent in Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Alloys in Primary Metal Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Solids separation (precipitating) agent, not otherwise specified in Utilities (100%)Processing as a reactant
- •Intermediate in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Catalyst in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •CBI in CBICBI
- •Flocculating agent in All Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing (70%)Processing as a reactant
- •Flocculating agent in Utilities (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Intermediate in Carbon Black Manufacturing (75%)Processing as a reactant
- •Laboratory chemicals in All Other Basic Inorganic Chemical ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Intermediate in Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing (10%)Processing as a reactant
- •Flocculating agent in Paper Manufacturing (20%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Flocculating agent in Other (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
Chemical Identity
CAS7446-70-0
PubChem CID24012
DTXSIDDTXSID6029674
FormulaAlCl3
Mol. Weight133.34 g/mol
SMILES[Al](Cl)(Cl)Cl
Data Sources
- EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID6029674Retrieved 2026-04-06
- PubChem · compound 24012Retrieved 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
Aluminum chloride (CAS 7446-70-0) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/7446-70-0/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID6029674. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID6029674 PubChem: 24012. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/24012 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 7446-70-0. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting FDA National Drug Code directory: CAS 7446-70-0. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://open.fda.gov/data/ndc/ US Census international trade: HS 282732 for CAS 7446-70-0. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/