Copper(II) chloride

Drug ingredient

This drug ingredient has classified U.S. production volumes. EPA withholds the number as confidential business information.

Molecular structure of 7447-39-4
US ProductionCBI
Import Value$99M
Top SourceCanada 27%

The EPA did not publish how much of this chemical companies made or imported, or marked that amount confidential. Without that volume, ACID cannot calculate import dependency.

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 282739 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 282739, which covers 22 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
CA 27%CanadaDE 16%GermanyAR 10%ArgentinaGB 10%United KingdomIT 7%Italy
EPA-registered manufacturers (11)
Umicore Sv · BE Belgium
Amphenol Apc, 91 Northeastern
Holaday Circuits
Micronutrients Usa
Sabin Metal
Show all 11
Ttm Technologies
Ttm Technologies Inc,Na
Ttm Technologies North America
Ttm Technology
Umicore Usa
Univertical
EPA-registered importers (5)
Basf Se · DE Germany
Clariant International · CH Switzerland
Basf
Clariant
Phibro Animal Health

Why It Matters

Sectors
Core ChemicalsHealthPlastics & RubberMetals & MiningElectronicsAgriculture
Downstream Uses

Appears in 2 drug and cosmetic product listings (FDA).

  • •Cupric Chloride
  • •Copper
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 9 sectors as 6 functional roles.

  • •Etching agent in Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing (100%)Use—non-incorporative activities
  • •Catalyst in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
  • •Alloys in Primary Metal Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
  • •Catalyst in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Use—non-incorporative activities
  • •Plating agents and surface treating agents in Other (100%)Use—non-incorporative activities
  • •Intermediate in All Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
  • •Intermediate in Other (100%)Processing as a reactant
  • •Etching agent in Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Agricultural chemicals (non-pesticidal) in Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
  • •Plating agents and surface treating agents in Computer and Electronic Product ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant
  • •Plating agents and surface treating agents in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (69%)Processing as a reactant

Chemical Identity

CAS7447-39-4
PubChem CID24014
DTXSIDDTXSID7040449
FormulaCl2Cu
Mol. Weight134.45 g/mol
SMILESCl[Cu]Cl

Data Sources

DTXSID70404492026-04-06

https://doi.org/10.23645/epacomptox.5588566

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

240142026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/24014/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/24014.json

7447-39-42026-04-24

https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting

Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr.csv

CAS 7447-39-42026-04-25

https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting

Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr_industrial.csv

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