Cobalt chloride

Drug ingredient

CAS 7646-79-9

This chemical is an active pharmaceutical ingredient used in FDA-regulated drugs.

Cl₂Co129.8 g/mol

no molecular structure to draw

US production947.2K lb

Import volumeZero

Import dependency0%

Top sourceNo public record

Production is reported production, not a complete census of factories. Production reporting year: 2023. Import value and source-country shares describe a shared customs category, not a separate chemical measurement.

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 282739 · basket

EPA reports by year

2023: US production 947.2K lb · Imports Zero
2019: US production 447.8K lb · Imports Zero

HS customs code 282739 covers 44 tracked chemicals in total. US Census does not break out this chemical's share, so the country-of-origin mix is not available. EPA CDR reports import dependency at the chemical level separately, shown above.

EPA-registered manufacturers (2)

Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.

Umicore Sv · BE Belgium

Umciore Usa

Why It Matters

Sectors

HealthPlastics & Rubber

Downstream Uses

Appears in 1 drug and cosmetic product listings (FDA).

•Cobaltum Muriaticum

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

•Hardener in Synthetic Rubber Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant

Chemical Identity

CAS7646-79-9

PubChem CID3032536

DTXSIDDTXSID9040180

FormulaCl2Co

Mol. Weight129.84 g/mol

SMILES[Cl-].[Cl-].[Co+2]

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID9040180Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 3032536Retrieved 2026-04-06
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04

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Brief citations

Cobalt chloride (CAS 7646-79-9) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/7646-79-9/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID9040180. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID9040180 PubChem: 3032536. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/3032536 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 7646-79-9. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 7646-79-9. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting