Zinc bromide

Drug ingredient

CAS 7699-45-8

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

Br₂Zn225.2 g/mol

no molecular structure to draw

US productionCBI

Confidential Business Information. The EPA withholds this volume because publishing it could reveal the reporting company's trade secrets.

Import value, 2024$91M

Top sourceIsrael 87%

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. Import value and source-country shares describe a shared customs category, not a separate chemical measurement.

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 282759 · basket

EPA reports by year

2023: US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
2019: US production Confidential · Imports Confidential

These shares come from HS customs code 282759, which covers 28 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries

Country of origin for US imports, from Census customs data (2024).

IL 87%IsraelJO 11%JordanGB 1%United Kingdom

India
Spain
Taiwan
Japan
China
Turkey
Canada
Switzerland
Armenia
Germany
Mexico

EPA-registered manufacturers (1)

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

Tetra Technologies

Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (1)

EPA records name a US company for this chemical but do not disclose whether the company made it here or imported it.

Icl Specialty Products North America

EPA-registered importers (1)

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

Lanxess

3 FDA-registered drug labelers

Hahnemann Laboratories, INC.

OHM PHARMA INC.

PLYMOUTH HEALTHCARE PRODUCTS LLC

Why It Matters

Sectors

HealthEnergyConsumer ProductsCore Chemicals

Downstream Uses

Appears in 4 drug and cosmetic product listings (FDA).

•Eczema Relief
•Zincum Bromatum
•Psoriasis
•Psorizide Ultra

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 2 sectors as 2 functional roles.

•Conductive agent in All Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing (2%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Density modifier in Oil and Gas Drilling, Extraction, and Support activities (98%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Chemical Identity

CAS7699-45-8

PubChem CID10421208

DTXSIDDTXSID8052512

FormulaBr2Zn

Mol. Weight225.2 g/mol

SMILES[Zn+2].[Br-].[Br-]

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID8052512Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 10421208Retrieved 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

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Brief citations

Zinc bromide (CAS 7699-45-8) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/7699-45-8/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID8052512. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID8052512 PubChem: 10421208. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/10421208 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 7699-45-8. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting FDA National Drug Code directory: CAS 7699-45-8. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://open.fda.gov/data/ndc/ US Census international trade: HS 282759 for CAS 7699-45-8. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/