Zirconium dihydride

CAS 7704-99-6

U.S. production volumes are classified 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$31M

Top sourceChina 29%

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 285000 · basket

EPA reports by year

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

These shares come from HS customs code 285000, which covers 58 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).

CN 29%ChinaDE 29%GermanyJP 22%JapanTW 3%TaiwanIN 2%India

Canada
Russia
Slovenia
Hong Kong
Switzerland
Lithuania
Czech Republic
Spain
Israel
Australia

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.

Albemarle

Why It Matters

Sectors

Metals & Mining

Downstream UsesNot recorded

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

•Alloys in Primary Metal Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant

Chemical Identity

CAS7704-99-6

PubChem CIDNot recorded

DTXSIDDTXSID10399770

FormulaNot recorded

Mol. WeightNot recorded

SMILESNot recorded

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID10399770Retrieved 2026-04-06
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
US Census international tradeReporting year: 2024 · Retrieved 2026-10-04

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Brief citations

Zirconium dihydride (CAS 7704-99-6) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/7704-99-6/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID10399770. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID10399770 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 7704-99-6. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 7704-99-6. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 285000 for CAS 7704-99-6. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/