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Strontium sulfate

Drug ingredient

CAS 7759-02-6

Companies reported imports and no US production of this drug ingredient to EPA for 2023.

Molecular structure of 7759-02-6
1 Sr²⁺
US productionZero
Import value, 2024$503M
Import volume105.1K lb
Import dependency100%
Top sourceMexico 25%

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.

Strontium sulfate · US import value by year
$448M2013$606M2022$503M2024$463M2025

2013: $448M · Peak 2022: $606M · 2024: $503M · 2025: $463M

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 283329, 320649 · basket

EPA reports by year
2023
US production Zero · Imports 105.1K lb
2019
US production Zero · Imports 41.8K lb

These shares come from HS customs code 283329, 320649, which covers 80 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
MX 25%MexicoCA 21%CanadaDE 15%GermanyCN 10%ChinaIN 5%India
EPA-registered importers (1)
Blachford
2 FDA-registered drug labelers
Hahnemann Laboratories, INC.
True Botanica, LLC

Why It Matters

Sectors
Health
Downstream Uses

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

  • •Strontium Sulphuricum
  • •Celestite 6X
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

  • •Paint additives and coating additives not described by other categories in Not Known or Reasonably Ascertainable (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Chemical Identity

CAS7759-02-6
PubChem CID3084026
DTXSIDDTXSID10884419
FormulaO4SSr
Mol. Weight183.69 g/mol
SMILES[O-]S(=O)(=O)[O-].[Sr+2]

Data Sources

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Brief citations

Strontium sulfate (CAS 7759-02-6) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/7759-02-6/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID10884419. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID10884419 PubChem: 3084026. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/3084026 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 7759-02-6. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting FDA National Drug Code directory: CAS 7759-02-6. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://open.fda.gov/data/ndc/ US Census international trade: HS 283329,320649 for CAS 7759-02-6. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/