Manganese dichloride

CAS 7773-01-5

EPA’s 2023 records show zero U.S. production of this chemical.

Cl₂Mn125.8 g/mol

no molecular structure to draw

US productionZero

Import value, 2024$99M

Import volumeCBI

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

Top sourceCanada 27%

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

These shares come from HS customs code 282739, which covers 44 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).

CA 27%CanadaDE 16%GermanyAR 10%ArgentinaGB 10%United KingdomIT 7%Italy

Israel
Taiwan
Lithuania
Singapore
Malaysia
Turkey
Switzerland
Colombia
Mexico
New Zealand
Ireland
Greece
Russia
Australia
Austria
Poland
Denmark

Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (2)

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

Harcros Chemicals

Wego Chemical Group

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.

Cellmark Usa

Why It Matters

Sectors

Paper & PrintingCore Chemicals

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

•Anti-static agent in All Other Basic Inorganic Chemical ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Chemical Identity

CAS7773-01-5

PubChem CID10313134

DTXSIDDTXSID9040681

FormulaCl2Mn

Mol. Weight125.84 g/mol

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

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID9040681Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 10313134Retrieved 2026-04-06
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2019 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
US Census international tradeReporting year: 2024 · Retrieved 2026-10-04

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Brief citations

Manganese dichloride (CAS 7773-01-5) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/7773-01-5/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID9040681. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID9040681 PubChem: 10313134. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/10313134 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 7773-01-5. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 7773-01-5. Reporting year: 2019. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 282739 for CAS 7773-01-5. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/