Sodium chlorate
CAS 7775-09-9
U.S. production volumes are classified as confidential business information.
At least one company claimed its 2023 production or import volume for this chemical as confidential, so EPA withholds it.
Why supply is unknownProduction is reported production, not a complete census of factories. US production volume is confidential. Production reporting year: 2023.
Where It Comes From
Customs basis: HS 282911 · exact
- 2023
- US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
- 2019
- US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
- India
- China
- United Kingdom
- Dominican Republic
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Why It Matters
Industrial Uses
Used in 9 sectors as 8 functional roles.
- •Intermediate in All Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
- •Bleaching agents in Paper Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
- •Bleaching agent in Paper Manufacturing (98%)Processing as a reactant
- •Soil amendments (fertilizers) in Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting (2%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Oxidizing/reducing agents in Paper Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
- •Bleaching agents in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Intermediate in Paper Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
- •Intermediate in Mining (except Oil and Gas) and support activities (1%)Processing as a reactant
- •Intermediate in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (10%)Processing as a reactant
- •Intermediate in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (10%)Processing as a reactant
- •Oxidizing agent in Photographic Film, Paper, Plate, and Chemical Manufacturing (50%)Processing as a reactant
- •Fuel agents in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (2%)Processing as a reactant
- •Plating agent in Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing (1%)Processing as a reactant
- •Oxidizing agent in Mining (except Oil and Gas) and support activities (1%)Use—non-incorporative activities
Chemical Identity
Data Sources
- EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID7026025Retrieved 2026-04-06
- PubChem · compound 516902Retrieved 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
Brief citations
Sodium chlorate (CAS 7775-09-9) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/7775-09-9/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID7026025. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID7026025 PubChem: 516902. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/516902 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 7775-09-9. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 7775-09-9. Reporting year: 2019. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 282911 for CAS 7775-09-9. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/