Oxygen

CAS 7782-44-7

Used in 2 industrial sectors tracked by the EPA.

US production6.1B lb

Import value, 2024$3M

Import volumeCBI

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

Top sourceJapan 69%

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.

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 280440 · exact

EPA reports by year

2023: US production 6.1B lb · Imports Confidential
2019: US production Confidential · Imports Confidential

Source Countries

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

JP 69%JapanIT 12%ItalyCA 9%CanadaMX 6%MexicoSG 3%Singapore

Philippines
Netherlands
Sri Lanka

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.

Messer North America

EPA-registered importers (4)

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

Glencore Plc · CH Switzerland

Berkshire Hathaway

Clarios

Glencore

Why It Matters

Sectors

ElectronicsMetals & 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

Used in 3 sectors as 2 functional roles.

•Alloys in Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (26%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Alloys in Primary Metal Manufacturing (74%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Fuel agents in Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing (100%)Processing—repackaging

Chemical Identity

CAS7782-44-7

PubChem CID977

DTXSIDDTXSID2037681

FormulaO2

Mol. Weight31.999 g/mol

SMILESO=O

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID2037681Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 977Retrieved 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

Oxygen (CAS 7782-44-7) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/7782-44-7/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID2037681. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID2037681 PubChem: 977. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/977 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 7782-44-7. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting FDA National Drug Code directory: CAS 7782-44-7. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://open.fda.gov/data/ndc/ US Census international trade: HS 280440 for CAS 7782-44-7. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/