Bismuth oxychloride

U.S. production volumes are classified as confidential business information.

Molecular structure of 7787-59-9
US ProductionCBI
Import Value$44M
Top SourceChina 69%

The EPA did not publish how much of this chemical companies made or imported, or marked that amount confidential. Without that volume, ACID cannot calculate import dependency.

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 282749 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 282749, which covers 6 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
CN 69%ChinaIN 25%IndiaJP 3%JapanCA 2%CanadaCO 1%Colombia
EPA-registered manufacturers (2)
Basf Se · DE Germany
Basf

Why It Matters

Sectors
Plastics & RubberTextilesPaper & Printing
Downstream UsesNo data available
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 4 sectors as 1 functional role.

  • Pigment in Plastics Material and Resin ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into article
  • Pigment in Synthetic Dye and Pigment ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • Pigment in Printing Ink ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • Pigment in Plastics Product ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Chemical Identity

CAS7787-59-9
PubChem CID173065887
DTXSIDDTXSID2020181
FormulaBiClO
Mol. Weight260.43 g/mol
SMILESO=[Bi+].[Cl-]

Data Sources

DTXSID20201812026-04-06

https://doi.org/10.23645/epacomptox.5588566

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

1730658872026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/173065887/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/173065887.json

7787-59-92026-04-24

https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting

Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr.csv

CAS 7787-59-92026-04-25

https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting

Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr_industrial.csv