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Bismuth oxychloride

CAS 7787-59-9

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

Molecular structure of 7787-59-9
1 Cl⁻
US productionCBI
Import value, 2024$44M
Top sourceChina 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. US production volume is confidential. 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 282749 · basket

EPA reports by year
2023
US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
2019
US production Confidential · Imports Confidential

These shares come from HS customs code 282749, which covers 8 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
CN 69%ChinaIN 25%IndiaJP 3%JapanCA 2%CanadaCO 1%Colombia
Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (1)
Basf

Why It Matters

Sectors
Plastics & RubberTextilesPaints & CoatingsPaper & Printing
Downstream UsesNot recorded
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 5 sectors as 1 functional role.

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

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Brief citations

Bismuth oxychloride (CAS 7787-59-9) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/7787-59-9/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID2020181. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID2020181 PubChem: 173065887. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/173065887 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 7787-59-9. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 7787-59-9. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 282749 for CAS 7787-59-9. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/