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Phosphoric acid, chromium(3+) salt (1:1)

Drug ingredient

CAS 7789-04-0

This drug ingredient has classified U.S. production volumes. EPA withholds the number as confidential business information.

Molecular structure of 7789-04-0
1 Cr³⁺
US productionCBI
Import value, 2024$21M
Top sourceGermany 29%

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 283529 · basket

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

These shares come from HS customs code 283529, which covers 24 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
DE 29%GermanyIT 22%ItalyCN 20%ChinaIN 7%IndiaCA 6%Canada
EPA-registered manufacturers (2)
Basf Se · DE Germany
Basf
EPA-registered importers (2)
Basf Se · DE Germany
Quaker Houghton

Why It Matters

Sectors
HealthEnergyMetals & Mining
Downstream Uses

Appears in 1 drug and cosmetic product listings (FDA).

  • •Chromium Phosphoricum
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 2 sectors as 3 functional roles.

  • •Adhesion/cohesion promoter in Petroleum Lubricating Oil and Grease ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Surface modifier in Petroleum Lubricating Oil and Grease ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Surface modifier in Fabricated Metal Product ManufacturingUse—non-incorporative activities
  • •Corrosion inhibitor in Fabricated Metal Product ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into article

Chemical Identity

CAS7789-04-0
PubChem CID62673
DTXSIDDTXSID70884435
FormulaCrO4P
Mol. Weight146.967 g/mol
SMILES[O-]P(=O)([O-])[O-].[Cr+3]

Data Sources

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Brief citations

Phosphoric acid, chromium(3+) salt (1:1) (CAS 7789-04-0) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/7789-04-0/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID70884435. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID70884435 PubChem: 62673. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/62673 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 7789-04-0. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 7789-04-0. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 283529 for CAS 7789-04-0. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/