Cerium trichloride

CAS 7790-86-5

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

US productionCBI

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

Top sourceNo public record

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.

Where It Comes From

EPA reports by year

2023: US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
2019: US production 107.0K lb · Imports 463.0K lb

EPA-registered manufacturers (2)

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

Blue Line

Neo Chemicals And Oxides

Why It Matters

Sectors

Metals & MiningConsumer ProductsCore Chemicals

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 2 sectors as 2 functional roles.

•Flocculating agent in All Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing (44%)Processing—repackaging
•Flocculating agent in Wholesale and Retail Trade (2%)Processing—incorporation into article
•Solids separation (precipitating) agent, not otherwise specified in All Other Basic Inorganic Chemical ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Chemical Identity

CAS7790-86-5

PubChem CID161282

DTXSIDDTXSID1037199

FormulaCeCl3

Mol. Weight246.47 g/mol

SMILESCl[Ce](Cl)Cl

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID1037199Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 161282Retrieved 2026-04-06
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04

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Brief citations

Cerium trichloride (CAS 7790-86-5) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/7790-86-5/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID1037199. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID1037199 PubChem: 161282. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/161282 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 7790-86-5. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 7790-86-5. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting