Didymium (rare earth mixture)
No U.S. production. America imports the entire domestic supply.
US ProductionZero
Import Volume29.5K lbs
Import Dependency100%
Where It Comes From
Why It Matters
Sectors
Electronics
Downstream UsesNo data available
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 1 sector as 1 functional role.
- •Semiconductor and photovoltaic agent in Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into article
Chemical Identity
CAS8006-73-3
PubChem CIDNo data available
DTXSIDDTXSID9093690
FormulaNo data available
Mol. WeightNo data available
SMILESNo data available
Data Sources
DTXSID90936902026-04-06
https://doi.org/10.23645/epacomptox.5588566
Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv
8006-73-32026-04-24
https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting
Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr.csv
CAS 8006-73-32026-04-25
https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting
Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr_industrial.csv