Methenamine
Drug ingredientThis drug ingredient has classified U.S. production volumes. EPA withholds the number 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.
Import Value$309M
Top SourceChina 40%
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 293369 · basket
These shares come from HS customs code 293369, which covers 48 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.
Source Countries
Country of origin for US imports, from Census customs data (2023).
CN 40%ChinaJP 19%JapanIN 15%IndiaES 11%SpainDE 5%Germany
- Canada
- Austria
- United Kingdom
- Netherlands
- United Arab Emirates
- Malaysia
- Indonesia
- Turkey
- Belgium
- Ukraine
- Hungary
- Latvia
- Russia
- Hong Kong
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.
Ascend Performance Materials Holdings
Hexion Holdings
EPA-registered importers (11)
Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.
Sumitomo Bakelite · JP Japan
Continental Tire
Flow Polymers
Harwick Standard Distribution
Hexion Holdings
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Ledvance
Michelin North America
Savant Technologies
Si Group
Sumitomo Bakelite N.A. Holding
Wabtec
24 FDA-registered drug labelers
Allegis Pharmaceuticals, LLC
AmerisourceBergen Drug Corp
AMOL PHARMACEUTICALS PRIVATE LIMITED
Chain Drug Consortium, LLC
Chain Drug Marketing Association
Chattem Chemicals, Inc.
Clarion Brands, LLC
CVS Pharmacy, Inc
DNA Labs, Inc.
DORAL PHARMAMEDICS INC dba A.G. Marin Pharmaceuticals
EDWARDS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
GUANGZHOU HANPU PHARMACEUTICAL CO LTD
i-Health, Inc.
Meijer Distribution Inc.
Method Pharmaceuticals
Method Pharmaceuticals, LLC
Mission Pharmacal Company
Reese Pharmaceutical Co
Rising Pharma Holdings, Inc.
Rite Aid
Spectrum Laboratory Products, Inc.
Topco Associates LLC
Viatris Specialty LLC
Walgreen Company
Why It Matters
Sectors
Plastics & RubberElectronicsTransportationDefenseCore ChemicalsHealthEnergyConsumer ProductsMetals & MiningAgriculture
Downstream Uses
Appears in 24 drug and cosmetic product listings (FDA).
- •Premier Value Antibacterial Plus Urinary Pain Relief
- •Cystex Plus
- •Uribel TABS
- •URO-PAIN Dual Action Antibacterial Protection
- •Quality Choice Antibacterial Plus Urinary Pain Relief
- •Preferred Antibacterial Plus Urinary Pain Relief
- •Urimar-T CAPS
- •Urogesic BLUE
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- •Uretron D/S
- •TopCare Antibacterial Plus Urinary Pain Relief
- •Azo Urinary Tract Defense Antibacterial Protection
- •CVS Antibacterial Plus Urinary Pain Relief
- •CVS DUAL Action PAIN Relief
- •Me NaPhos MB Hyo 1
- •Uro-MP
- •Walgreens Pain Relief plus UTI Bacteria Control
- •Cystex
- •Walgreens Antibacterial Plus Urinary Pain Relief
- •MB CAPS
- •D-30
- •Urelle
- •Rite Aid Antibacterial Plus Urinary Pain Relief
- •Meijer Antibacterial Plus Urinary Pain Relief
- •Good Neighbor Antibacterial Plus Urinary Pain Relief
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 9 sectors as 9 functional roles.
- •Intermediate in Oil and Gas Drilling, Extraction, and Support activitiesProcessing as a reactant
- •Intermediate in All Other Basic Organic Chemical ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant
- •Intermediate in Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant
- •Filler in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Processing aids, specific to petroleum production in Oil and Gas Drilling, Extraction, and Support activities (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Energy Releasers (explosives, motive propellant) in Explosives Manufacturing (4%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Catalyst in Plastics Product Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Hardener in Plastics Material and Resin ManufacturingNot Known or Reasonably Ascertainable
- •Adhesives and sealant chemicals in Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Fuel in Other (1%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Process regulators in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Hardener in Custom Compounding of Purchased Resins (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
Vendor Pricing
$0.03/gALFA AESAR
CountryGermany
Pack$129.60 / 5 kg
Purity99%
Vendors12 available
Prices reflect listed pack sizes. Small research packs run far above bulk rates.
11 more vendors
| Vendor | Country Supplier country. Where available, shows shipping origin. When the supplier ships from a different country than where they are registered, both are shown. Most suppliers show registration country only. | $/g | Pack | Purity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock) | Germany | $0.03 | 25 kg | 100.5% |
| Sigma-Aldrich | Germany | $0.03 | 25 kg | 100.5% |
| AK Scientific Specialized | United States | $0.12 | 500 g | 95% |
| AK Scientific, Inc. | United States | $0.15 | 500 g | 99% |
| Combi-Blocks, Inc. | United States | $0.25 | 1 kg | 98% |
| Apexbio Technology LLC | United States | $17.00 | 5 g | 98% |
| Interbioscreen | Hong Kong | $24.00 | 10 g | 95% |
| MedKoo Biosciences, Inc | United States | $50.00 | 5 g | 98% |
| Otava, Ltd. | Ukraine | $2280.00 | 50 mg | 95% |
| Otava, Ltd. (2 weeks) | Ukraine | $2724.00 | 50 mg | 95% |
| Princeton BioMolecular Research (SC) | United States | $2900.00 | 100 mg | 90% |
Chemical Identity
CAS100-97-0
PubChem CID4101
DTXSIDDTXSID6020692
FormulaC6H12N4
Mol. Weight140.19 g/mol
SMILESC1N2CN3CN1CN(C2)C3
Data Sources
DTXSID60206922026-04-06
https://doi.org/10.23645/epacomptox.5588566
Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv
41012026-04-06
https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/4101/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON
Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/4101.json
100-97-02026-04-24
https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting
Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr.csv
CAS 100-97-02026-04-07
https://open.fda.gov/data/ndc/
Archive: data/sources/fda/ndc/ndc.json