1-(Hydroxymethyl)urea

Drug ingredient

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

Molecular structure of 1000-82-4
US ProductionCBI
Import Value$371M
Import VolumeZero
Top SourceChina 27%

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 292419 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 292419, which covers 88 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
CN 27%ChinaIN 18%IndiaDE 14%GermanyIT 10%ItalyGB 6%United Kingdom
EPA-registered manufacturers (1)
Hexion Holdings

Why It Matters

Sectors
HealthPlastics & RubberConstruction
Downstream Uses

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

  • MILKBODyLotion
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 2 sectors as 2 functional roles.

  • Intermediate in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • Adhesives and sealant chemicals in Wood Product Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into article

Vendor Pricing

$256.00/gA2B Chem LLC
CountryUnited States
Pack$256.00 / 1 g
Purity95%
Vendors3 available

Prices reflect listed pack sizes. Small research packs run far above bulk rates.

2 more vendors
VendorCountry$/gPackPurity
AA BLOCKSUnited States$266.001 g95%
Angene International LimitedUnited States$464.001 g95%

Chemical Identity

CAS1000-82-4
PubChem CID13842
DTXSIDDTXSID5027350
FormulaC2H6N2O2
Mol. Weight90.08 g/mol
SMILESC(NC(=O)N)O

Data Sources

DTXSID50273502026-04-06

https://doi.org/10.23645/epacomptox.5588566

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

138422026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/13842/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/13842.json

1000-82-42026-04-24

https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting

Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr.csv

CAS 1000-82-42026-04-25

https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting

Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr_industrial.csv