Sodium hexametaphosphate

CAS 10124-56-8

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.

Import value, 2024$95M

Top sourceCanada 30%

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 283539 · basket

EPA reports by year

2023: US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
2019: US production Zero · Imports 258.3K lb

These shares come from HS customs code 283539, which covers 21 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries

Country of origin for US imports, from Census customs data (2024).

CA 30%CanadaDE 19%GermanyMY 17%MalaysiaCN 13%ChinaIT 9%Italy

Spain
Belgium
Japan
Poland
Taiwan
Switzerland
South Korea
Singapore
Netherlands
Denmark
United Kingdom
Slovakia

Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (2)

EPA records name a US company for this chemical but do not disclose whether the company made it here or imported it.

Polyventive

Sicer Usa

EPA-registered importers (2)

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

Starchem Usa

Wilbur-Ellis Holdings Ii

Why It Matters

Sectors

WaterPaints & CoatingsPaper & PrintingCore 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 5 sectors as 2 functional roles.

•Emulsifier in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Emulsifier in Not Known or Reasonably Ascertainable (100%)Processing—incorporation into article
•Anti-scaling agent in Utilities (2%)Use—non-incorporative activities
•Anti-scaling agent in Paper Manufacturing (4%)Use—non-incorporative activities
•Anti-scaling agent in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (94%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Chemical Identity

CAS10124-56-8

PubChem CIDNot recorded

DTXSIDDTXSID1047522

FormulaNot recorded

Mol. WeightNot recorded

SMILESNot recorded

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID1047522Retrieved 2026-04-06
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
US Census international tradeReporting year: 2024 · Retrieved 2026-10-04

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Brief citations

Sodium hexametaphosphate (CAS 10124-56-8) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/10124-56-8/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID1047522. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID1047522 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 10124-56-8. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 10124-56-8. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 283539 for CAS 10124-56-8. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/