3-Mercaptopropanoic acid

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

Molecular structure of 107-96-0
US ProductionCBI
Import Value$760M
Top SourceChina 33%

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 293090 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 293090, which covers 111 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
CN 33%ChinaES 14%SpainCH 9%SwitzerlandIT 7%ItalyIN 7%India
EPA-registered manufacturers (1)
Evans Chemetics

Why It Matters

Sectors
Plastics & RubberCore Chemicals
Downstream UsesNo data available
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 4 sectors as 3 functional roles.

  • Laboratory chemicals in Not Known or Reasonably AscertainableUse—non-incorporative activities
  • Intermediate in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (77%)Processing as a reactant
  • Plasticizer in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (22%)Processing as a reactant
  • Plasticizer in Plastics Product Manufacturing (1%)Processing as a reactant

Vendor Pricing

$0.02/gAaron Chemicals LLC
CountryHong Kong
Pack$12.00 / 500 g
PurityNo data available
Vendors19 available

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

18 more vendors
VendorCountry$/gPackPurity
Angene ChemicalChina Hong Kong$0.03500 g
A2B Chem LLCUnited States$0.07500 g98%
AA BLOCKSUnited States$0.09100 g98%
Fluorochem UKUnited Kingdom$0.11100 g98%
AK Scientific SpecializedUnited States$0.16500 g98%
ALFA AESARGermany$0.22500 g99%
AK Scientific, Inc.United States$0.26500 g99%
Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)Germany$0.29500 g99%
Sigma-AldrichGermany$0.29500 g99%
Ambeed, Inc.United States$0.44500 g99%
AstaTech, IncUnited States$1.7010 g95%
Key Organics Ltd.United Kingdom$2.02100 g95%
Angene International LimitedUnited States$3.0825 g99%
TargetMol ChemicalsChina United States$30.001 g96.29%
Labotest KGGermany$217.805000 mg90%
Otava, Ltd.Ukraine$2280.0050 mg95%
Otava, Ltd. (2 weeks)Ukraine$2724.0050 mg95%
AngeneChina Hong Kong$4266.6730 mg99%

Chemical Identity

CAS107-96-0
PubChem CID6514
DTXSIDDTXSID8026775
FormulaC3H6O2S
Mol. Weight106.15 g/mol
SMILESC(CS)C(=O)O

Data Sources

DTXSID80267752026-04-06

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

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

65142026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/6514/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/6514.json

107-96-02026-04-24

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

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

CAS 107-96-02026-04-25

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

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