Glutaric acid

CAS 110-94-1

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$139M

Top sourceChina 67%

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 291719 · basket

EPA reports by year

2023: US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
2019: US production Confidential · Imports Confidential

These shares come from HS customs code 291719, which covers 176 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).

CN 67%ChinaCA 13%CanadaAT 4%AustriaIN 4%IndiaJP 4%Japan

Taiwan
Netherlands
Switzerland
Mexico
South Africa
Denmark
Malaysia
Ukraine
Colombia
Hong Kong
Slovakia

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

Koch Industries

Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (3)

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

Chemical Distribution Network

Emery Oleochemicals

Producers Chemical

EPA-registered importers (1)

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

Buckman Laboratories

Why It Matters

Sectors

EnergyWaterPlastics & RubberTextilesCore 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 6 functional roles.

•Intermediate in All Other Basic Organic Chemical ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant
•Lubricating agent in Petroleum Lubricating Oil and Grease Manufacturing (75%)Processing as a reactant
•Plasticizer in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (25%)Processing as a reactant
•Absorbent in UtilitiesUse—non-incorporative activities
•Tanning agents not otherwise specified in Textiles, apparel, and leather manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Intermediate in Plastics Material and Resin ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant
•pH regulating agent in Textiles, apparel, and leather manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into article

Vendor Pricing

$0.02/gAaron Chemicals LLC

CountryHong Kong

Pack$8.00 / 500 g

PurityNot recorded

Vendors24 available

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

23 more vendors

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
Angene Chemical	China → Hong Kong	$0.02	500 g	—
A2B Chem LLC	United States	$0.04	500 g	98%
AA BLOCKS	United States	$0.05	500 g	—
Ambeed, Inc.	United States	$0.11	1 kg	95%
A2B Chem LLC (2 weeks)	United States	$0.13	500 g	99%
AA BLOCKS (2 weeks)	United States	$0.14	500 g	99%
AK Scientific Specialized	United States	$0.23	500 g	98%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.	United States	$0.25	1 kg	98%
AstaTech, Inc	United States	$0.27	500 g	95%
Angene International Limited	United States	$0.27	100 g	98%
AK Scientific, Inc.	United States	$0.31	500 g	99%
MedChemExpress MCE	Sweden	$0.38	500 g	98%
ALFA AESAR	Germany	$0.47	500 g	99%
Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)	Germany	$0.53	500 g	99%
Sigma-Aldrich	Germany	$0.53	500 g	99%
Interbioscreen	Hong Kong	$10.00	10 g	95%
TargetMol Chemicals	China → United States	$29.00	1 g	99.77%
Labotest KG	Germany	$217.80	5000 mg	90%
Molnova	China	$410.00	100 mg	99%
Otava, Ltd. (2 weeks)	Ukraine	$2724.00	50 mg	90%
Angene	China → Hong Kong	$4266.67	30 mg	—
Key Organics Ltd.	United Kingdom	$6900.00	10 mg	99%
AnalytiCon Discovery - a Division of BRAIN Biotech AG	Germany	$108077.20	50 mg	85%

Chemical Identity

CAS110-94-1

PubChem CID743

DTXSIDDTXSID2021654

FormulaC5H8O4

Mol. Weight132.11 g/mol

SMILESC(CC(=O)O)CC(=O)O

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID2021654Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 743Retrieved 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

Glutaric acid (CAS 110-94-1) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/110-94-1/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID2021654. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID2021654 PubChem: 743. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/743 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 110-94-1. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 110-94-1. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 291719 for CAS 110-94-1. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/