Glutaraldehyde

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

Molecular structure of 111-30-8
US ProductionCBI
Import Value$90M
Top SourceGermany 34%

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 291219 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 291219, which covers 32 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
DE 34%GermanyCN 29%ChinaIN 13%IndiaIT 8%ItalyGB 4%United Kingdom
EPA-registered importers (7)
Basf Se · DE Germany
Industrias Alen S A De C V · MX Mexico
Alen Usa
Basf
Emco Chemical Distributors
Show all 7
Harcros Chemicals
Hydrite Chemical

Why It Matters

Sectors
EnergyConsumer ProductsPaints & CoatingsCore Chemicals
Downstream UsesNo data available
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 6 sectors as 8 functional roles.

  • Preservative in Wholesale and Retail Trade (100%)Use—non-incorporative activities
  • Intermediate in All Other Basic Organic Chemical ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant
  • Intermediate in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (0%)Processing as a reactant
  • Pigment in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (0%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • Brightener in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing (0%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • Anti-scaling agent in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing (0%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • Tanning agents not otherwise specified in Photographic Film, Paper, Plate, and Chemical ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • Embalming agent in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (40%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • Preservative in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (40%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • Laboratory chemicals in All Other Basic Organic Chemical ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Vendor Pricing

$0.05/gSigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)
CountryGermany
Pack$501.92 / 10 kg
PurityNo data available
Vendors3 available

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

2 more vendors
VendorCountry$/gPackPurity
Sigma-AldrichGermany$0.0510 kg
Labotest KGGermany$453.001000 mg90%

Chemical Identity

CAS111-30-8
PubChem CID3485
DTXSIDDTXSID6025355
FormulaC5H8O2
Mol. Weight100.12 g/mol
SMILESC(CC=O)CC=O

Data Sources

DTXSID60253552026-04-06

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

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

34852026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/3485/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/3485.json

111-30-82026-04-24

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

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

CAS 111-30-82026-04-25

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

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