Corn sugar gum
Used in 3 industrial sectors tracked by the EPA.
US Production44.7K lbs
Import Value$391M
Import Volume22.4K lbs
Import Dependency33%
Top SourceChina 23%
Where It Comes From
Customs basis: HS 391390 · basket
These shares come from HS customs code 391390, which covers 2 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.
Source Countries
Country of origin for US imports, from Census customs data (2023).
CN 23%ChinaSE 22%SwedenAT 20%AustriaIT 10%ItalyJP 4%Japan
- Netherlands
- Bulgaria
- Norway
- Belgium
- India
- Lithuania
- Brazil
- Mexico
- Malaysia
- Dominican Republic
- Colombia
- Estonia
- Taiwan
- Barbados
- Portugal
- Ireland
- Hong Kong
- Vietnam
- Poland
- Finland
- Hungary
- Singapore
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.
Scm Metal Products
Troy
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.
Brenntag
Red Avenue Chemical Corporation Of America
Why It Matters
Sectors
AgricultureFoodMetals & Mining
Downstream UsesNo data available
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 3 sectors as 2 functional roles.
- •Thickening agent in Food, beverage, and tobacco product manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Viscosity modifiers in Primary Metal Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Thickening agent in Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
Chemical Identity
CAS11138-66-2
PubChem CIDNo data available
DTXSIDDTXSID4044169
FormulaNo data available
Mol. WeightNo data available
SMILESNo data available
Data Sources
DTXSID40441692026-04-06
https://doi.org/10.23645/epacomptox.5588566
Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv
11138-66-22026-04-24
https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting
Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr.csv
CAS 11138-66-22026-04-25
https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting
Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr_industrial.csv