Potassium acetate
Drug ingredientCAS 127-08-2
This drug ingredient has classified U.S. production volumes. EPA withholds the number 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$64M
Top sourceNetherlands 37%
At least one company claimed its 2023 production or import volume for this chemical as confidential, so EPA withholds it.
Why supply is unknownProduction 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 291529 · basket
EPA reports by year
- 2023
- US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
- 2019
- US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
These shares come from HS customs code 291529, which covers 45 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).
NL 37%NetherlandsCN 16%ChinaCA 15%CanadaIT 7%ItalyGB 5%United Kingdom
- Finland
- Belgium
- Lithuania
- Czech Republic
- Switzerland
- Spain
- Turkey
- Sweden
- Singapore
- Slovakia
- Armenia
EPA-registered manufacturers (14)
Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.
Bayer Ag · DE Germany
Nutrien · CA Canada
Aurorium
Bayer Us Holding
Ecolab
Show all 14
Ele
General Atomics International Services
Hawkins
Hydrite Chemical
Milliken &
Nachurs Alpine Solutions
Nutien Us Top
Nutrien Us Top
The Andersons
Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (4)
EPA records name a US company for this chemical but do not disclose whether the company made it here or imported it.
Italmatch Usa
Macdermid
Seatex
Valudor Products
EPA-registered importers (4)
Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.
Brenntag
Spectrum Laboratory Products
Valagro/Syngenta Biologicals
Wego Chemical Group
11 FDA-registered drug labelers
Avantor Performance Materials, LLC
DNA Labs, Inc.
Exela Pharma Sciences, LLC
Fresenius Kabi USA, LLC
Global Calcium Private Limited
Hahnemann Laboratories, INC.
Harman Finochem Limited
Hospira, Inc.
ICU Medical Inc.
Maithri Drugs Private Limited
QUALITY CHEMICALS S.L.
Why It Matters
Sectors
HealthAgricultureFoodConstructionMetals & MiningPlastics & RubberConsumer ProductsCore Chemicals
Downstream Uses
Appears in 4 drug and cosmetic product listings (FDA).
- •Normosol-M AND Dextrose
- •Kali Aceticum
- •D-93
- •Potassium Acetate
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 10 sectors as 12 functional roles.
- •Soil amendments (fertilizers) in Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing (20%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Chemical reaction regulator in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
- •Lubricating agent in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Intermediate in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing (24%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Soil amendments (fertilizers) in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Soil amendments (fertilizers) in Wholesale and Retail Trade (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Intermediate in Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Anti-freeze agent in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (4%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Soil amendments (fertilizers) in Miscellaneous Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •pH regulating agent in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Defoamer in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Corrosion inhibitor in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Preservative in Food, beverage, and tobacco product manufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Catalyst in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant
- •Soil amendments (fertilizers) in Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Catalyst in Construction (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Flame retardant in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Laboratory chemicals in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation ManufacturingProcessing—repackaging
Vendor Pricing
$0.00/gAaron Chemicals LLC
CountryHong Kong
Pack$33.00 / 10 kg
Purity98%
Vendors19 available
Prices reflect listed pack sizes. Small research packs run far above bulk rates.
18 more vendors
| Vendor | Country Supplier country. Where available, shows shipping origin. When the supplier ships from a different country than where they are registered, both are shown. Most suppliers show registration country only. | $/g | Pack | Purity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angene Chemical | China → Hong Kong | $0.00 | 10 kg | 98% |
| AA BLOCKS | United States | $0.02 | 1 kg | 99% |
| A2B Chem LLC | United States | $0.02 | 1 kg | 99% |
| BLD Pharmatech GmbH | Germany | $0.03 | 1 kg | 98% |
| BLD Pharmatech Ltd. | China | $0.03 | 1 kg | 98% |
| Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock) | Germany | $0.03 | 10 kg | 98% |
| Sigma-Aldrich | Germany | $0.03 | 10 kg | 98% |
| Fluorochem UK | United Kingdom | $0.05 | 1 kg | 99% |
| AK Scientific, Inc. | United States | $0.05 | 1 kg | 99% |
| Apollo Scientific US | United Kingdom | $0.07 | 10 kg | 99% |
| BLD Pharmatech Co., Limited | United States | $0.11 | 1 kg | 98% |
| Ambeed, Inc. | United States | $0.11 | 1 kg | 98% |
| Fluorochem EU | Germany | $0.22 | 100 g | 99% |
| Combi-Blocks, Inc. | United States | $0.25 | 1 kg | 98% |
| Angene International Limited | United States | $0.31 | 500 g | 99% |
| Aldlab | United States | $0.39 | 25 g | 95% |
| MedChemExpress MCE | Sweden | $1.00 | 100 g | 99.71% |
| Angene | China → Hong Kong | $4266.67 | 30 mg | 98% |
Chemical Identity
CAS127-08-2
PubChem CID517044
DTXSIDDTXSID7027043
FormulaC2H3KO2
Mol. Weight98.14 g/mol
SMILESCC(=O)[O-].[K+]
Data Sources
- EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID7027043Retrieved 2026-04-06
- PubChem · compound 517044Retrieved 2026-04-06
- EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
- FDA National Drug Code directoryRetrieved 2026-04-07
- US Census international tradeReporting year: 2024 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
Brief citations
Potassium acetate (CAS 127-08-2) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/127-08-2/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID7027043. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID7027043 PubChem: 517044. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/517044 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 127-08-2. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting FDA National Drug Code directory: CAS 127-08-2. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://open.fda.gov/data/ndc/ US Census international trade: HS 291529 for CAS 127-08-2. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/