1,3-Benzenediol, 2,4,6-trinitro-, magnesium salt (1:1)

CAS 13255-27-1

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

Molecular structure of 13255-27-1 — 1 Mg²⁺

US productionCBI

Confidential Business Information. The EPA withholds this volume because publishing it could reveal the reporting company's trade secrets.

Import value, 2024$11M

Import volumeZero

Top sourceIndia 78%

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 290899 · basket

EPA reports by year

2023: US production Confidential · Imports Zero
2019: US production 414.2K lb · Imports Zero

These shares come from HS customs code 290899, which covers 60 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).

IN 78%IndiaCN 19%ChinaJP 1%JapanAE 1%United Arab Emirates

Italy
Hungary
Germany
Netherlands
Canada
Mexico

EPA-registered manufacturers (1)

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

U.S. Army Materiel Command - Lake City Army Ammunition Plant

Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (1)

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

Federal Cartridge Company - Cci/Speer

Why It Matters

Sectors

DefenseMetals & Mining

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 2 sectors as 2 functional roles.

•Intermediate in Miscellaneous Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
•Energy Releasers (explosives, motive propellant) in Explosives ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant

Chemical Identity

CAS13255-27-1

PubChem CID83269

DTXSIDDTXSID7065386

FormulaC6HMgN3O8

Mol. Weight267.39 g/mol

SMILESC1=C(C(=C(C(=C1[N+](=O)[O-])[O-])[N+](=O)[O-])[O-])[N+](=O)[O-].[Mg+2]

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID7065386Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 83269Retrieved 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

1,3-Benzenediol, 2,4,6-trinitro-, magnesium salt (1:1) (CAS 13255-27-1) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/13255-27-1/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID7065386. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID7065386 PubChem: 83269. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/83269 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 13255-27-1. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 13255-27-1. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 290899 for CAS 13255-27-1. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/