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Calcium nitrite

Drug ingredient

CAS 13780-06-8

Companies reported imports and no US production of this drug ingredient to EPA for 2023.

Molecular structure of 13780-06-8
1 Ca²⁺
US productionZero
Import value, 2024$13M
Import volume3.3M lb
Import dependency100%
Top sourceIndia 64%

Production is reported production, not a complete census of factories. Production reporting year: 2023. Import value and source-country shares describe a shared customs category, not a separate chemical measurement.

Calcium nitrite · US import value by year
$8M2013$17M2023$13M2024$8M2025

2013: $8M · Peak 2023: $17M · 2024: $13M · 2025: $8M

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 283410 · narrow

EPA reports by year
2023
US production Zero · Imports 3.3M lb
2019
US production Confidential · Imports Confidential

These shares come from HS customs code 283410, which covers 5 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
IN 64%IndiaCN 33%ChinaDE 1%Germany
Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (3)
Basf
United Mineral And Chemical
Venator Chemicals
EPA-registered importers (3)
Pvs Chemicals
Russtech Admixtures
Thatcher
1 FDA-registered drug labeler
Hahnemann Laboratories, INC.

Why It Matters

Sectors
HealthAgricultureConstructionCore Chemicals
Downstream Uses

Appears in 1 drug and cosmetic product listings (FDA).

  • •Calcarea Nitrica
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 4 sectors as 2 functional roles.

  • •Corrosion inhibitor in Construction (30%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Corrosion inhibitor in Non-metallic Mineral Product Manufacturing (includes clay, glass, cement, concrete, lime, gypsum, and other non-metallic mineral product manufacturing) (1%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Soil amendments (fertilizers) in Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting (1%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Corrosion inhibitor in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Vendor Pricing

$0.04/gA2B Chem LLC
CountryUnited States
Pack$21.00 / 500 g
Purity92%
Vendors2 available

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

1 more vendor
VendorCountry$/gPackPurity
AA BLOCKSUnited States$0.05500 g92%

Chemical Identity

CAS13780-06-8
PubChem CID159695
DTXSIDDTXSID6065634
FormulaCaN2O4
Mol. Weight132.09 g/mol
SMILESN(=O)[O-].N(=O)[O-].[Ca+2]

Data Sources

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Brief citations

Calcium nitrite (CAS 13780-06-8) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/13780-06-8/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID6065634. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID6065634 PubChem: 159695. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/159695 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 13780-06-8. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting FDA National Drug Code directory: CAS 13780-06-8. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://open.fda.gov/data/ndc/ US Census international trade: HS 283410 for CAS 13780-06-8. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/