Potassium ethyl xanthate

No U.S. production. America imports the entire domestic supply.

Molecular structure of 140-89-6
US ProductionZero
Import Value$760M
Import Volume365.0K lbs
Import Dependency100%
Top SourceChina 33%
Potassium ethyl xanthate · US import value by year
$743M2013$751M2025

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 293090 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 293090, which covers 111 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
CN 33%ChinaES 14%SpainCH 9%SwitzerlandIT 7%ItalyIN 7%India
EPA-registered importers (2)
Teck Resources · CA Canada
Teck American Incorporated

Why It Matters

Sectors
Metals & Mining
Downstream UsesNo data available
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 1 sector as 1 functional role.

  • Solids separation agents in Mining (except Oil and Gas) and support activities (100%)Processing as a reactant

Vendor Pricing

$0.07/gAaron Chemicals LLC
CountryHong Kong
Pack$344.00 / 5 kg
Purity99%
Vendors13 available

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

12 more vendors
VendorCountry$/gPackPurity
A2B Chem LLCUnited States$0.18500 g90%
AA BLOCKSUnited States$0.23500 g90%
Fluorochem UKUnited Kingdom$0.4625 g80%
Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)Germany$0.63500 g96%
Sigma-AldrichGermany$0.63500 g96%
Apollo Scientific UKUnited Kingdom$0.83500 g97%
Otava, Ltd.Ukraine$2280.0050 mg95%
Otava, Ltd. (2 weeks)Ukraine$2724.0050 mg95%
Princeton BioMolecular Research (SC)United States$2900.00100 mg90%
Vitas M Chemical LimitedHong Kong$3170.00100 mg90%
AngeneChina Hong Kong$4266.6730 mg99%
InterbioscreenHong Kong$4864.50100 mg95%

Chemical Identity

CAS140-89-6
PubChem CID2735045
DTXSIDDTXSID6042315
FormulaC3H5KOS2
Mol. Weight160.3 g/mol
SMILESCCOC(=S)[S-].[K+]

Data Sources

DTXSID60423152026-04-06

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

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

27350452026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/2735045/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/2735045.json

140-89-62026-04-24

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

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

CAS 140-89-62026-04-25

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

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