calcium succinate

Drug ingredient

CAS 140-99-8

This chemical is an active pharmaceutical ingredient used in FDA-regulated drugs.

Molecular structure of 140-99-8 — 1 Ca²⁺

US productionNot reported

Import value, 2024$139M

Top sourceChina 67%

This chemical is listed as active in US commerce, but no company reported it to EPA’s survey for 2019 or 2023. Sites may have made or imported less than the threshold amount, or none.

Why supply is unknown

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

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 291719 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 291719, which covers 176 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).

CN 67%ChinaCA 13%CanadaAT 4%AustriaIN 4%IndiaJP 4%Japan

Taiwan
Netherlands
Switzerland
Mexico
South Africa
Denmark
Malaysia
Ukraine
Colombia
Hong Kong
Slovakia

1 FDA-registered drug labeler

Jost Chemical Co.

Why It Matters

Sectors

Health

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

Vendor Pricing

$0.25/gA2B Chem LLC (2 weeks)

CountryUnited States

Pack$25.00 / 100 g

PurityNot recorded

Vendors2 available

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

1 more vendor

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
AA BLOCKS (2 weeks)	United States	$0.31	100 g	—

Chemical Identity

CAS140-99-8

PubChem CID159605

DTXSIDDTXSID90883329

FormulaC4H4CaO4

Mol. Weight156.15 g/mol

SMILESC(CC(=O)[O-])C(=O)[O-].[Ca+2]

Data Sources

PubChem · compound 159605Retrieved 2026-04-07
EPA TSCA InventoryRetrieved 2026-04-24
FDA National Drug Code directoryRetrieved 2026-04-07
US Census international tradeReporting year: 2024 · Retrieved 2026-10-04

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Brief citations

calcium succinate (CAS 140-99-8) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/140-99-8/ PubChem: 159605. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/159605 EPA TSCA Inventory: CAS 140-99-8. Retrieved 2026-04-24. https://www.epa.gov/tsca-inventory FDA National Drug Code directory: bulk match. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://open.fda.gov/data/ndc/ US Census international trade: HS 291719 for CAS 140-99-8. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/