Ethanol, sodium salt

CAS 141-52-6

U.S. production volumes are classified 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$103M

Top sourceGermany 46%

At least one company claimed its 2019 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: 2019. Import value and source-country shares describe a shared customs category, not a separate chemical measurement.

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 290519 · basket

EPA reports by year

2019: US production Confidential · Imports Confidential

These shares come from HS customs code 290519, which covers 122 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).

DE 46%GermanyMX 17%MexicoIN 11%IndiaCN 7%ChinaJP 3%Japan

Indonesia
Brazil
Canada
Singapore
Armenia
Slovakia
Argentina
Ukraine
Ireland
Netherlands
Hong Kong

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.

Basf Se · DE Germany

Basf

Evonik

Shin Etsu Silicones Of America

Why It Matters

Sectors

FoodMetals & MiningCore Chemicals

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 5 sectors as 3 functional roles.

•Oxidizing/reducing agents in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant
•Fuels and fuel additives in OtherProcessing as a reactant
•Intermediate in Food, beverage, and tobacco product manufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Intermediate in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (70%)Processing as a reactant
•Intermediate in All Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant

Chemical Identity

CAS141-52-6

PubChem CID2723922

DTXSIDDTXSID3027089

FormulaC2H5NaO

Mol. Weight68.05 g/mol

SMILESCC[O-].[Na+]

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID3027089Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 2723922Retrieved 2026-04-06
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2019 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2019 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
US Census international tradeReporting year: 2024 · Retrieved 2026-10-04

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Brief citations

Ethanol, sodium salt (CAS 141-52-6) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/141-52-6/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID3027089. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID3027089 PubChem: 2723922. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/2723922 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 141-52-6. Reporting year: 2019. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 141-52-6. Reporting year: 2019. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 290519 for CAS 141-52-6. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/