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Magnesium acetate

Drug ingredient

CAS 142-72-3

This drug ingredient has classified U.S. production volumes. EPA withholds the number as confidential business information.

Molecular structure of 142-72-3
1 Mg²⁺
US productionCBI
Import value, 2024$64M
Top sourceNetherlands 37%

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 291529 · basket

EPA reports by year
2023
US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
2019
US production Confidential · Imports Confidential

These shares come from HS customs code 291529, which covers 45 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
NL 37%NetherlandsCN 16%ChinaCA 15%CanadaIT 7%ItalyGB 5%United Kingdom
EPA-registered manufacturers (3)
Basf Se · DE Germany
Basf
Venator Chemicals
Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (1)
General Atomics International Services
EPA-registered importers (3)
Toray Industries · JP Japan
Honeywell International (123312)
Toray Industries (America)
1 FDA-registered drug labeler
ICU Medical Inc.

Why It Matters

Sectors
HealthFoodMetals & MiningPlastics & RubberTextilesCore Chemicals
Downstream Uses

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

  • •Normosol-M AND Dextrose
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 5 sectors as 4 functional roles.

  • •Dye in Synthetic Dye and Pigment Manufacturing (1%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Soil amendments (fertilizers) in Food, beverage, and tobacco product manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
  • •Catalyst in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
  • •Intermediate in OtherProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Intermediate in All Other Basic Inorganic Chemical ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant

Chemical Identity

CAS142-72-3
PubChem CID8896
DTXSIDDTXSID7027097
FormulaC4H6MgO4
Mol. Weight142.39 g/mol
SMILESCC(=O)[O-].CC(=O)[O-].[Mg+2]

Data Sources

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Brief citations

Magnesium acetate (CAS 142-72-3) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/142-72-3/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID7027097. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID7027097 PubChem: 8896. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/8896 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 142-72-3. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting FDA National Drug Code directory: CAS 142-72-3. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://open.fda.gov/data/ndc/ US Census international trade: HS 291529 for CAS 142-72-3. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/