Sodium cyanide (Na(CN))

U.S. production volumes are classified as confidential business information.

Molecular structure of 143-33-9
US ProductionCBI
Import Value$4M
Top SourceGermany 42%

The EPA did not publish how much of this chemical companies made or imported, or marked that amount confidential. Without that volume, ACID cannot calculate import dependency.

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 283711 · exact

Source Countries
DE 42%GermanyCZ 22%Czech RepublicCN 18%ChinaJP 17%JapanKR 1%South Korea
EPA-registered manufacturers (2)
Cyanco Holding
Univertical
EPA-registered importers (6)
Teck Resources · CA Canada
Phibro Animal Health
Quadra Chemicals
Russtech Admixtures
Special Materials
Show all 6
Teck American Incorporated

Why It Matters

Sectors
ConstructionMetals & MiningConsumer ProductsCore Chemicals
Downstream UsesNo data available
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 7 sectors as 6 functional roles.

  • Solids separation agents in Mining (except Oil and Gas) and support activities (100%)Use—non-incorporative activities
  • Leaching agent in Mining (except Oil and Gas) and support activities (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • Chemical reaction regulator in Construction (100%)Processing as a reactant
  • Chelating agent in Mining (except Oil and Gas) and support activities (85%)Processing as a reactant
  • Intermediate in All Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing (1%)Processing as a reactant
  • Intermediate in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (1%)Processing as a reactant
  • Intermediate in Mining (except Oil and Gas) and support activities (10%)Processing as a reactant
  • Plating agents and surface treating agents in Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (1%)Processing as a reactant
  • Intermediate in Wholesale and Retail Trade (40%)Processing—repackaging
  • Plating agents and surface treating agents in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (39%)Processing as a reactant

Chemical Identity

CAS143-33-9
PubChem CID8929
DTXSIDDTXSID4024309
FormulaCNNa
Mol. Weight49.007 g/mol
SMILES[C-]#N.[Na+]

Data Sources

DTXSID40243092026-04-06

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

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

89292026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/8929/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/8929.json

143-33-92026-04-24

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

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

CAS 143-33-92026-04-25

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

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