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Sodium 2-hydroxyethanesulfonate

CAS 1562-00-1

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

Molecular structure of 1562-00-1
1 Na⁺
US productionCBI
Import value, 2024$26M
Top sourceChina 27%

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 290559 · basket

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

These shares come from HS customs code 290559, which covers 71 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
CN 27%ChinaJP 25%JapanIL 20%IsraelKR 15%South KoreaIN 4%India
EPA-registered manufacturers (2)
Clariant International · CH Switzerland
Clariant
Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (2)
Ashland
Catalynt Solutions

Why It Matters

Sectors
Consumer Products
Downstream UsesNot recorded
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 1 sector as 3 functional roles.

  • •Surfactant (surface active agent) in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Intermediate in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
  • •Foamant in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant

Vendor Pricing

$0.01/gAaron Chemicals LLC
CountryHong Kong
Pack$6.00 / 500 g
Purity95%
Vendors18 available

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

17 more vendors
VendorCountry$/gPackPurity
Angene ChemicalChina → Hong Kong$0.01500 g98%
BLD Pharmatech GmbHGermany$0.031 kg95%
BLD Pharmatech Ltd.China$0.031 kg95%
A2B Chem LLCUnited States$0.0425 kg95%
AA BLOCKSUnited States$0.0425 kg98%
AK Scientific SpecializedUnited States$0.08500 g95%
ALFA AESARGermany$0.101 kg98%
BLD Pharmatech Co., LimitedUnited States$0.111 kg95%
Ambeed, Inc.United States$0.111 kg95%
AK Scientific, Inc.United States$0.11500 g98%
Fluorochem UKUnited Kingdom$0.11100 g95%
Angene International LimitedUnited States$0.20500 g95%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.United States$0.251 kg95%
TargetMol ChemicalsChina → United States$30.001 g98%
MolnovaChina$59.001 g99%
AstaTech (2 weeks)United States$115.001 g95%
AngeneChina → Hong Kong$4266.6730 mg98%

Chemical Identity

CAS1562-00-1
PubChem CID517063
DTXSIDDTXSID7027413
FormulaC2H5NaO4S
Mol. Weight148.12 g/mol
SMILESC(CS(=O)(=O)[O-])O.[Na+]

Data Sources

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Brief citations

Sodium 2-hydroxyethanesulfonate (CAS 1562-00-1) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/1562-00-1/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID7027413. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID7027413 PubChem: 517063. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/517063 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 1562-00-1. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 1562-00-1. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 290559 for CAS 1562-00-1. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/