P,P',P''-[Nitrilotris(methylene)]tris-phosphonic acid sodium salt (1:x)
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$598M
Import Volume44.1K lbs
Top SourceChina 89%
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 293149 · basket
These shares come from HS customs code 293149, which covers 52 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.
Source Countries
Country of origin for US imports, from Census customs data (2023).
CN 89%ChinaIN 4%IndiaCA 3%CanadaDE 2%GermanyAR 1%Argentina
- United Kingdom
- Italy
- Mexico
- Japan
- Switzerland
- Hong Kong
- Ukraine
- Finland
- Sweden
- Spain
- Poland
- Slovakia
- Netherlands
- Singapore
- Taiwan
- South Korea
- Czech Republic
EPA-registered manufacturers (5)
Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.
Baker Hughes
Ecolab
Nalco- An Ecolab
Pulcra Chemicals
Rpm International
EPA-registered importers (2)
Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.
Italmatch Chemicals Spa · IT Italy
Italmatch Usa
Why It Matters
Sectors
HealthAgricultureFoodEnergyWaterElectronicsTransportationConstructionMetals & MiningTextilesConsumer ProductsPaper & PrintingCore Chemicals
Downstream UsesNo data available
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 16 sectors as 5 functional roles.
- •Corrosion inhibitor in Oil and Gas Drilling, Extraction, and Support activities (100%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Surface active agents in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Lubricants and lubricant additives in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing (1%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Anti-scaling agent in Oil and Gas Drilling, Extraction, and Support activities (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Anti-scaling agent in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Anti-scaling agent in Petroleum Refineries (6%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Anti-scaling agent in All Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing (4%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Anti-scaling agent in Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing (3%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Anti-scaling agent in Primary Metal Manufacturing (20%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Anti-scaling agent in Utilities (18%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Anti-scaling agent in Services (3%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Anti-scaling agent in Food, beverage, and tobacco product manufacturing (26%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Anti-scaling agent in Paper Manufacturing (9%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Anti-scaling agent in Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing (5%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Anti-scaling agent in Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing (12%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Anti-scaling agent in Transportation Equipment Manufacturing (2%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Anti-scaling agent in Wood Product Manufacturing (2%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Anti-scaling agent in Mining (except Oil and Gas) and support activities (4%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Cleaning agent in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Cleaning agent in Paper Manufacturing (100%)Use—non-incorporative activities
Chemical Identity
CAS20592-85-2
PubChem CID23687322
DTXSIDDTXSID4027812
FormulaC3H11NNaO9P3
Mol. Weight321.03 g/mol
SMILESC(N(CP(=O)(O)O)CP(=O)(O)[O-])P(=O)(O)O.[Na+]
Data Sources
DTXSID40278122026-04-06
https://doi.org/10.23645/epacomptox.5588566
Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv
236873222026-04-06
https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/23687322/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON
Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/23687322.json
20592-85-22026-04-24
https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting
Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr.csv
CAS 20592-85-22026-04-25
https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting
Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr_industrial.csv