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Amino tris(methylene phosphonic acid), potassium salt (1:x)

CAS 27794-93-0

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

Molecular structure of 27794-93-0
6 K⁺
US productionCBI
Import value, 2024$6.7B
Top sourceJapan 30%

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 293149, 382499 · basket

EPA reports by year
2023
US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
2019
US production Confidential · Imports 93.8K lb

These shares come from HS customs code 293149, 382499, which covers 312 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
JP 30%JapanKR 25%South KoreaCN 12%ChinaDE 8%GermanyCA 6%Canada
EPA-registered manufacturers (3)
Basf Se · DE Germany
Basf
Ecolab
Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (2)
Henkel
Italmatch Usa

Why It Matters

Sectors
EnergyMetals & MiningConsumer Products
Downstream UsesNot recorded
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 3 sectors as 2 functional roles.

  • •Intermediate in Oil and Gas Drilling, Extraction, and Support activities (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Cleaning agent in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Cleaning agent in Fabricated Metal Product ManufacturingUse—non-incorporative activities

Chemical Identity

CAS27794-93-0
PubChem CID161581
DTXSIDDTXSID2049890
FormulaC3H6K6NO9P3
Mol. Weight527.59 g/mol
SMILESC(N(CP(=O)([O-])[O-])CP(=O)([O-])[O-])P(=O)([O-])[O-].[K+].[K+].[K+].[K+].[K+].[K+]

Data Sources

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Brief citations

Amino tris(methylene phosphonic acid), potassium salt (1:x) (CAS 27794-93-0) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/27794-93-0/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID2049890. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID2049890 PubChem: 161581. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/161581 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 27794-93-0. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 27794-93-0. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 293149,382499 for CAS 27794-93-0. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/