Glycolic acid sodium salt

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

Molecular structure of 2836-32-0
US ProductionCBI
Import Value$81M
Top SourceChina 35%

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 291819 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 291819, which covers 27 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
CN 35%ChinaIN 34%IndiaIT 9%ItalyDE 9%GermanyJP 4%Japan
EPA-registered manufacturers (1)
Sc Johnson & Son
EPA-registered importers (1)
Kemira Chemicals

Why It Matters

Sectors
EnergyConsumer ProductsPaper & Printing
Downstream UsesNo data available
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 4 sectors as 4 functional roles.

  • •Surfactant (surface active agent) in Not Known or Reasonably AscertainableProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Viscosity adjustors in Oil and Gas Drilling, Extraction, and Support activities (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Thickening agent in Paper Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Cleaning agent in Wholesale and Retail Trade (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Vendor Pricing

$0.02/gAaron Chemicals LLC
CountryHong Kong
Pack$11.00 / 500 g
Purity98%
Vendors16 available

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

15 more vendors
VendorCountry$/gPackPurity
Angene ChemicalChina → Hong Kong$0.03500 g98%
Fluorochem UKUnited Kingdom$0.04500 g98%
BLD Pharmatech GmbHGermany$0.051 kg98%
BLD Pharmatech Ltd.China$0.051 kg98%
A2B Chem LLCUnited States$0.081 kg98%
AA BLOCKSUnited States$0.11500 g98%
BLD Pharmatech Co., LimitedUnited States$0.111 kg98%
Ambeed, Inc.United States$0.111 kg98%
AK Scientific SpecializedUnited States$0.21500 g95%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.United States$0.251 kg98%
AK Scientific, Inc.United States$0.27500 g98%
ALFA AESARGermany$0.302.5 kg97%
Angene International LimitedUnited States$0.49500 g98%
MedChemExpress MCESweden$2.0150 g98%
AngeneChina → Hong Kong$4266.6730 mg98%

Chemical Identity

CAS2836-32-0
PubChem CID517347
DTXSIDDTXSID6047153
FormulaC2H3NaO3
Mol. Weight98.03 g/mol
SMILESC(C(=O)[O-])O.[Na+]

Data Sources

DTXSID60471532026-04-06

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

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

5173472026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/517347/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/517347.json

2836-32-02026-04-24

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

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

CAS 2836-32-02026-04-25

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

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

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