Glyoxylic acid

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

Molecular structure of 298-12-4
US ProductionCBI
Import Value$65M
Top SourceChina 20%

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 291830 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 291830, which covers 18 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
CN 20%ChinaIN 19%IndiaIT 19%ItalyCH 15%SwitzerlandJP 15%Japan
EPA-registered importers (4)
Italmatch Chemicals Spa · IT Italy
Astro Chemicals
Italmatch Usa
Solvay

Why It Matters

Sectors
EnergyConsumer ProductsCore Chemicals
Downstream UsesNo data available
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 2 sectors as 2 functional roles.

  • Corrosion inhibitor in Oil and Gas Drilling, Extraction, and Support activities (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • Intermediate in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant

Vendor Pricing

$0.01/gAaron Chemicals LLC
CountryHong Kong
Pack$43.00 / 5 kg
Purity50%
Vendors22 available

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

21 more vendors
VendorCountry$/gPackPurity
Angene ChemicalChina Hong Kong$0.015 kg50%
A2B Chem LLCUnited States$0.021 kg
AA BLOCKSUnited States$0.021 kg
BLD Pharmatech Co., LimitedUnited States$0.031 kg50%
Ambeed, Inc.United States$0.031 kg50%
Fluorochem EUGermany$0.07500 g95%
Fluorochem UKUnited Kingdom$0.07500 g95%
ALFA AESARGermany$0.095 kg
AK Scientific, Inc.United States$0.091 kg50%
Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)Germany$0.121 kg
Sigma-AldrichGermany$0.121 kg
MedChemExpress MCESweden$0.20500 g95%
AstaTech, IncUnited States$0.25500 g95%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.United States$0.251 kg95%
Angene International LimitedUnited States$2.5225 g50%
Apexbio Technology LLCUnited States$200.00500 mg98.45%
Otava, Ltd.Ukraine$2280.0050 mg95%
Otava, Ltd. (2 weeks)Ukraine$2724.0050 mg95%
Princeton BioMolecular Research (SC)United States$2900.00100 mg90%
Vitas M Chemical LimitedHong Kong$3170.00100 mg90%
AngeneChina Hong Kong$4266.6730 mg50%

Chemical Identity

CAS298-12-4
PubChem CID760
DTXSIDDTXSID5021594
FormulaC2H2O3
Mol. Weight74.04 g/mol
SMILESC(=O)C(=O)O

Data Sources

DTXSID50215942026-04-06

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

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

7602026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/760/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/760.json

298-12-42026-04-24

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

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

CAS 298-12-42026-04-25

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

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