2-Phosphono-1,2,4-butanetricarboxylic acid

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

Molecular structure of 37971-36-1
US ProductionCBI
Import Value$598M
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
CN 89%ChinaIN 4%IndiaCA 3%CanadaDE 2%GermanyAR 1%Argentina
EPA-registered manufacturers (1)
Nalco- An Ecolab
EPA-registered importers (8)
Italmatch Chemicals Group · IT Italy
Italmatch Chemicals Spa · IT Italy
Brenntag
Italmatch Usa
Lanxess
Show all 8
Penn Chemicals
Valudor Products
Zschimmer&Schwarz

Why It Matters

Sectors
FoodEnergyWaterTransportationMetals & MiningPlastics & RubberConsumer ProductsPaper & PrintingCore Chemicals
Downstream UsesNo data available
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 14 sectors as 4 functional roles.

  • •Corrosion inhibitors and anti-scaling agents in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant
  • •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 Utilities (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Corrosion inhibitor in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Corrosion inhibitor in Petroleum Refineries (7%)Use—non-incorporative activities
  • •Corrosion inhibitor in Mining (except Oil and Gas) and support activities (4%)Use—non-incorporative activities
  • •Corrosion inhibitor in Plastics Product Manufacturing (3%)Use—non-incorporative activities
  • •Corrosion inhibitor in Transportation Equipment Manufacturing (7%)Use—non-incorporative activities
  • •Corrosion inhibitor in Services (38%)Use—non-incorporative activities
  • •Corrosion inhibitor in Food, beverage, and tobacco product manufacturing (22%)Use—non-incorporative activities
  • •Corrosion inhibitor in Paper Manufacturing (5%)Use—non-incorporative activities
  • •Corrosion inhibitors and anti-scaling agents in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Corrosion inhibitor in Petroleum Lubricating Oil and Grease Manufacturing (4%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Anti-scaling agent in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing (12%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Dispersing agent in Miscellaneous Manufacturing (17%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Anti-scaling agent in Miscellaneous Manufacturing (8%)Use—non-incorporative activities

Chemical Identity

CAS37971-36-1
PubChem CID61973
DTXSIDDTXSID4027999
FormulaC7H11O9P
Mol. Weight270.13 g/mol
SMILESC(CC(CC(=O)O)(C(=O)O)P(=O)(O)O)C(=O)O

Data Sources

DTXSID40279992026-04-06

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

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

619732026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/61973/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/61973.json

37971-36-12026-04-24

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

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

CAS 37971-36-12026-04-25

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

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

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