Dilithium salicylate

CAS 38970-76-2

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

Molecular structure of 38970-76-2 — 2 Li⁺

US productionCBI

Confidential Business Information. The EPA withholds this volume because publishing it could reveal the reporting company's trade secrets.

Import value, 2024$22M

Top sourceGermany 45%

At least one company claimed its 2019 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: 2019. Import value and source-country shares describe a shared customs category, not a separate chemical measurement.

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 291821 · basket

EPA reports by year

2019: US production Confidential · Imports Confidential

These shares come from HS customs code 291821, which covers 14 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries

Country of origin for US imports, from Census customs data (2024).

DE 45%GermanyIT 16%ItalyCN 15%ChinaMX 15%MexicoIN 5%India

Japan
Netherlands

EPA-registered manufacturers (1)

Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.

ExxonMobil

Why It Matters

Sectors

EnergyTransportation

Downstream UsesNot recorded

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 2 sectors as 1 functional role.

•Lubricants and lubricant additives in Petroleum Lubricating Oil and Grease Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Lubricants and lubricant additives in Transportation Equipment Manufacturing (100%)Use—non-incorporative activities

Chemical Identity

CAS38970-76-2

PubChem CID102269417

DTXSIDDTXSID80889734

FormulaC7H4Li2O3

Mol. Weight150 g/mol

SMILES[Li+].[Li+].C1=CC=C(C(=C1)C(=O)[O-])[O-]

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID80889734Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 102269417Retrieved 2026-04-06
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2019 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2019 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
US Census international tradeReporting year: 2024 · Retrieved 2026-10-04

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Brief citations

Dilithium salicylate (CAS 38970-76-2) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/38970-76-2/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID80889734. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID80889734 PubChem: 102269417. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/102269417 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 38970-76-2. Reporting year: 2019. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 38970-76-2. Reporting year: 2019. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 291821 for CAS 38970-76-2. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/