Calcium propionate

CAS 4075-81-4

EPA’s 2023 records show zero U.S. production of this chemical.

Molecular structure of 4075-81-4 — 1 Ca²⁺

US productionZero

Import value, 2024$30M

Import volumeCBI

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

Top sourceCanada 27%

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. 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 291550 · basket

EPA reports by year

2023: US production Zero · Imports Confidential
2019: US production Confidential · Imports Confidential

These shares come from HS customs code 291550, which covers 61 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).

CA 27%CanadaCN 14%ChinaIT 13%ItalyMX 11%MexicoIN 10%India

Slovakia
Sweden
Argentina
Switzerland

EPA-registered importers (5)

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

Dura Chemicals

Esseco Usa

Valudor Products

Wego Chemical Group

Why It Matters

Sectors

FoodPaints & Coatings

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 2 functional roles.

•pH regulating agent in Food, beverage, and tobacco product manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Drier in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Vendor Pricing

$0.01/gAaron Chemicals LLC

CountryHong Kong

Pack$5.00 / 500 g

Purity99%

Vendors11 available

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

10 more vendors

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
Angene Chemical	China → Hong Kong	$0.01	500 g	99%
AA BLOCKS	United States	$0.03	500 g	98%
BLD Pharmatech Co., Limited	United States	$0.03	1 kg	99%
BLD Pharmatech GmbH	Germany	$0.03	1 kg	99%
BLD Pharmatech Ltd.	China	$0.03	1 kg	99%
Ambeed, Inc.	United States	$0.03	1 kg	99%
A2B Chem LLC	United States	$0.03	500 g	98%
AK Scientific, Inc.	United States	$0.29	100 g	98%
Angene International Limited	United States	$0.80	100 g	98%
Angene	China → Hong Kong	$4266.67	30 mg	99%

Chemical Identity

CAS4075-81-4

PubChem CID19999

DTXSIDDTXSID1027556

FormulaC6H10CaO4

Mol. Weight186.22 g/mol

SMILESCCC(=O)[O-].CCC(=O)[O-].[Ca+2]

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID1027556Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 19999Retrieved 2026-04-06
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
US Census international tradeReporting year: 2024 · Retrieved 2026-10-04

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Brief citations

Calcium propionate (CAS 4075-81-4) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/4075-81-4/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID1027556. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID1027556 PubChem: 19999. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/19999 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 4075-81-4. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 4075-81-4. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 291550 for CAS 4075-81-4. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/