3-Hydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)-2-methylpropanoic acid

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

Molecular structure of 4767-03-7
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)
Geo Specialty Chemicals
EPA-registered importers (2)
Perstorp Ab · SE Sweden
Perstorp Polyols

Why It Matters

Sectors
ConstructionPlastics & RubberPaints & Coatings
Downstream UsesNo data available
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 3 sectors as 2 functional roles.

  • •Monomers in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
  • •Intermediate in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (40%)Processing as a reactant
  • •Intermediate in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (92%)Processing as a reactant
  • •Intermediate in Adhesive Manufacturing (8%)Processing as a reactant

Vendor Pricing

$0.01/gAaron Chemicals LLC
CountryHong Kong
Pack$7.00 / 500 g
Purity99%
Vendors21 available

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

20 more vendors
VendorCountry$/gPackPurity
Angene ChemicalChina → Hong Kong$0.02500 g99%
A2B Chem LLCUnited States$0.031 kg98%
AA BLOCKSUnited States$0.031 kg98%
BLD Pharmatech Co., LimitedUnited States$0.041 kg98%
BLD Pharmatech GmbHGermany$0.041 kg98%
BLD Pharmatech Ltd.China$0.041 kg98%
Ambeed, Inc.United States$0.041 kg98%
ChemsceneUnited States$0.051 kg—
Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)Germany$0.0612 kg98%
Sigma-AldrichGermany$0.0612 kg98%
Fluorochem EUGermany$0.061 kg95%
Manchester OrganicsUnited Kingdom$0.14500 g—
ALFA AESARGermany$0.17500 g98%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.United States$0.251 kg98%
AK Scientific SpecializedUnited States$0.27100 g98%
AK Scientific, Inc.United States$0.38100 g99%
Angene International LimitedUnited States$0.49100 g98%
InterbioscreenHong Kong$10.0010 g95%
Labotest KGGermany$453.001000 mg90%
AngeneChina → Hong Kong$4266.6730 mg99%

Chemical Identity

CAS4767-03-7
PubChem CID78501
DTXSIDDTXSID4027577
FormulaC5H10O4
Mol. Weight134.13 g/mol
SMILESCC(CO)(CO)C(=O)O

Data Sources

DTXSID40275772026-04-06

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

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

785012026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/78501/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/78501.json

4767-03-72026-04-24

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

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

CAS 4767-03-72026-04-25

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

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

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