Formaldehyde
Drug ingredientThis drug ingredient has classified U.S. production volumes. EPA withholds the number as confidential business information.
US ProductionCBI
Confidential Business Information. The EPA withholds this volume because publishing it could reveal the reporting company's trade secrets.
Import Value$5M
Top SourceCanada 96%
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 291211 · exact
Source Countries
Country of origin for US imports, from Census customs data (2023).
CA 96%CanadaDE 2%GermanyIN 1%India
- Switzerland
EPA-registered manufacturers (19)
Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.
Nutrien · CA Canada
Perstorp Ab · SE Sweden
Agrium U.S
Arclin
Ascend Performance Materials Holdings
Show all 19
Bridgeport Ethanol
Capital Resin
Celanese
Dynachem
Foremark Performance Chemicals
Geo Specialty Chemicals
Hexion Holdings
Koch Industries
Kronospan
New Erie
Perstorp Polyols
Praxair
Sterling Ethanol
Yuma Ethanol
EPA-registered importers (3)
Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.
Harcros Chemicals
Hexion Holdings
Panolam Industries International
5 FDA-registered drug labelers
Apex Energetics Inc.
BioActive Nutritional, Inc.
Boiron
Deseret Biologicals, Inc.
Dr. Donna Restivo DC
Why It Matters
Sectors
FoodPlastics & RubberPaints & CoatingsTransportationPaper & PrintingDefenseCore ChemicalsHealthEnergyConsumer ProductsMetals & MiningTextilesAgricultureConstruction
Downstream Uses
Appears in 17 drug and cosmetic product listings (FDA).
- •Vascuflow
- •Household Detox
- •Bio Glyoxal Phase
- •Additox
- •Insecticides/Pest/Food Additives Detox
- •Addiclenz
- •Aspartame/MSG Detox
- •Oligo Bio Iodine
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- •Formalinum
- •Allermilk
- •A05 Heavy Antitox
- •Oratox
- •Formaldehyde
- •BP Reg
- •FNG
- •Metox
- •Dairy Allergen Mix
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 24 sectors as 16 functional roles.
- •Binder in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
- •Adhesion/cohesion promoter in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
- •Intermediate in Petrochemical ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant
- •Monomers in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (90%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Monomers in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (10%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Intermediate in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (10%)Processing as a reactant
- •Intermediate in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (90%)Processing as a reactant
- •Monomers in Adhesive Manufacturing (5%)Processing as a reactant
- •Sealant (barrier) in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (30%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Dispersing agent in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (20%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Preservative in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (10%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Surfactant (surface active agent) in Wholesale and Retail Trade (0%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Binder in Wood Product Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Processing aids, specific to petroleum production in Oil and Gas Drilling, Extraction, and Support activities (70%)Processing as a reactant
- •Intermediate in Synthetic Rubber Manufacturing (15%)Processing as a reactant
- •Energy Releasers (explosives, motive propellant) in Explosives Manufacturing (4%)Processing as a reactant
- •Adhesion/cohesion promoter in Wood Product Manufacturing (60%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Binder in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (75%)Processing as a reactant
- •Binder in Construction (24%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Soil amendments (fertilizers) in Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing (4%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Binder in Textiles, apparel, and leather manufacturing (24%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Binder in Miscellaneous Manufacturing (6%)Not Known or Reasonably Ascertainable
- •Binder in Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (4%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Binder in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (8%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Binder in Transportation Equipment Manufacturing (20%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Binder in Adhesive Manufacturing (15%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Intermediate in Oil and Gas Drilling, Extraction, and Support activities (85%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Plasticizer in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (86%)Processing as a reactant
- •Preservative in Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing (15%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Deodorizer in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing (2%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Processing aids, specific to petroleum production in Mining (except Oil and Gas) and support activities (2%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Chelating agent in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (8%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Surfactant (surface active agent) in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (8%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Embalming agent in Services (2%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Soil amendments (fertilizers) in Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting (52%)Processing as a reactant
- •Binder in Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing (1%)Processing as a reactant
- •Laboratory chemicals in Other (20%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Monomers in Plastics Product Manufacturing (73%)Processing as a reactant
- •Monomers in Wood Product Manufacturing (0%)Processing as a reactant
- •Monomers in Paper Manufacturing (17%)Processing as a reactant
- •Intermediate in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (3%)Processing as a reactant
- •Intermediate in Plastics Product Manufacturing (10%)Processing as a reactant
- •Intermediate in Construction (100%)Processing as a reactant
Vendor Pricing
$0.01/gSigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)
CountryGermany
Pack$271.11 / 25 kg
PurityNo data available
Vendors8 available
Prices reflect listed pack sizes. Small research packs run far above bulk rates.
7 more vendors
| Vendor | Country Supplier country. Where available, shows shipping origin. When the supplier ships from a different country than where they are registered, both are shown. Most suppliers show registration country only. | $/g | Pack | Purity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sigma-Aldrich | Germany | $0.01 | 25 kg | — |
| AK Scientific, Inc. | United States | $0.39 | 500 g | — |
| AA BLOCKS | United States | $1.32 | 25 g | — |
| A2B Chem LLC | United States | $3.80 | 10 g | — |
| Biopharma PEG Scientific Inc. | United States | $210.00 | 1 g | 97% |
| Asinex | Netherlands | $6461.40 | 100 mg | 90% |
| TimTec, LLC (back-ordered) | United States | $32000.00 | 15 mg | 94% |
Chemical Identity
CAS50-00-0
PubChem CID712
DTXSIDDTXSID7020637
FormulaCH2O
Mol. Weight30.026 g/mol
SMILESC=O
Data Sources
DTXSID70206372026-04-06
https://doi.org/10.23645/epacomptox.5588566
Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv
7122026-04-06
https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/712/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON
Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/712.json
50-00-02026-04-24
https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting
Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr.csv
CAS 50-00-02026-04-07
https://open.fda.gov/data/ndc/
Archive: data/sources/fda/ndc/ndc.json