Lactic acid
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$78M
Top SourceNetherlands 33%
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 291811 · basket
These shares come from HS customs code 291811, which covers 12 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.
Source Countries
Country of origin for US imports, from Census customs data (2023).
NL 33%NetherlandsBE 14%BelgiumES 13%SpainCN 12%ChinaIT 9%Italy
- Mexico
- United Kingdom
- Switzerland
- Austria
- South Korea
- Sweden
- Taiwan
- Ukraine
EPA-registered manufacturers (3)
Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.
Cargill Incorporated
Natureworks
Purac America
EPA-registered importers (6)
Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.
Perstorp Ab · SE Sweden
Alpha Us Bid
Archer Daniels Midland
Momentive Performance Materials
Perstorp Polyols
Show all 6
Thatcher
14 FDA-registered drug labelers
Alva-Amco Pharmacal Companies, Inc.
ANUBIS COSMETICS SL
Avion Pharmaceuticals, LLC
Beijing JUNGE Technology Co., Ltd.
Deseret Biologicals, Inc.
Energique, Inc.
Guangzhou ChuanMa International Trading Co.,Ltd.
Guangzhou Renuma Medical Systems Co., Ltd
Guna spa
Pella Pharmaceuticals Co. Ltd
Rida LLC
Shenzhen Shierjie Biological Engineering Co., LTD
Vantive US Healthcare LLC
Vitality Works, Inc,
Why It Matters
Sectors
HealthAgricultureFoodEnergyPlastics & RubberPaints & CoatingsCore Chemicals
Downstream Uses
Appears in 22 drug and cosmetic product listings (FDA).
- •Feelshion Glycolic Acid Exfoliating Face Pads
- •Category V
- •Anubis Barcelona New Even
- •Prismasol BGK2/0
- •Tossoya Rainforest SecretGuard Antibacterial Quick-Cleanse Wipes
- •Circulation
- •Prenate Restore
- •Prismasol B22GK4/0
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- •Pancreapar
- •Prismasol BGK4/2.5
- •SKIN TAG Remover
- •Glucose Control T015
- •Omeosport
- •Prismasol BGK2/3.5
- •Prismasol BGK0/2.5
- •Prismasol BGK4/0/1.2
- •Cornex
- •AnubisMed
- •WART SKIN TAG Remover
- •Prismasol BK0/0/1.2
- •Nauzene Homeopathic
- •Medicated Foaming Feminine
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 6 sectors as 4 functional roles.
- •Plating agents and surface treating agents in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Intermediate in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (6%)Processing as a reactant
- •Intermediate in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (94%)Processing as a reactant
- •Process regulators in Oil and Gas Drilling, Extraction, and Support activities (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Agricultural chemicals (non-pesticidal) in Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing (45%)Processing—repackaging
- •Agricultural chemicals (non-pesticidal) in Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
Vendor Pricing
$0.01/gA2B Chem LLC
CountryUnited States
Pack$841.00 / 100 kg
Purity88%
Vendors22 available
Prices reflect listed pack sizes. Small research packs run far above bulk rates.
21 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AA BLOCKS | United States | $0.01 | 100 kg | 88% |
| Angene Chemical | China → Hong Kong | $0.02 | 1 kg | 80% |
| Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock) | Germany | $0.02 | 25 kg | 85% |
| Sigma-Aldrich | Germany | $0.02 | 25 kg | 85% |
| Fluorochem UK | United Kingdom | $0.04 | 500 g | 85% |
| AA BLOCKS (2 weeks) | United States | $0.08 | 500 g | 85% |
| AK Scientific, Inc. | United States | $0.14 | 500 g | 85% |
| Combi-Blocks, Inc. | United States | $0.25 | 1 kg | 87% |
| AstaTech, Inc | United States | $0.83 | 100 g | 85% |
| Angene International Limited | United States | $1.99 | 100 g | 85% |
| MedChemExpress MCE | Sweden | $26.01 | 10 g | 98% |
| BLD Pharmatech Ltd. | China | $41.64 | 25 g | 60% |
| BLD Pharmatech Co., Limited | United States | $45.80 | 25 g | 60% |
| Ambeed, Inc. | United States | $45.80 | 25 g | 60% |
| BLD Pharmatech GmbH | Germany | $46.40 | 10 g | 60% |
| Fluorochem EU | Germany | $68.49 | 5 g | — |
| TargetMol Chemicals | China → United States | $81.00 | 1 g | 99.45% |
| Apexbio Technology LLC | United States | $200.00 | 500 mg | 98% |
| Otava, Ltd. | Ukraine | $2280.00 | 50 mg | 95% |
| Otava, Ltd. (2 weeks) | Ukraine | $2724.00 | 50 mg | 95% |
| Angene | China → Hong Kong | $4266.67 | 30 mg | 85% |
Chemical Identity
CAS50-21-5
PubChem CID612
DTXSIDDTXSID7023192
FormulaC3H6O3
Mol. Weight90.08 g/mol
SMILESCC(C(=O)O)O
Data Sources
DTXSID70231922026-04-06
https://doi.org/10.23645/epacomptox.5588566
Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv
6122026-04-06
https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/612/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON
Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/612.json
50-21-52026-04-24
https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting
Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr.csv
CAS 50-21-52026-04-07
https://open.fda.gov/data/ndc/
Archive: data/sources/fda/ndc/ndc.json