Guanidine nitrate

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

Molecular structure of 506-93-4
US ProductionCBI
Import Value$240M
Top SourceChina 37%

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 292529 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 292529, which covers 23 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
CN 37%ChinaDE 19%GermanyES 9%SpainIT 8%ItalyID 8%Indonesia
EPA-registered importers (5)
Zeppelin-Stiftung · DE Germany
Alzchem
Autoliv Promontory
Joyson Safety Systems
Zf North America

Why It Matters

Sectors
DefenseTransportationMetals & Mining
Downstream UsesNo data available
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 3 sectors as 2 functional roles.

  • Intermediate in Other (100%)Processing as a reactant
  • Propellants and blowing agents in Explosives Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • Propellants and blowing agents in Transportation Equipment Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into article

Chemical Identity

CAS506-93-4
PubChem CID10481
DTXSIDDTXSID3027164
FormulaCH6N4O3
Mol. Weight122.08 g/mol
SMILESC(=N)(N)N.[N+](=O)(O)[O-]

Data Sources

DTXSID30271642026-04-06

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

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

104812026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/10481/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/10481.json

506-93-42026-04-24

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

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

CAS 506-93-42026-04-25

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

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