D-Gluconic acid

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

Molecular structure of 526-95-4
US ProductionCBI
Import Value$16M
Import Volume760.1K lbs
Top SourceItaly 41%

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 291816 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 291816, which covers 5 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
IT 41%ItalyCN 32%ChinaIN 17%IndiaDE 6%GermanyTR 2%Turkey
EPA-registered manufacturers (3)
Fuso Chemical · JP Japan
Pmp Fermentation Products
Proviron
EPA-registered importers (3)
Jungbunzlauer Holding Ag · CH Switzerland
Jungbunzlauer
Roquette America

Why It Matters

Sectors
AgricultureFoodEnergyConstructionMetals & MiningConsumer ProductsCore Chemicals
Downstream UsesNo data available
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 2 sectors as 2 functional roles.

  • Process regulators in All Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • Processing aids, specific to petroleum production in Oil and Gas Drilling, Extraction, and Support activities (12%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Chemical Identity

CAS526-95-4
PubChem CID10690
DTXSIDDTXSID8027169
FormulaC6H12O7
Mol. Weight196.16 g/mol
SMILESC(C(C(C(C(C(=O)O)O)O)O)O)O

Data Sources

DTXSID80271692026-04-06

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

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

106902026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/10690/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/10690.json

526-95-42026-04-24

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

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

CAS 526-95-42026-04-25

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

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