Sodium benzoate
Drug ingredientCAS 532-32-1
This 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, 2024$89M
Top sourceEstonia 32%
At least one company claimed its 2023 production or import volume for this chemical as confidential, so EPA withholds it.
Why supply is unknownProduction is reported production, not a complete census of factories. US production volume is confidential. Production reporting year: 2023. Import value and source-country shares describe a shared customs category, not a separate chemical measurement.
Where It Comes From
Customs basis: HS 291631 · basket
EPA reports by year
- 2023
- US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
- 2019
- US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
These shares come from HS customs code 291631, which covers 55 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.
Source Countries
Country of origin for US imports, from Census customs data (2024).
EE 32%EstoniaCN 30%ChinaNL 21%NetherlandsIT 5%ItalyIN 4%India
- Germany
- Malaysia
- Switzerland
- South Korea
- Indonesia
- Japan
- Israel
- Taiwan
EPA-registered manufacturers (6)
Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.
Aurorium
Chevron
Hawkins
Lanxess
Macdermid
Show all 6
Old World Industries
Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (7)
EPA records name a US company for this chemical but do not disclose whether the company made it here or imported it.
Brenntag
Cellmark Basic Materials
Eastman Chemical
Hydrite Chemical
Wego Chemical Group
Show all 7
Wilbur-Ellis Holdings Ii
Wintersun International
EPA-registered importers (13)
Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.
Brenntag · DE Germany
Cci Holding · JP Japan
Songwon Industrial · KR South Korea
Catalynt Solutions
Cci Manufacturing Il
Show all 13
Chemical Distribution Network
Mak Chemicals
Pennzoil-Quaker State
Pvs Chemicals
Recochem
Songwon
Target
Tilley Distribution Middle River
13 FDA-registered drug labelers
Ailex Pharmaceuticals, LLC
BioActive Nutritional, Inc.
Deseret Biologicals, Inc.
Dr. Donna Restivo DC
Fagron Inc
FOSUN PHARMA USA INC
MAIA PHARMACEUTICALS
MAIA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
MSN Life Sciences Private Limited
Navinta LLC
Omnivium Pharmaceuticals LLC
Sigma-Aldrich Ireland Ltd.
Zydus Pharmaceuticals USA Inc.
Why It Matters
Sectors
HealthAgricultureFoodEnergyTransportationMetals & MiningPlastics & RubberConsumer ProductsPaints & CoatingsCore Chemicals
Downstream Uses
Appears in 5 drug and cosmetic product listings (FDA).
- •Sodium Phenylacetate and Sodium Benzoate
- •Insecticides/Pest/Food Additives Detox
- •Additox
- •Addiclenz
- •Lipotox
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 12 sectors as 12 functional roles.
- •Preservative in Food, beverage, and tobacco product manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Lubricating agent in Petroleum Lubricating Oil and Grease Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Intermediate in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (60%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Intermediate in Miscellaneous Manufacturing (20%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Flavoring and nutrient in Food, beverage, and tobacco product manufacturing (20%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Anti-freeze agent in Wholesale and Retail Trade (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Corrosion inhibitor in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
- •Plating agent in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Chelating agent in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Etching agent in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Soil amendments (fertilizers) in Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Crystal growth modifiers (nucleating agents) in Plastics Material and Resin ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Anti-adhesive/cohesive in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Lubricating agent in Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing (50%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Corrosion inhibitor in Transportation Equipment Manufacturing (20%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Preservative in OtherProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
Vendor Pricing
$0.01/gAaron Chemicals LLC
CountryHong Kong
Pack$5.00 / 500 g
Purity99%
Vendors19 available
Prices reflect listed pack sizes. Small research packs run far above bulk rates.
18 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A2B Chem LLC | United States | $0.01 | 25 kg | 98% |
| AA BLOCKS | United States | $0.01 | 25 kg | 98% |
| Angene Chemical | China → Hong Kong | $0.01 | 500 g | 99% |
| BLD Pharmatech Ltd. | China | $0.03 | 1 kg | 98% |
| BLD Pharmatech Co., Limited | United States | $0.04 | 1 kg | 98% |
| Ambeed, Inc. | United States | $0.04 | 1 kg | 98% |
| ALFA AESAR | Germany | $0.04 | 2.5 kg | 99% |
| Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock) | Germany | $0.04 | 5 kg | 99% |
| Sigma-Aldrich | Germany | $0.04 | 5 kg | 99% |
| BLD Pharmatech GmbH | Germany | $0.06 | 500 g | 98% |
| Fluorochem EU | Germany | $0.06 | 1 kg | 98% |
| Fluorochem UK | United Kingdom | $0.07 | 100 g | 98% |
| AK Scientific, Inc. | United States | $0.10 | 1 kg | 99% |
| Combi-Blocks, Inc. | United States | $0.25 | 1 kg | 98% |
| Angene International Limited | United States | $0.43 | 500 g | 99% |
| MedChemExpress MCE | Sweden | $5.59 | 100 g | 99.75% |
| Labotest KG | Germany | $217.80 | 5000 mg | 90% |
| Angene | China → Hong Kong | $4266.67 | 30 mg | 99% |
Chemical Identity
CAS532-32-1
PubChem CID517055
DTXSIDDTXSID1020140
FormulaC7H5NaO2
Mol. Weight144.1 g/mol
SMILESC1=CC=C(C=C1)C(=O)[O-].[Na+]
Data Sources
- EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID1020140Retrieved 2026-04-06
- PubChem · compound 517055Retrieved 2026-04-06
- EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
- FDA National Drug Code directoryRetrieved 2026-04-07
- US Census international tradeReporting year: 2024 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
Brief citations
Sodium benzoate (CAS 532-32-1) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/532-32-1/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID1020140. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID1020140 PubChem: 517055. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/517055 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 532-32-1. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting FDA National Drug Code directory: CAS 532-32-1. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://open.fda.gov/data/ndc/ US Census international trade: HS 291631 for CAS 532-32-1. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/