Calcium formate (Ca(HCO2)2)

Drug ingredient

This drug ingredient has classified U.S. production volumes. EPA withholds the number as confidential business information.

Molecular structure of 544-17-2
US ProductionCBI
Import Value$26M
Top SourceChina 31%

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 291512 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 291512, which covers 6 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
CN 31%ChinaDE 24%GermanyCA 17%CanadaSE 16%SwedenTR 3%Turkey
EPA-registered manufacturers (1)
Geo Specialty Chemicals
EPA-registered importers (8)
Perstorp Ab · SE Sweden
Lanxess
Perstorp Polyols
Quadra Chemicals
United Mineral And Chemical
Show all 8
Univar Solutions
Uzin Utz
Valagro Usa

Why It Matters

Sectors
Core ChemicalsHealthConsumer ProductsAgricultureConstruction
Downstream Uses

Appears in 4 drug and cosmetic product listings (FDA).

  • •Nestabs Prenatal Multi-vitamin/Mineral Supplement
  • •Prenate Elite
  • •Prenate Essential
  • •Prenate DHA
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 5 sectors as 5 functional roles.

  • •Filler in Construction (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Adhesives and sealant chemicals in Adhesive Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Intermediate in Non-metallic Mineral Product Manufacturing (includes clay, glass, cement, concrete, lime, gypsum, and other non-metallic mineral product manufacturing) (100%)Processing as a reactant
  • •Adhesives and sealant chemicals in All Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing (4%)Processing as a reactant
  • •Agricultural chemicals (non-pesticidal) in Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting (1%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Lubricating agent in Non-metallic Mineral Product Manufacturing (includes clay, glass, cement, concrete, lime, gypsum, and other non-metallic mineral product manufacturing) (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Adhesives and sealant chemicals in Non-metallic Mineral Product Manufacturing (includes clay, glass, cement, concrete, lime, gypsum, and other non-metallic mineral product manufacturing) (3%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Vendor Pricing

$0.01/gAaron Chemicals LLC
CountryHong Kong
Pack$5.00 / 500 g
Purity98%
Vendors8 available

Prices reflect listed pack sizes. Small research packs run far above bulk rates.

7 more vendors
VendorCountry$/gPackPurity
Angene ChemicalChina → Hong Kong$0.01500 g98%
AA BLOCKSUnited States$0.02500 g96%
A2B Chem LLCUnited States$0.02500 g96%
Fluorochem UKUnited Kingdom$0.2925 g95%
Ambeed, Inc.United States$0.29100 g98%
Angene International LimitedUnited States$0.53500 g99%
AngeneChina → Hong Kong$4266.6730 mg98%

Chemical Identity

CAS544-17-2
PubChem CID10997
DTXSIDDTXSID0027193
FormulaC2H2CaO4
Mol. Weight130.11 g/mol
SMILESC(=O)[O-].C(=O)[O-].[Ca+2]

Data Sources

DTXSID00271932026-04-06

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

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

109972026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/10997/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/10997.json

544-17-22026-04-24

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

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

CAS 544-17-22026-04-25

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

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

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