Calcium formate (Ca(HCO2)2)

Drug ingredient

CAS 544-17-2

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

Molecular structure of 544-17-2 — 1 Ca²⁺

US productionCBI

Confidential Business Information. The EPA withholds this volume because publishing it could reveal the reporting company's trade secrets.

Import value, 2024$26M

Top sourceChina 31%

At least one company claimed its 2023 production or import volume for this chemical as confidential, so EPA withholds it.

Why supply is unknown

Production 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 291512 · basket

EPA reports by year

2023: US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
2019: US production Confidential · Imports Confidential

These shares come from HS customs code 291512, which covers 15 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).

CN 31%ChinaDE 24%GermanyCA 17%CanadaSE 16%SwedenTR 3%Turkey

Brazil
Switzerland
Colombia
Netherlands
United Kingdom

EPA-registered manufacturers (1)

Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.

Geo Specialty Chemicals

Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (2)

EPA records name a US company for this chemical but do not disclose whether the company made it here or imported it.

P&G

The Andersons

EPA-registered importers (8)

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

Lanxess

Mapei

Perstorp Polyols

United Mineral And Chemical

Show all 8

Uzin Utz North America

Valagro/Syngenta Biologicals

Wego Chemical Group

Why It Matters

Sectors

HealthAgricultureFoodConstructionPlastics & RubberConsumer Products

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

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 7 functional roles.

•Thickening agent in Non-metallic Mineral Product Manufacturing (includes clay, glass, cement, concrete, lime, gypsum, and other non-metallic mineral product manufacturing)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Sealant (barrier) in Adhesive Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Swelling agent in Construction (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Chemical reaction regulator in Construction (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Adhesion/cohesion promoter in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (2%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Adhesion/cohesion promoter in Food, beverage, and tobacco product manufacturing (1%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Adhesion/cohesion promoter in Construction (2%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Surfactant (surface active agent) in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing (22%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Adhesion/cohesion promoter in Adhesive Manufacturing (42%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Adhesion/cohesion promoter in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing (31%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Flame retardant in Non-metallic Mineral Product Manufacturing (includes clay, glass, cement, concrete, lime, gypsum, and other non-metallic mineral product manufacturing)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

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
Angene Chemical	China → Hong Kong	$0.01	500 g	98%
AA BLOCKS	United States	$0.02	500 g	96%
A2B Chem LLC	United States	$0.02	500 g	96%
Fluorochem UK	United Kingdom	$0.29	25 g	95%
Ambeed, Inc.	United States	$0.29	100 g	98%
Angene International Limited	United States	$0.53	500 g	99%
Angene	China → Hong Kong	$4266.67	30 mg	98%

Chemical Identity

CAS544-17-2

PubChem CID10997

DTXSIDDTXSID0027193

FormulaC2H2CaO4

Mol. Weight130.11 g/mol

SMILESC(=O)[O-].C(=O)[O-].[Ca+2]

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID0027193Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 10997Retrieved 2026-04-06
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
US Census international tradeReporting year: 2024 · Retrieved 2026-10-04

← Back to Dashboard ← Back to Health

Brief citations

Calcium formate (Ca(HCO2)2) (CAS 544-17-2) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/544-17-2/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID0027193. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID0027193 PubChem: 10997. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/10997 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 544-17-2. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 544-17-2. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 291512 for CAS 544-17-2. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/