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Magnesium dibenzoate

CAS 553-70-8

Benzoic acid, magnesium salt (2:1)

Molecular structure of 553-70-8
1 Mg²⁺
US productionNot reported
Import value, 2024$89M
Top sourceEstonia 32%

This chemical is listed as active in US commerce, but no company reported it to EPA’s survey for 2019 or 2023. Sites may have made or imported less than the threshold amount, or none.

Why supply is unknown

Production is reported production, not a complete census of factories. 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

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
EE 32%EstoniaCN 30%ChinaNL 21%NetherlandsIT 5%ItalyIN 4%India

Why It Matters

No EPA sector or FDA product records name a use for this chemical.

Chemical Identity

CAS553-70-8
PubChem CIDNot recorded
DTXSIDDTXSID1044693
FormulaC14H10MgO4
Mol. Weight266.535 g/mol
SMILES[Mg++].[O-]C(=O)C1=CC=CC=C1.[O-]C(=O)C1=CC=CC=C1

Data Sources

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Brief citations

Magnesium dibenzoate (CAS 553-70-8) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/553-70-8/ EPA TSCA Inventory: CAS 553-70-8. Retrieved 2026-10-04. https://www.epa.gov/tsca-inventory US Census international trade: HS 291631 for CAS 553-70-8. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/