Tetrakis(hydroxymethyl)phosphonium sulfate

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

Molecular structure of 55566-30-8
US ProductionCBI
Import Value$598M
Top SourceChina 89%

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 293149 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 293149, which covers 52 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
CN 89%ChinaIN 4%IndiaCA 3%CanadaDE 2%GermanyAR 1%Argentina
EPA-registered importers (12)
Clariant International · CH Switzerland
Italmatch Chemicals Spa · IT Italy
Brenntag
Brenntag Southwest, Inc., Lanc
Clariant
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Clearon
Concordia Chemical
Global Chemical Resources
Italmatch Usa
Penn Chemicals
Solvay
Special Materials

Why It Matters

Sectors
EnergyTextiles
Downstream UsesNo data available
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 2 sectors as 5 functional roles.

  • Corrosion inhibitors and anti-scaling agents in Oil and Gas Drilling, Extraction, and Support activitiesProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • Chelating agent in Oil and Gas Drilling, Extraction, and Support activities (100%)Use—non-incorporative activities
  • Corrosion inhibitor in Oil and Gas Drilling, Extraction, and Support activities (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • Flame retardants in Textiles, apparel, and leather manufacturing (50%)Processing as a reactant
  • Anti-scaling agent in Oil and Gas Drilling, Extraction, and Support activities (50%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Chemical Identity

CAS55566-30-8
PubChem CID41478
DTXSIDDTXSID0021331
FormulaC8H24O12P2S
Mol. Weight406.28 g/mol
SMILESC(O)[P+](CO)(CO)CO.C(O)[P+](CO)(CO)CO.[O-]S(=O)(=O)[O-]

Data Sources

DTXSID00213312026-04-06

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

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

414782026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/41478/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/41478.json

55566-30-82026-04-24

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

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

CAS 55566-30-82026-04-25

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

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