Lithium formate

CAS 556-63-8

Used in 1 industrial sector tracked by the EPA.

US production94.0K lb

Import volumeZero

Import dependency0%

Top sourceNo public record

Production is reported production, not a complete census of factories. Production reporting year: 2019. 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

2019: US production 94.0K lb · Imports Zero

HS customs code 291512 covers 15 tracked chemicals in total. US Census does not break out this chemical's share, so the country-of-origin mix is not available. EPA CDR reports import dependency at the chemical level separately, shown above.

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.

Kemira Chemicals

Why It Matters

Sectors

Paper & Printing

Downstream UsesNot recorded

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

•Dye in Paper Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Vendor Pricing

$0.15/gAaron Chemicals LLC

CountryHong Kong

Pack$76.00 / 500 g

Purity97%

Vendors15 available

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

14 more vendors

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
Angene Chemical	China → Hong Kong	$0.17	500 g	97%
A2B Chem LLC	United States	$0.24	250 g	98%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.	United States	$0.27	1 kg	98%
Fluorochem EU	Germany	$0.30	500 g	98%
BLD Pharmatech Ltd.	China	$0.30	1 kg	97%
AA BLOCKS	United States	$0.31	250 g	97%
Fluorochem UK	United Kingdom	$0.31	100 g	98%
Chemscene	United States	$0.36	500 g	—
BLD Pharmatech GmbH	Germany	$0.36	500 g	97%
BLD Pharmatech Co., Limited	United States	$0.42	100 g	97%
Ambeed, Inc.	United States	$0.42	100 g	97%
AK Scientific, Inc.	United States	$0.60	100 g	99%
Angene International Limited	United States	$1.28	100 g	99%
Angene	China → Hong Kong	$4266.67	30 mg	97%

Chemical Identity

CAS556-63-8

PubChem CID23680280

DTXSIDDTXSID0060303

FormulaCHLiO2

Mol. Weight52 g/mol

SMILES[Li+].C(=O)[O-]

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID0060303Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 23680280Retrieved 2026-04-06
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2019 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2019 · Retrieved 2026-10-04

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Brief citations

Lithium formate (CAS 556-63-8) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/556-63-8/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID0060303. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID0060303 PubChem: 23680280. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/23680280 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 556-63-8. Reporting year: 2019. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 556-63-8. Reporting year: 2019. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting