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Potassium salicylate

CAS 578-36-9

Benzoic acid, 2-hydroxy-, potassium salt (1:1)

Molecular structure of 578-36-9
1 K⁺
US productionNot reported
Import value, 2024$22M
Top sourceGermany 45%

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 291821 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 291821, which covers 14 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
DE 45%GermanyIT 16%ItalyCN 15%ChinaMX 15%MexicoIN 5%India

Why It Matters

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

Chemical Identity

CAS578-36-9
PubChem CIDNot recorded
DTXSIDDTXSID9060366
FormulaC7H5KO3
Mol. Weight176.212 g/mol
SMILES[K+].OC1=CC=CC=C1C([O-])=O

Data Sources

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Brief citations

Potassium salicylate (CAS 578-36-9) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/578-36-9/ EPA TSCA Inventory: CAS 578-36-9. Retrieved 2026-10-04. https://www.epa.gov/tsca-inventory US Census international trade: HS 291821 for CAS 578-36-9. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/