Formic acid, potassium salt

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

Molecular structure of 590-29-4
US ProductionCBI
Import Value$26M
Top SourceChina 31%

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 291512 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 291512, which covers 6 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
CN 31%ChinaDE 24%GermanyCA 17%CanadaSE 16%SwedenTR 3%Turkey
EPA-registered manufacturers (3)
Evonik
Hawkins
Nachurs Alpine Solutions
EPA-registered importers (5)
Perstorp Ab · SE Sweden
General Atomics International Services
M-I
Perstorp Polyols
Yara North America

Why It Matters

Sectors
AgricultureFoodEnergyTransportationCore Chemicals
Downstream UsesNo data available
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 4 sectors as 4 functional roles.

  • •Agricultural chemicals (non-pesticidal) in Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Fuels and fuel additives in Oil and Gas Drilling, Extraction, and Support activitiesProcessing—incorporation into article
  • •Flame retardants in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant
  • •Agricultural chemicals (non-pesticidal) in Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting (32%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Processing aids, specific to petroleum production in Oil and Gas Drilling, Extraction, and Support activities (27%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Chemical Identity

CAS590-29-4
PubChem CID2735122
DTXSIDDTXSID6029626
FormulaCHKO2
Mol. Weight84.116 g/mol
SMILESC(=O)[O-].[K+]

Data Sources

DTXSID60296262026-04-06

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

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

27351222026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/2735122/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/2735122.json

590-29-42026-04-24

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

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

CAS 590-29-42026-04-25

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

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

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