Ferrous Lactate

CAS 5905-52-2

Molecular structure of 5905-52-2 — 1 Fe²⁺

US productionNot reported

Import value, 2024$78M

Top sourceNetherlands 33%

This chemical is not on EPA’s Toxic Substances Control Act inventory, the list behind EPA’s production survey.

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 291811 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 291811, which covers 35 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries

Country of origin for US imports, from Census customs data (2024).

NL 33%NetherlandsBE 14%BelgiumES 13%SpainCN 12%ChinaIT 9%Italy

Mexico
United Kingdom
Switzerland
Austria
South Korea
Sweden
Taiwan
Ukraine

Why It Matters

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

Chemical Identity

CAS5905-52-2

PubChem CIDNot recorded

DTXSIDDTXSID501018671

FormulaC6H10FeO6

Mol. Weight233.985 g/mol

SMILES[Fe++].CC(O)C([O-])=O.CC(O)C([O-])=O

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID501018671Retrieved 2026-04-29
US Census international tradeReporting year: 2024 · Retrieved 2026-10-04

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Brief citations

Ferrous Lactate (CAS 5905-52-2) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/5905-52-2/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): 5905-52-2. Retrieved 2026-04-29. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID501018671 US Census international trade: HS 291811 for CAS 5905-52-2. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/