(((2-Hydroxyethyl)imino)bis(methylene))bisphosphonic acid

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

Molecular structure of 5995-42-6
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 manufacturers (6)
Ces Energy Solutions · CA Canada
Italmatch Chemicals Spa · IT Italy
Aes Holdings
Cymer-Dayton
Italmatch Usa
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Nalco- An Ecolab
EPA-registered importers (3)
Italmatch Chemicals Spa · IT Italy
Italmatch Usa
Zschimmer&Schwarz

Why It Matters

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

Industrial Uses

Used in 3 sectors as 2 functional roles.

  • Anti-scaling agent in Oil and Gas Drilling, Extraction, and Support activities (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • Intermediate in Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • Anti-scaling agent in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Chemical Identity

CAS5995-42-6
PubChem CID80101
DTXSIDDTXSID8027612
FormulaC4H13NO7P2
Mol. Weight249.1 g/mol
SMILESC(CO)N(CP(=O)(O)O)CP(=O)(O)O

Data Sources

DTXSID80276122026-04-06

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

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

801012026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/80101/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/80101.json

5995-42-62026-04-24

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

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

CAS 5995-42-62026-04-25

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

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