Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid
Drug ingredientCAS 60-00-4
This drug ingredient has classified U.S. production volumes. EPA withholds the number as confidential business information.
At least one company claimed its 2023 production or import volume for this chemical as confidential, so EPA withholds it.
Why supply is unknownProduction is reported production, not a complete census of factories. US production volume is confidential. Production reporting year: 2023. Import value and source-country shares describe a shared customs category, not a separate chemical measurement.
Where It Comes From
Customs basis: HS 292249 · basket
- 2023
- US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
- 2019
- US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
These shares come from HS customs code 292249, which covers 170 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.
- Argentina
- Poland
- Portugal
- Lithuania
- Ukraine
- Finland
- Spain
- Egypt
- Sweden
- Austria
- Israel
- Latvia
- Belgium
- Ireland
- Mexico
- Australia
- Peru
- Czech Republic
- Colombia
- Hong Kong
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Why It Matters
Appears in 1 drug and cosmetic product listings (FDA).
- •Anubis Barcelona
Industrial Uses
Used in 10 sectors as 6 functional roles.
- •Cleaning agent in All Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing (40%)Processing—repackaging
- •Chelating agent in Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
- •Soil amendments (fertilizers) in Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Chelating agent in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (1%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Chelating agent in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing (61%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Ion exchange agent in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Binder in Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Binder in Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting (100%)Processing as a reactant
- •Chelating agent in Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing (45%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Oxidizing agent in Oil and Gas Drilling, Extraction, and Support activities (15%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Binder in Textiles, apparel, and leather manufacturing (20%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Soil amendments (fertilizers) in Wholesale and Retail Trade (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
Vendor Pricing
Prices reflect listed pack sizes. Small research packs run far above bulk rates.
23 more vendors
| Vendor | Country Supplier country. Where available, shows shipping origin. When the supplier ships from a different country than where they are registered, both are shown. Most suppliers show registration country only. | $/g | Pack | Purity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angene Chemical | China → Hong Kong | $0.01 | 1 kg | 99.5% |
| A2B Chem LLC | United States | $0.02 | 1 kg | 98% |
| AA BLOCKS | United States | $0.02 | 1 kg | 98% |
| BLD Pharmatech Co., Limited | United States | $0.03 | 1 kg | 98% |
| BLD Pharmatech GmbH | Germany | $0.03 | 1 kg | 98% |
| BLD Pharmatech Ltd. | China | $0.03 | 1 kg | 98% |
| Ambeed, Inc. | United States | $0.03 | 1 kg | 98% |
| Chemscene | United States | $0.05 | 1 kg | — |
| Angene International Limited | United States | $0.06 | 500 g | 98% |
| Fluorochem EU | Germany | $0.06 | 1 kg | 98% |
| Apollo Scientific US | United Kingdom | $0.07 | 1 kg | 99% |
| Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock) | Germany | $0.07 | 5 kg | 98.5% |
| Sigma-Aldrich | Germany | $0.07 | 5 kg | 98.5% |
| AK Scientific, Inc. | United States | $0.09 | 1 kg | 99% |
| Fluorochem UK | United Kingdom | $0.10 | 100 g | 98% |
| MedChemExpress MCE | Sweden | $43.56 | 1 g | 98% |
| Apexbio Technology LLC | United States | $55.00 | 1 g | 98% |
| Molnova | China | $70.00 | 1 g | 99% |
| Labotest KG | Germany | $453.00 | 1000 mg | 90% |
| Princeton BioMolecular Research (SC) | United States | $2900.00 | 100 mg | 90% |
| Vitas M Chemical Limited | Hong Kong | $3170.00 | 100 mg | 90% |
| Angene | China → Hong Kong | $4266.67 | 30 mg | 99.5% |
| TimTec, LLC | United States | $9333.33 | 30 mg | 99.995% |
Chemical Identity
Data Sources
- EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID6022977Retrieved 2026-04-06
- PubChem · compound 6049Retrieved 2026-04-06
- EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
- EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
- US Census international tradeReporting year: 2024 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
Brief citations
Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (CAS 60-00-4) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/60-00-4/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID6022977. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID6022977 PubChem: 6049. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/6049 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 60-00-4. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 60-00-4. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 292249 for CAS 60-00-4. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/