Calcium acetate

Drug ingredient

This drug ingredient has classified U.S. production volumes. EPA withholds the number as confidential business information.

Molecular structure of 62-54-4
US ProductionCBI
Import Value$6.2B
Top SourceJapan 32%

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 291529, 382499 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 291529, 382499, which covers 167 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
JP 32%JapanKR 27%South KoreaDE 8%GermanyCA 6%CanadaCN 4%China
EPA-registered manufacturers (2)
ExxonMobil
Fuchs Lubricants
EPA-registered importers (2)
Niacet
Sc Johnson & Son
27 FDA-registered drug labelers
American Health Packaging
Amneal Pharmaceuticals of New York LLC
Apex Energetics Inc.
AvKARE
Cardinal Health 107, LLC
Chartwell RX LLC
Cipla USA Inc.,
Cohance Lifesciences Limited
EXELAN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Global Calcium Private Limited
Golden State Medical Supply, Inc.
Hahnemann Laboratories, INC.
Heritage Pharmaceuticals Inc. d/b/a Avet Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA Inc.
Macco Organiques Inc
Major Pharmaceuticals
Niacet b.v.
Nivagen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
PD-Rx Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
PLD Acquisitions LLC DBA Avma Pharma Solutions
Proficient Rx LP
REMEDYREPACK INC.
Rising Pharma Holdings, Inc.
SQUARE PHARMACEUTICALS LIMITED
Suven Pharmaceuticals Limited
Vitality Works, Inc.
Westminster Pharmaceuticals, LLC

Why It Matters

Sectors
HealthFoodEnergyConsumer ProductsTransportationAgriculture
Downstream Uses

Appears in 5 drug and cosmetic product listings (FDA).

  • •Calcium Acetate
  • •Calcarea Acetica
  • •B08 Mucous Membranes
  • •THY-Plex
  • •C08 Calcium Metabolism
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 5 sectors as 4 functional roles.

  • •Lubricants and lubricant additives in Petroleum Lubricating Oil and Grease Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Preservative in Pharmaceutical and Medicine ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Lubricating agent in Petroleum Lubricating Oil and Grease Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Lubricants and lubricant additives in Transportation Equipment Manufacturing (100%)Use—non-incorporative activities
  • •Preservative in Food, beverage, and tobacco product manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Thickening agent in Wholesale and Retail Trade (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Chemical Identity

CAS62-54-4
PubChem CID6116
DTXSIDDTXSID0020234
FormulaC4H6CaO4
Mol. Weight158.17 g/mol
SMILESCC(=O)[O-].CC(=O)[O-].[Ca+2]

Data Sources

DTXSID00202342026-04-06

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

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

61162026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/6116/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/6116.json

62-54-42026-04-24

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

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

CAS 62-54-42026-04-07

https://open.fda.gov/data/ndc/

Archive: data/sources/fda/ndc/ndc.json

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