2-Hydroxy-N,N,N-trimethylethan-1-aminium chloride

Drug ingredient

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

Molecular structure of 67-48-1
US ProductionCBI
Import Value$22M
Top SourceItaly 48%

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 292310 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 292310, which covers 2 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
IT 48%ItalyCN 30%ChinaIN 8%IndiaBE 6%BelgiumDE 4%Germany
EPA-registered manufacturers (2)
Balchem
Brainerd Cemical
EPA-registered importers (6)
Ch Biotech R&D · TW Taiwan
Archer Daniels Midland
Ch Biotech
Chemeor
M-I
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Penn Chemicals

Why It Matters

Sectors
Core ChemicalsHealthEnergyAgriculture
Downstream UsesNo data available
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 3 sectors as 4 functional roles.

  • Agricultural chemicals (non-pesticidal) in Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • Stabilizing agent in Oil and Gas Drilling, Extraction, and Support activities (100%)Not Known or Reasonably Ascertainable
  • Processing aids, specific to petroleum production in Oil and Gas Drilling, Extraction, and Support activities (5%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • Stabilizing agent in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • Soil amendments (fertilizers) in Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Chemical Identity

CAS67-48-1
PubChem CID6209
DTXSIDDTXSID4020325
FormulaC5H14ClNO
Mol. Weight139.62 g/mol
SMILESC[N+](C)(C)CCO.[Cl-]

Data Sources

DTXSID40203252026-04-06

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

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

62092026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/6209/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/6209.json

67-48-12026-04-24

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

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

CAS 67-48-12026-04-25

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

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