Sodium polyphosphate

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

Molecular structure of 68915-31-1
US ProductionCBI
Import Value$95M
Import Volume157.4K lbs
Top SourceCanada 30%

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 283539 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 283539, which covers 14 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
CA 30%CanadaDE 19%GermanyMY 17%MalaysiaCN 13%ChinaIT 9%Italy
EPA-registered manufacturers (3)
Icl Specialty Products North America
Innophos Incorporated
Nalco- An Ecolab
EPA-registered importers (4)
Dr August Oetker Kg · DE Germany
Budenheim Usa
Westco Chemicals
Zschimmer&Schwarz

Why It Matters

Sectors
EnergyMetals & MiningTextilesCore Chemicals
Downstream UsesNo data available
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 4 sectors as 6 functional roles.

  • Binder in All Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing (40%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • Deflocculant in All Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing (60%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • Anti-scaling agent in Miscellaneous Manufacturing (6%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • Processing aids, specific to petroleum production in Petroleum Lubricating Oil and Grease ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • Corrosion inhibitors and anti-scaling agents in Miscellaneous ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • Intermediate in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Chemical Identity

CAS68915-31-1
PubChem CIDNo data available
DTXSIDDTXSID8028842
FormulaNo data available
Mol. WeightNo data available
SMILESNo data available

Data Sources

DTXSID80288422026-04-06

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

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

68915-31-12026-04-24

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

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

CAS 68915-31-12026-04-25

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

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