Sodium DL-lactate

Used in 2 industrial sectors tracked by the EPA.

Molecular structure of 72-17-3
US Production39.9M lbs
Import VolumeZero
Import Dependency0%

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 291811 · basket

This chemical's HS customs code 291811 covers 12chemicals in total. US Census does not break out this chemical's share of that bucket, so the country-of-origin mix is not available. EPA CDR reports import dependency at the chemical level separately, shown above.

EPA-registered manufacturers (3)
Evonik
Hawkins
Purac America

Why It Matters

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

Chemical Identity

CAS72-17-3
PubChem CID23666456
DTXSIDDTXSID6052829
FormulaC3H5NaO3
Mol. Weight112.06 g/mol
SMILESCC(C(=O)[O-])O.[Na+]

Data Sources

DTXSID60528292026-04-06

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

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

236664562026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/23666456/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/23666456.json

72-17-32026-04-24

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

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

CAS 72-17-32026-04-25

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

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