Potassium pyrophosphate
CAS 7320-34-5
U.S. production volumes are classified as confidential business information.
US productionCBI
Confidential Business Information. The EPA withholds this volume because publishing it could reveal the reporting company's trade secrets.
Import value, 2024$95M
Top sourceCanada 30%
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 283539 · basket
EPA reports by year
- 2023
- US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
- 2019
- US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
These shares come from HS customs code 283539, which covers 21 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.
Source Countries
Country of origin for US imports, from Census customs data (2024).
CA 30%CanadaDE 19%GermanyMY 17%MalaysiaCN 13%ChinaIT 9%Italy
- Spain
- Belgium
- Japan
- Poland
- Taiwan
- Switzerland
- South Korea
- Singapore
- Netherlands
- Denmark
- United Kingdom
- Slovakia
EPA-registered manufacturers (8)
Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.
Basf Se · DE Germany
Basf
Henkel
Macdermid
Nalco- An Ecolab
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Prayon
The Andersons
Tri-Chem Industries
Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (3)
EPA records name a US company for this chemical but do not disclose whether the company made it here or imported it.
Applied Specialties
Icl Specialty Products North America
Polyventive
EPA-registered importers (12)
Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.
Geschwister Oetker Beteiligungen Kg · DE Germany
Atotech Usa
Basstech International
Budenheim Usa
Chemical Distribution Network
Show all 12
Colonial Group
Hydrite Chemical
Innophos Incorporated
Special Materials
Wego Chemical Group
Wilbur-Ellis Holdings Ii
Wintersun International
Why It Matters
Sectors
AgricultureFoodEnergyWaterElectronicsTransportationConstructionMetals & MiningConsumer ProductsPaints & CoatingsPaper & PrintingCore Chemicals
Downstream UsesNot recorded
FDA Shortage Status
Whether any manufacturer currently reports this drug as in shortage on the FDA Drug Shortages database. "Active Shortage" means at least one presentation has status "current."
No FDA shortage records
Industrial Uses
Used in 20 sectors as 12 functional roles.
- •Chelating agent in Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •pH regulating agent in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Anti-scaling agent in Utilities (60%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Soil amendments (fertilizers) in Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting (40%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Cleaning agent in Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing (0%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Cleaning agent in Machinery Manufacturing (0%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Adhesion/cohesion promoter in Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (56%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Cleaning agent in Transportation Equipment Manufacturing (4%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Adhesion/cohesion promoter in Transportation Equipment Manufacturing (33%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Cleaning agent in Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing (0%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Cleaning agent in Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (6%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Adhesion/cohesion promoter in Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing (0%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Adhesion/cohesion promoter in Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing (0%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Adhesion/cohesion promoter in Machinery Manufacturing (0%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Intermediate in Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (57%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Intermediate in Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing (1%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Intermediate in Transportation Equipment Manufacturing (37%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Intermediate in Machinery Manufacturing (3%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Intermediate in Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing (3%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Plating agent in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (100%)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
- •Soil amendments (fertilizers) in Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Dispersing agent in Non-metallic Mineral Product Manufacturing (includes clay, glass, cement, concrete, lime, gypsum, and other non-metallic mineral product manufacturing) (10%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Dispersing agent in Food, beverage, and tobacco product manufacturing (90%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Corrosion inhibitor in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Corrosion inhibitor in All Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing (31%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Corrosion inhibitor in Utilities (2%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Corrosion inhibitor in Primary Metal Manufacturing (1%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Corrosion inhibitor in Petroleum Refineries (10%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Corrosion inhibitor in Food, beverage, and tobacco product manufacturing (1%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Corrosion inhibitor in Paper Manufacturing (56%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Etching agent in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Chelating agent in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Plating agent in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Cleaning agent in Wholesale and Retail Trade (40%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Cleaning agent in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing (40%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Chelating agent in Other (60%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Chelating agent in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing (40%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Anti-scaling agent in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (98%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Deflocculant in Paint and Coating ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
Vendor Pricing
$0.01/gAaron Chemicals LLC
CountryHong Kong
Pack$5.00 / 500 g
Purity99%
Vendors17 available
Prices reflect listed pack sizes. Small research packs run far above bulk rates.
16 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 | 500 g | 99% |
| AA BLOCKS | United States | $0.01 | 1 kg | 99% |
| A2B Chem LLC | United States | $0.02 | 25 kg | 98% |
| BLD Pharmatech Co., Limited | United States | $0.02 | 1 kg | 99% |
| Ambeed, Inc. | United States | $0.02 | 1 kg | 99% |
| BLD Pharmatech GmbH | Germany | $0.03 | 1 kg | 99% |
| BLD Pharmatech Ltd. | China | $0.03 | 1 kg | 99% |
| AK Scientific Specialized | United States | $0.04 | 1 kg | 95% |
| AK Scientific, Inc. | United States | $0.05 | 1 kg | 98% |
| Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock) | Germany | $0.05 | 2.5 kg | 97% |
| Sigma-Aldrich | Germany | $0.05 | 2.5 kg | 97% |
| Fluorochem EU | Germany | $0.06 | 1 kg | 98% |
| Fluorochem UK | United Kingdom | $0.07 | 1 kg | 98% |
| Angene International Limited | United States | $0.17 | 500 g | 98% |
| Combi-Blocks, Inc. | United States | $0.25 | 1 kg | 99% |
| Angene | China → Hong Kong | $4266.67 | 30 mg | 99% |
Chemical Identity
CAS7320-34-5
PubChem CID23740
DTXSIDDTXSID3036446
FormulaK4O7P2
Mol. Weight330.34 g/mol
SMILES[O-]P(=O)([O-])OP(=O)([O-])[O-].[K+].[K+].[K+].[K+]
Data Sources
- EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID3036446Retrieved 2026-04-06
- PubChem · compound 23740Retrieved 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
Potassium pyrophosphate (CAS 7320-34-5) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/7320-34-5/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID3036446. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID3036446 PubChem: 23740. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/23740 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 7320-34-5. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 7320-34-5. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 283539 for CAS 7320-34-5. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/