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Sodium

CAS 7440-23-5

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

US productionCBI
Import value, 2024$19M
Top sourceItaly 69%

At least one company claimed its 2023 production or import volume for this chemical as confidential, so EPA withholds it.

Why supply is unknown

Production is reported production, not a complete census of factories. US production volume is confidential. Production reporting year: 2023.

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 280511 · exact

EPA reports by year
2023
US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
2019
US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
Source Countries
IT 69%ItalyCN 31%China
EPA-registered manufacturers (4)
Kymera International
Real Alloy Holding
Real Alloy Recycling
Symrise
EPA-registered importers (4)
Glencore Plc · CH Switzerland
Ascensus Specialties
Aurorium
Glencore

Why It Matters

Sectors
EnergyWaterElectronicsMetals & MiningPlastics & RubberTextilesCore Chemicals
Downstream UsesNot recorded
FDA Shortage Status
No Shortage

Industrial Uses

Used in 9 sectors as 12 functional roles.

  • •Etching agent in Primary Metal ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Catalyst in All other Petroleum and Coal Products ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant
  • •Pigment in Synthetic Dye and Pigment ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Pigment in All Other Basic Organic Chemical ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Bleaching agent in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Tanning agents not otherwise specified in All other Petroleum and Coal Products ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Intermediate in Synthetic Rubber ManufacturingUse—non-incorporative activities
  • •Dye in Organic Fiber ManufacturingUse—non-incorporative activities
  • •Dye in All Other Basic Organic Chemical ManufacturingUse—non-incorporative activities
  • •Oxidizing agent in All Other Basic Organic Chemical ManufacturingUse—non-incorporative activities
  • •Reducing agent in Primary Metal ManufacturingUse—non-incorporative activities
  • •Alloys in Primary Metal Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Intermediate in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
  • •Flame retardant in All Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing (10%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Flocculating agent in Utilities (40%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Chemical Identity

CAS7440-23-5
PubChem CID5360545
DTXSIDDTXSID1049774
FormulaNa
Mol. Weight22.9897693 g/mol
SMILES[Na]

Data Sources

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Brief citations

Sodium (CAS 7440-23-5) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/7440-23-5/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID1049774. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID1049774 PubChem: 5360545. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/5360545 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 7440-23-5. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting FDA Drug Shortages: CAS 7440-23-5. Retrieved 2026-06-13. https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/drugshortages/ US Census international trade: HS 280511 for CAS 7440-23-5. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/