Sodium

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

Molecular structure of 7440-23-5
US ProductionCBI
Import Value$19M
Top SourceItaly 69%

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 280511 · exact

Source Countries
IT 69%ItalyCN 31%China
EPA-registered manufacturers (1)
Symrise
EPA-registered importers (7)
Basf Se · DE Germany
Glencore Plc · CH Switzerland
Ascensus Specialties
Basf
Glencore
Show all 7
Global Advanced Metals Usa
Vertellus

Why It Matters

Sectors
AgricultureEnergyMetals & MiningPlastics & RubberTextilesCore Chemicals
Downstream UsesNo data available
FDA Shortage Status
No Shortage

Industrial Uses

Used in 9 sectors as 6 functional roles.

  • Intermediate in All Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
  • Reducing agent in All Other Basic Inorganic Chemical ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant
  • Reducing agent in All Other Basic Organic Chemical ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant
  • Reducing agent in Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant
  • Oxidizing/reducing agents in All Other Basic Organic Chemical ManufacturingUse—non-incorporative activities
  • Oxidizing/reducing agents in Primary Metal ManufacturingUse—non-incorporative activities
  • Functional fluids (open systems) in ServicesUse—non-incorporative activities
  • Reducing agent in Primary Metal Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
  • Fuels and fuel additives 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
  • Intermediate in All Other Basic Organic Chemical ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • Intermediate in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • Intermediate in Primary Metal ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • Oxidizing/reducing agents in Organic Fiber ManufacturingUse—non-incorporative activities

Chemical Identity

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

Data Sources

DTXSID10497742026-04-06

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

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

53605452026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/5360545/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/5360545.json

7440-23-52026-04-24

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

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

CAS 7440-23-52026-06-13

https://api.fda.gov/drug/shortages.json

Archive: data/sources/fda/shortages/shortages.json