Methanesulfonic acid
U.S. production volumes are classified as confidential business information.
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 290410 · basket
These shares come from HS customs code 290410, which covers 39 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.
- Spain
- Netherlands
- Czech Republic
- Brazil
- Taiwan
- Hong Kong
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Why It Matters
Industrial Uses
Used in 10 sectors as 9 functional roles.
- •Pigment in Synthetic Dye and Pigment Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
- •Process regulators in Oil and Gas Drilling, Extraction, and Support activitiesProcessing as a reactant
- •Intermediate in Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant
- •Process regulators in ConstructionProcessing as a reactant
- •Plating agents and surface treating agents in All Other Basic Organic Chemical ManufacturingUse—non-incorporative activities
- •Plating agents and surface treating agents in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation ManufacturingUse—non-incorporative activities
- •Plating agents and surface treating agents in Computer and Electronic Product ManufacturingUse—non-incorporative activities
- •Processing aids, specific to petroleum production in Oil and Gas Drilling, Extraction, and Support activitiesNot Known or Reasonably Ascertainable
- •Catalyst in All Other Basic Organic Chemical ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Cleaning agent in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Anti-scaling agent in Other (0%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Catalyst in Other (0%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Etching agent in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
- •Catalyst in Custom Compounding of Purchased Resins (100%)Processing as a reactant
Vendor Pricing
Prices reflect listed pack sizes. Small research packs run far above bulk rates.
11 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AA BLOCKS | United States | $0.07 | 500 g | 99% |
| ALFA AESAR | Germany | $0.13 | 2.5 kg | 98% |
| Fluorochem UK | United Kingdom | $0.13 | 1 kg | 99% |
| Fluorochem EU | Germany | $0.13 | 1 kg | 99% |
| Apollo Scientific UK | United Kingdom | $0.16 | 500 g | 99% |
| AK Scientific Specialized | United States | $0.17 | 500 g | 98% |
| AK Scientific, Inc. | United States | $0.19 | 500 g | 99% |
| Combi-Blocks, Inc. | United States | $0.25 | 1 kg | 98% |
| MedKoo Biosciences, Inc | United States | $10.00 | 25 g | 98% |
| Otava, Ltd. | Ukraine | $2280.00 | 50 mg | 95% |
| Otava, Ltd. (2 weeks) | Ukraine | $2724.00 | 50 mg | 95% |
Chemical Identity
Data Sources
https://doi.org/10.23645/epacomptox.5588566
Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv
https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/6395/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON
Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/6395.json
https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting
Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr.csv
https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting
Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr_industrial.csv