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Potassium permanganate

Drug ingredient

CAS 7722-64-7

This drug ingredient has classified U.S. production volumes. EPA withholds the number as confidential business information.

Molecular structure of 7722-64-7
1 K⁺
US productionCBI
Import value, 2024$4M
Top sourceIndia 93%

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 284161 · exact

EPA reports by year
2023
US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
2019
US production 23.3M lb · Imports 1.8M lb
Source Countries
IN 93%IndiaMY 3%MalaysiaDE 2%GermanyJP 2%Japan
EPA-registered manufacturers (1)
Condy Holdings
Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (2)
Marubeni America
Polyventive
EPA-registered importers (7)
Brenntag
Cascade Columbia
Chemical Distribution Network
United Mineral And Chemical
Valudor Products
Show all 7
Water Solutions Un
Wintersun International
1 FDA-registered drug labeler
Bestmade Natural Products

Why It Matters

Sectors
HealthAgricultureWaterElectronicsMetals & MiningConsumer ProductsCore Chemicals
Downstream Uses

Appears in 2 drug and cosmetic product listings (FDA).

  • •Bestmade Natural Products BM115
  • •Bestmade Natural Products BM225
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 7 sectors as 2 functional roles.

  • •Oxidizing agent in Utilities (100%)Processing as a reactant
  • •Bleaching agent in Other (100%)Processing as a reactant
  • •Oxidizing agent in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Oxidizing agent in Other (4%)Processing as a reactant
  • •Oxidizing agent in Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing (1%)Processing as a reactant
  • •Oxidizing agent in Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting (0%)Processing as a reactant
  • •Oxidizing agent in Not Known or Reasonably Ascertainable (24%)Processing as a reactant
  • •Oxidizing agent in Mining (except Oil and Gas) and support activities (0%)Processing as a reactant

Chemical Identity

CAS7722-64-7
PubChem CID516875
DTXSIDDTXSID2034839
FormulaKMnO4
Mol. Weight158.034 g/mol
SMILES[O-][Mn](=O)(=O)=O.[K+]

Data Sources

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Brief citations

Potassium permanganate (CAS 7722-64-7) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/7722-64-7/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID2034839. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID2034839 PubChem: 516875. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/516875 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 7722-64-7. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting FDA National Drug Code directory: CAS 7722-64-7. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://open.fda.gov/data/ndc/ US Census international trade: HS 284161 for CAS 7722-64-7. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/