Monobasic potassium phosphate
Drug ingredientCAS 7778-77-0
This drug ingredient has classified U.S. production volumes. EPA withholds the number 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$60M
Top sourceIsrael 29%
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 283524 · narrow
EPA reports by year
- 2023
- US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
- 2019
- US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
These shares come from HS customs code 283524, which covers 4 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).
IL 29%IsraelDE 22%GermanyIT 18%ItalyMX 16%MexicoBE 7%Belgium
- Australia
- Russia
- Spain
- Poland
EPA-registered manufacturers (10)
Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.
Marubeni · JP Japan
Conklin
Hawkins
Hydrite Chemical
Macrosource
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Nachurs Alpine Solutions
Seatex
The Andersons
Veolia Wts Usa
Wilbur-Ellis Holdings Ii
Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (6)
EPA records name a US company for this chemical but do not disclose whether the company made it here or imported it.
Chemical Distribution Network
Global Chemical Resources
Icl Specialty Products North America
Lidochem
Valagro/Syngenta Biologicals
Show all 6
Valudor Products
EPA-registered importers (16)
Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.
Biobest Group Nv · BE Belgium
Ch Biotech R&D · TW Taiwan
Geschwister Oetker Beteiligungen Kg · DE Germany
Master Plant-Prod · CA Canada
Sociedad Quimica Y Minera S A · CL Chile
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Acs Chemical
Budenheim Usa
Cascade Columbia
Ch Biotech
Haifa North America
Henkel
Livingston International
Plant Products Holdings Usa
Prayon
Sqm North America
Wego Chemical Group
8 FDA-registered drug labelers
Baxter Healthcare Corporation
Cipla USA Inc.
Fresenius Kabi USA, LLC
GLENMARK PHARMACEUTICALS INC., USA
Hospira, Inc.
ICU Medical Inc.
Maithri Drugs Private Limited
Somerset Therapeutics, LLC
Why It Matters
Sectors
HealthAgricultureFoodEnergyWaterElectronicsTransportationConstructionMetals & MiningPlastics & RubberConsumer ProductsCore Chemicals
Downstream Uses
Appears in 4 drug and cosmetic product listings (FDA).
- •Potassium Phosphates
- •TIS-U-SOL
- •Potassium Phosphate
- •Ionosol MB and Dextrose
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 16 sectors as 8 functional roles.
- •Soil amendments (fertilizers) in Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Soil amendments (fertilizers) in Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical ManufacturingNot Known or Reasonably Ascertainable
- •Corrosion inhibitor in Utilities (10%)Processing as a reactant
- •Corrosion inhibitor in Synthetic Rubber Manufacturing (10%)Processing as a reactant
- •Corrosion inhibitor in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (10%)Processing as a reactant
- •Corrosion inhibitor in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (40%)Processing as a reactant
- •Corrosion inhibitor in Petroleum Refineries (30%)Processing as a reactant
- •Adhesion/cohesion promoter in Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing (0%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Adhesion/cohesion promoter in Transportation Equipment Manufacturing (6%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Cleaning agent in Transportation Equipment Manufacturing (32%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Cleaning agent in Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing (1%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Cleaning agent in Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing (2%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Cleaning agent in Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (48%)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
- •Cleaning agent in Machinery Manufacturing (2%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Adhesion/cohesion promoter in Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (9%)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
- •Binder in Construction (30%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Soil amendments (fertilizers) in Miscellaneous Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Fixing agent (mordant) in Construction (67%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Flavoring and nutrient in Food, beverage, and tobacco product manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •pH regulating agent in Food, beverage, and tobacco product manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
Chemical Identity
CAS7778-77-0
PubChem CID516951
DTXSIDDTXSID0035667
FormulaH2KO4P
Mol. Weight136.086 g/mol
SMILESOP(=O)(O)[O-].[K+]
Data Sources
- EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID0035667Retrieved 2026-04-06
- PubChem · compound 516951Retrieved 2026-04-06
- EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
- FDA National Drug Code directoryRetrieved 2026-04-07
- US Census international tradeReporting year: 2024 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
Brief citations
Monobasic potassium phosphate (CAS 7778-77-0) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/7778-77-0/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID0035667. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID0035667 PubChem: 516951. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/516951 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 7778-77-0. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting FDA National Drug Code directory: CAS 7778-77-0. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://open.fda.gov/data/ndc/ US Census international trade: HS 283524 for CAS 7778-77-0. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/