Potassium sulfate
Drug ingredientCAS 7778-80-5
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.
Top sourceNo public record
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.
Where It Comes From
EPA reports by year
- 2023
- US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
- 2019
- US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
EPA-registered manufacturers (6)
Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.
Tessenderlo Group Nv/Sa · BE Belgium
Haldor Topsoe
J.R. Simplot
Macdermid
Tessenderlo Kerley
Show all 6
The Andersons
Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (2)
EPA records name a US company for this chemical but do not disclose whether the company made it here or imported it.
Icl Specialty Products North America
Ravago Holdings America
EPA-registered importers (22)
Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.
Basf Se · DE Germany
Biobest Group Nv · BE Belgium
Master Plant-Prod · CA Canada
Sika Ag · CH Switzerland
Sociedad Quimica Y Minera S A · CL Chile
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Sojitz · JP Japan
Advanced Micronutrient Products
Astro Chemicals
Bae Systems
Basf
Brenntag
Haifa North America
Livingston International
Plant Products Holdings Usa
Sika
Sojitz Corporation Of America
Sqm North America
Traxit North America
Ueno Fine Chemicals Industry (U.S.A.)
Valudor Products
Vibrantz Technologies
Wilbur-Ellis Holdings Ii
46 FDA-registered drug labelers
Affordable Pharmaceuticals, LLC
Apex Energetics Inc.
Apotheca Company
Ascend Laboratories, LLC
Attuned Matrix, LLC
Azurity Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Bestmade Natural Products
BioActive Nutritional, Inc.
Bionpharma Inc.,
BM Private Limited
Boiron
Braintree Laboratories, Inc.
Camber Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Deseret Biologicals, Inc.
DNA Labs, Inc.
Eight and Company L.L.C
Energique, Inc.
Guna spa
Hahnemann Laboratories, INC.
Hyland's Inc.
Jost Chemical Co.
JoyWell Co LLC
Lupin Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Macco Organiques, S.r.o.
Maithri Drugs Private Limited
Martin & Pleasance Pty Ltd
MediNatura Inc
Natural Creations, Inc.
Newton Laboratories, Inc.
NorthStar RxLLC
Novel Laboratories, Inc.
Nutritional Specialties, Inc.
OHM PHARMA INC.
PLYMOUTH HEALTHCARE PRODUCTS LLC
Professional Complementary Health Formulas
Ratis, LLC
Seroyal USA
SEVENE USA
Siddha Flower Essences LLC
Silver Star Brands
Strides Pharma Science Limited
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Inc.
Talbot's Pharmaceuticals Family Products, LLC
Total Operations Management LLC DBA: Bestmade Natural Products Micro
TRP Company
Zettl Health Inc.
Why It Matters
Sectors
HealthDefenseAgricultureConstructionMetals & MiningConsumer ProductsCore Chemicals
Downstream Uses
Appears in 94 drug and cosmetic product listings (FDA).
- •Cold and Flu Relief
- •Kali Sulphuricum
- •Cellergy
- •Bestmade Natural Products Bio11
- •Bestmade Natural Products BIO20 Lactose Free
- •Bestmade Natural Products BIO8
- •Jacksons Cell Salts KALI Sulph 6X 7
- •Natural Eyes Floaters Relief
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- •Sodium Sulfate, Potassium Sulfate, Magnesium Sulfate
- •Sinus HP
- •Hydration Complex
- •Suprep Bowel Prep
- •D-127
- •Eczema
- •muscles and joints
- •Bestmade Natural Products BIO15
- •Schuessler Tissue Salts Kali Sulph Skin Balance 7
- •Schuessler Tissue Salts Comb D Skin Disorders
- •GUNA-Liver
- •Cell Salts
- •youthful skin
- •Bestmade Natural Products BIO28
- •Bestmade Natural Products BIO13 Lactose Free
- •Ear Care
- •Kalium Sulfuricum 6X
- •NativeRemedies Triple Complex UT Tonic
- •12 CELL Salts Complex
- •Bestmade Natural Products Kali Sulph
- •Bestmade Natural Products BIO5 Lactose Free
- •Bestmade Natural Products BIO11 Lactose Free
- •Bestmade Natural Products BIO19
- •BM BIO15
- •Sodium Sulfate, Potassium Sulfate, and Magnesium Sulfate Bowel Prep kit
- •Hendel Schuessler Cell Salts
- •Genital Nosode Combination 9406
- •Lyme Disease Support 1
- •Dr. Talbots Vital 12
- •Bestmade Natural Products Kali Sulph (Lactose-Free)
- •Bestmade Natural Products BIO19 Lactose Free
- •Schuessler Tissue Salts Comb 12 General Tonic
- •Bioplasma
- •D-133
- •Lyme Disease Support 2
- •Sodium Sulfate, Potassium Sulfate and Magnesium Sulfate
- •lung and sinus
- •Bestmade Natural Products Bio5
- •Bestmade Natural Products Bio20
- •Bestmade Natural Products BIO8 Lactose Free
- •BM Kali Sulph Icing Sugar
- •Melange combination
- •Calm Plus
- •Kali Sulphuricum 8007
- •Sodium Sulfate, Potassium Sulfate and Magnesium Sulfate Oral
- •healthy hair
- •Bestmade Natural Products Kali Sulph 8x
- •Bestmade Natural Products BM97
- •Jacksons Cell Salts 12 IN 1
- •Biological Complex III
- •Trace Mineral Cord
- •N-16
- •N-24
- •Hair and Nail Tonic
- •Psoriasis
- •D09 SNS-DRN
- •Bestmade Natural Products BIO15 Lactose Free
- •Bestmade Natural Products BIO13
- •Histamine Balancer
- •BM BIO 19
- •BM BIO28 (General Tonic)
- •Kali Sulph 6X
- •Dry Eczema Drops 2006
- •Cough Drops 2014
- •Wet Eczema Drops 2136
- •Cell Salt Combination 8013
- •Bestmade Natural Products BIO28 Lactose Free
- •Multi-Cell Salt
- •KALI Sulph
- •RET Large Intestine 7004
- •B03 Sinus Relief
- •hearing
- •Immune Boost
- •Bestmade Natural Products BM163
- •Metab
- •BM Kali Sulph
- •BM BIO20
- •BM BIO28 Icing Sugar
- •Cell Well
- •Epiforce P
- •AM-6
- •Fourth Chakra (Heart) 7304
- •OHM Mucus Relief
- •Mucus-Clear
- •Dr. Talbots Cough Relief
- •KALI Sulphuricum 6X
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 8 sectors as 9 functional roles.
- •Soil amendments (fertilizers) in Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical ManufacturingNot Known or Reasonably Ascertainable
- •Soil amendments (fertilizers) in Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting (2%)Processing—repackaging
- •Lubricating agent in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Abrasives in Construction (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Binder in Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting (100%)Processing—repackaging
- •Energy Releasers (explosives, motive propellant) in Explosives Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Etching agent in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Chelating agent in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Plating agent in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Abrasives in Not Known or Reasonably Ascertainable (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Cleaning agent in Fabricated Metal Product ManufacturingUse—non-incorporative activities
Chemical Identity
CAS7778-80-5
PubChem CID24507
DTXSIDDTXSID6029701
FormulaK2O4S
Mol. Weight174.26 g/mol
SMILES[O-]S(=O)(=O)[O-].[K+].[K+]
Data Sources
- EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID6029701Retrieved 2026-04-06
- PubChem · compound 24507Retrieved 2026-04-06
- EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
- FDA National Drug Code directoryRetrieved 2026-04-07
Brief citations
Potassium sulfate (CAS 7778-80-5) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/7778-80-5/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID6029701. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID6029701 PubChem: 24507. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/24507 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 7778-80-5. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting FDA National Drug Code directory: CAS 7778-80-5. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://open.fda.gov/data/ndc/