Magnesium dichloride
Drug ingredientThis 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$28M
Top SourceIsrael 51%
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 282731 · exact
Source Countries
Country of origin for US imports, from Census customs data (2023).
IL 51%IsraelNL 15%NetherlandsCZ 12%Czech RepublicSE 8%SwedenDE 4%Germany
- Switzerland
- Turkey
- Austria
- Jordan
- United Kingdom
- Estonia
- Lithuania
- Belgium
EPA-registered manufacturers (9)
Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.
Bayer Ag · DE Germany
Venator Materials Plc · GB United Kingdom
Ati Albany Operations
Bayer Us Holding
Nouryon Functional Chemicals
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Timet
Venator Materials
W. R. Grace & Co. - Conn.
Westinghouse
EPA-registered importers (19)
Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.
Clariant International · CH Switzerland
3M
Avantor
Brenntag
Clariant
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Delta Carbona
Formosa Plastics
Harcros Chemicals
Hydrite Chemical
Icl Specialty Products North America
Ideal Chemical & Supply
Industrial Chemicals
Lanxess
Lyondell Chemical
Magretech
Pressure Vessel Service
Pyrotek
Toho Titanium America
Univar Solutions
Why It Matters
Sectors
FoodPlastics & RubberCore ChemicalsHealthEnergyConsumer ProductsMetals & MiningWaterTextilesAgricultureConstruction
Downstream Uses
Appears in 66 drug and cosmetic product listings (FDA).
- •Mdfarma COLD and FLU Relief
- •MEB PainGuard Patch
- •Dianeal Low Calcium with Dextrose
- •Dianeal PD-2 with Dextrose
- •Electrolyte Plus
- •Delflex
- •Magnesia muriatica
- •Isolyte S
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- •Plasma-Lyte 148 (pH 7.4)
- •Vascu-Pro T009
- •MEB Puri-Mega
- •Bestmade Natural Products Restful Legs Support
- •Extraneal
- •Prismasol BGK2/0
- •Constipation CP
- •Constipation
- •Isolyte P in Dextrose
- •Clinimix E
- •Cardioplegic
- •Magnesium Chloride
- •Normosol-R
- •Normosol-R and Dextrose
- •Prismasol B22GK4/0
- •Phoxillum BK4/2.5
- •Mineffect acid indigestion and heartburn relief
- •Bestmade Natural Products BM21
- •Dandi HP
- •Oral Health
- •Circulapar
- •D05 KDNY-DRN
- •Multiple Electrolytes pH 5.5
- •Multiple Electrolytes pH 7.4
- •Plasma-Lyte A
- •Junior Moves
- •Peace and Quiet
- •BSS
- •MEB Puri-vega
- •Prismasol BGK4/2.5
- •Osteoplex
- •co-Hypert
- •Isolyte S pH 7.4
- •Bestmade Natural Products BM180
- •Phoxillum B22K4/0
- •Balanced Salt
- •Dextrose and Electrolyte No. 48
- •TPN Electrolytes
- •Ionosol MB and Dextrose
- •Prismasol BGK2/3.5
- •Prismasol BGK0/2.5
- •Prismasol BGK4/0/1.2
- •Physiolyte
- •Hepatic-Tone
- •Detox Escort
- •Klean Detox
- •Plegisol
- •Hepaticol Sarcode
- •Pineal Liquescence
- •Recovatone
- •Circulopath
- •Bestmade Natural Products Mag Mur
- •Prismasol BK0/0/1.2
- •Dalektro N
- •Cardioplegic Solution
- •EPST PLUS
- •Circulatone
- •Hepaticol Drops 5008
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 16 functional roles.
- •Anti-adhesive agents in Miscellaneous Manufacturing (0%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Alloys in Primary Metal Manufacturing (13%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Flux agent in Fabricated Metal Product ManufacturingUse—non-incorporative activities
- •Catalyst in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Cleaning agent in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Fillers in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Processing aids, specific to petroleum production in Oil and Gas Drilling, Extraction, and Support activities (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Preservative in Miscellaneous Manufacturing (10%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Adhesion/cohesion promoter in Adhesive Manufacturing (90%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Binder in Textiles, apparel, and leather manufacturing (87%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Anti-static agent in Textiles, apparel, and leather manufacturing (12%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Intermediate in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Catalyst in Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
- •Anti-freeze agent in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (2%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Plating agents and surface treating agents in Primary Metal Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Flux agent in Primary Metal Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
- •Catalyst in Petrochemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
- •Agricultural chemicals (non-pesticidal) in Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing (6%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Agricultural chemicals (non-pesticidal) in Wholesale and Retail Trade (50%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Agricultural chemicals (non-pesticidal) in Food, beverage, and tobacco product manufacturing (6%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Intermediate in Asphalt Paving, Roofing, and Coating Materials Manufacturing (20%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Intermediate in Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing (20%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Intermediate in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing (20%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Intermediate in Textiles, apparel, and leather manufacturing (20%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Process regulators in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (10%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Intermediate in Primary Metal Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
Chemical Identity
CAS7786-30-3
PubChem CID5360315
DTXSIDDTXSID5034690
FormulaCl2Mg
Mol. Weight95.21 g/mol
SMILES[Mg+2].[Cl-].[Cl-]
Data Sources
DTXSID50346902026-04-06
https://doi.org/10.23645/epacomptox.5588566
Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv
53603152026-04-06
https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/5360315/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON
Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/5360315.json
7786-30-32026-04-24
https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting
Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr.csv
CAS 7786-30-32026-04-25
https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting
Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr_industrial.csv