Chloroacetic acid

U.S. production volumes are classified as confidential business information.

Molecular structure of 79-11-8
US ProductionCBI
Import Value$72M
Top SourceGermany 40%

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 291540 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 291540, which covers 5 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
DE 40%GermanyNL 39%NetherlandsCN 7%ChinaIN 6%IndiaPL 4%Poland
EPA-registered manufacturers (3)
Altivia Specialty Chemicals
Corteva
Niacet
EPA-registered importers (4)
Evonik
Galata Chemicals
Nouryon Chemicals
Soyventis North America

Why It Matters

Sectors
HealthAgricultureEnergyPlastics & RubberConsumer ProductsCore Chemicals
Downstream UsesNo data available
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 6 sectors as 3 functional roles.

  • •Intermediate in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
  • •Intermediate in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
  • •Intermediate in Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
  • •Intermediate in Plastics Product Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Intermediate in Oil and Gas Drilling, Extraction, and Support activities (40%)Processing as a reactant
  • •Laboratory chemicals in Oil and Gas Drilling, Extraction, and Support activities (1%)Processing as a reactant
  • •Laboratory chemicals in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (1%)Processing as a reactant
  • •Laboratory chemicals in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (30%)Processing as a reactant
  • •Surfactant (surface active agent) in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing (30%)Processing as a reactant

Vendor Pricing

$0.04/gA2B Chem LLC
CountryUnited States
Pack$18.00 / 500 g
Purity99%
Vendors15 available

Prices reflect listed pack sizes. Small research packs run far above bulk rates.

14 more vendors
VendorCountry$/gPackPurity
AA BLOCKSUnited States$0.04500 g99%
Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)Germany$0.061 kg99%
Sigma-AldrichGermany$0.061 kg99%
Fluorochem UKUnited Kingdom$0.23250 g99%
AK Scientific, Inc.United States$0.30500 g99%
Fluorochem EUGermany$1.3125 g99%
InterbioscreenHong Kong$34.0010 g95%
Labotest KGGermany$217.805000 mg90%
Otava, Ltd.Ukraine$2280.0050 mg95%
Otava, Ltd. (2 weeks)Ukraine$2724.0050 mg95%
Vitas M Chemical LimitedHong Kong$3170.00100 mg90%
Princeton BioMolecular Research (SC)United States$4200.0050 mg90%
AsinexNetherlands$6461.40100 mg90%
TimTec, LLC (back-ordered)United States$32000.0015 mg94%

Chemical Identity

CAS79-11-8
PubChem CID300
DTXSIDDTXSID4020901
FormulaC2H3ClO2
Mol. Weight94.5 g/mol
SMILESC(C(=O)O)Cl

Data Sources

DTXSID40209012026-04-06

https://doi.org/10.23645/epacomptox.5588566

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

3002026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/300/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/300.json

79-11-82026-04-24

https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting

Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr.csv

CAS 79-11-82026-04-25

https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting

Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr_industrial.csv

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