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Chloroacetic acid

CAS 79-11-8

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

Molecular structure of 79-11-8
US productionCBI
Import value, 2024$72M
Top sourceGermany 40%

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. Import value and source-country shares describe a shared customs category, not a separate chemical measurement.

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 291540 · basket

EPA reports by year
2023
US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
2019
US production Confidential · Imports Confidential

These shares come from HS customs code 291540, which covers 17 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
DE 40%GermanyNL 39%NetherlandsCN 7%ChinaIN 6%IndiaPL 4%Poland
Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (4)
Corteva Agriscience
Kensing
Polyventive
Silver Fern Chemical
EPA-registered importers (6)
Pcc Exol Sa · PL Poland
Syensqo Sa · BE Belgium
Ashland
Pcc Chemax
Solvay
Show all 6
Starchem Usa

Why It Matters

Sectors
AgricultureEnergyMetals & MiningConsumer ProductsCore Chemicals
Downstream UsesNot recorded
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 4 sectors as 4 functional roles.

  • •Reducing agent in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
  • •CBI in CBICBI
  • •Intermediate in Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Surfactant (surface active agent) in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Intermediate in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (100%)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

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Brief citations

Chloroacetic acid (CAS 79-11-8) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/79-11-8/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID4020901. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID4020901 PubChem: 300. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/300 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 79-11-8. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 79-11-8. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 291540 for CAS 79-11-8. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/