Glycolic acid

Drug ingredient

This drug ingredient has classified U.S. production volumes. EPA withholds the number as confidential business information.

Molecular structure of 79-14-1
US ProductionCBI
Import Value$81M
Top SourceChina 35%

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 291819 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 291819, which covers 27 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
CN 35%ChinaIN 34%IndiaIT 9%ItalyDE 9%GermanyJP 4%Japan
EPA-registered importers (13)
3M
Allchem Industries Holding
Brenntag
Brenntag Southwest, Inc., Lanc
Diversey
Show all 13
Greenchem Industries
Harcros Chemicals
Phibro Animal Health
Silver Fern Chemical
Superior Oil
Tr International Trading
Wintersun International
Yara North America
2 FDA-registered drug labelers
ANUBIS COSMETICS SL
Beijing JUNGE Technology Co., Ltd.

Why It Matters

Sectors
FoodPlastics & RubberPaper & PrintingCore ChemicalsHealthEnergyConsumer ProductsWater
Downstream Uses

Appears in 3 drug and cosmetic product listings (FDA).

  • •Feelshion Glycolic Acid Exfoliating Face Pads
  • •Anubis Barcelona New Even
  • •AnubisMed
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 8 sectors as 5 functional roles.

  • •Dye in Paper Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into article
  • •Intermediate in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
  • •Cleaning agent in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Intermediate in Petroleum RefineriesProcessing as a reactant
  • •Intermediate in Petroleum Lubricating Oil and Grease Manufacturing (2%)Processing as a reactant
  • •Intermediate in Plastics Material and Resin ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant
  • •Oxidizing/reducing agents in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing (1%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Solvents (for cleaning or degreasing) in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing (10%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Solvents (for cleaning or degreasing) in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (3%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Intermediate in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (70%)Processing—repackaging
  • •Solvents (for cleaning or degreasing) in UtilitiesUse—non-incorporative activities

Vendor Pricing

$0.03/gAaron Chemicals LLC
CountryHong Kong
Pack$15.00 / 500 g
Purity97%
Vendors28 available

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

27 more vendors
VendorCountry$/gPackPurity
A2B Chem LLCUnited States$0.03500 g98%
Angene ChemicalChina → Hong Kong$0.04500 g97%
AA BLOCKSUnited States$0.04500 g98%
Ambeed, Inc.United States$0.13500 g98%
Apollo Scientific UKUnited Kingdom$0.18500 g98%
AK Scientific SpecializedUnited States$0.21500 g95%
Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)Germany$0.2212 kg99%
Sigma-AldrichGermany$0.2212 kg99%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.United States$0.251 kg98%
AK Scientific, Inc.United States$0.28500 g99%
Fluorochem UKUnited Kingdom$0.38500 g98%
AstaTech, IncUnited States$0.39100 g95%
ALFA AESARGermany$0.49500 g98%
Angene International LimitedUnited States$5.8030 g99%
MedKoo Biosciences, IncUnited States$10.0025 g98%
InterbioscreenHong Kong$10.0010 g95%
MolnovaChina$43.001 g99%
TargetMol ChemicalsChina → United States$48.001 g98%
MedChemExpress MCESweden$75.021 g99%
Otava, Ltd.Ukraine$460.00250 mg90%
Otava, Ltd. (2 weeks)Ukraine$2724.0050 mg90%
Key Organics Ltd.United Kingdom$2740.0050 mg95%
Princeton BioMolecular Research (SC)United States$2900.00100 mg90%
Vitas M Chemical LimitedHong Kong$3170.00100 mg90%
AngeneChina → Hong Kong$4266.6730 mg97%
AsinexNetherlands$6461.40100 mg90%
TimTec, LLC (back-ordered)United States$32000.0015 mg94%

Chemical Identity

CAS79-14-1
PubChem CID757
DTXSIDDTXSID0025363
FormulaC2H4O3
Mol. Weight76.05 g/mol
SMILESC(C(=O)O)O

Data Sources

DTXSID00253632026-04-06

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

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

7572026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/757/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/757.json

79-14-12026-04-24

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

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

CAS 79-14-12026-04-07

https://open.fda.gov/data/ndc/

Archive: data/sources/fda/ndc/ndc.json

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