Peracetic acid

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

Molecular structure of 79-21-0
US ProductionCBI
Import Value$384M
Top SourceMalaysia 21%

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 291590 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 291590, which covers 180 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
MY 21%MalaysiaDE 13%GermanyNL 13%NetherlandsMX 10%MexicoIT 8%Italy
EPA-registered manufacturers (3)
Brainerd Cemical
Ecolab
Evonik

Why It Matters

Sectors
FoodEnergyMetals & MiningTextilesConsumer ProductsCore Chemicals
Downstream UsesNo data available
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 6 sectors as 5 functional roles.

  • Intermediate in All Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
  • Corrosion inhibitor in Oil and Gas Drilling, Extraction, and Support activities (25%)Processing as a reactant
  • Oxidizing/reducing agents in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • Fuels and fuel additives in Miscellaneous Manufacturing (38%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • Bleaching agents in Textiles, apparel, and leather manufacturing (62%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • Intermediate in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant

Chemical Identity

CAS79-21-0
PubChem CID6585
DTXSIDDTXSID1025853
FormulaC2H4O3
Mol. Weight76.05 g/mol
SMILESCC(=O)OO

Data Sources

DTXSID10258532026-04-06

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

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

65852026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/6585/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/6585.json

79-21-02026-04-24

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

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

CAS 79-21-02026-04-25

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

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