Sodium L-lactate

Drug ingredient

CAS 867-56-1

Companies reported imports and no US production of this drug ingredient to EPA for 2023.

US productionZero

Import value, 2024$78M

Import volume15.5K lb

Import dependency100%

Top sourceNetherlands 33%

Production is reported production, not a complete census of factories. Production reporting year: 2023. Import value and source-country shares describe a shared customs category, not a separate chemical measurement.

Sodium L-lactate · US import value by year

2013: $44M · Peak 2022: $82M · 2024: $78M · 2025: $82M

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 291811 · basket

EPA reports by year

2023: US production Zero · Imports 15.5K lb
2019: US production Zero · Imports 55.3K lb

These shares come from HS customs code 291811, which covers 35 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries

Country of origin for US imports, from Census customs data (2024).

NL 33%NetherlandsBE 14%BelgiumES 13%SpainCN 12%ChinaIT 9%Italy

Mexico
United Kingdom
Switzerland
Austria
South Korea
Sweden
Taiwan
Ukraine

EPA-registered importers (2)

Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.

Jungbunzlauer Suisse Ag · CH Switzerland

Jungbunzlauer

Why It Matters

Sectors

HealthCore Chemicals

Downstream UsesNot recorded

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

•Humectant in OtherProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Chemical Identity

CAS867-56-1

PubChem CID23664767

DTXSIDDTXSID5052830

FormulaC3H5NaO3

Mol. Weight112.06 g/mol

SMILESCC(C(=O)[O-])O.[Na+]

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID5052830Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 23664767Retrieved 2026-04-06
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
US Census international tradeReporting year: 2024 · Retrieved 2026-10-04

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Brief citations

Sodium L-lactate (CAS 867-56-1) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/867-56-1/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID5052830. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID5052830 PubChem: 23664767. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/23664767 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 867-56-1. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 867-56-1. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 291811 for CAS 867-56-1. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/