Sodium hydroxymethanesulfonate

CAS 870-72-4

Used in 1 industrial sector tracked by the EPA.

US production26.0K lb

Import volumeZero

Import dependency0%

Top sourceNo public record

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.

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 290559 · basket

EPA reports by year

2023: US production 26.0K lb · Imports Zero
2019: US production Zero · Imports 277.3K lb

HS customs code 290559 covers 71 tracked chemicals in total. US Census does not break out this chemical's share, so the country-of-origin mix is not available. EPA CDR reports import dependency at the chemical level separately, shown above.

EPA-registered manufacturers (1)

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

Nalco- An Ecolab

Why It Matters

Sectors

Core 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

•Intermediate in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant

Vendor Pricing

$0.02/gAaron Chemicals LLC

CountryHong Kong

Pack$9.00 / 500 g

Purity97%

Vendors16 available

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

15 more vendors

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
Angene Chemical	China → Hong Kong	$0.02	500 g	97%
Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)	Germany	$0.04	5 kg	95%
Sigma-Aldrich	Germany	$0.04	5 kg	95%
BLD Pharmatech GmbH	Germany	$0.04	1 kg	97%
BLD Pharmatech Ltd.	China	$0.04	1 kg	97%
A2B Chem LLC	United States	$0.05	500 g	94%
AA BLOCKS	United States	$0.06	500 g	94%
Fluorochem EU	Germany	$0.07	500 g	95%
AK Scientific, Inc.	United States	$0.13	500 g	97%
BLD Pharmatech Co., Limited	United States	$0.23	100 g	97%
Ambeed, Inc.	United States	$0.23	100 g	97%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.	United States	$0.25	1 kg	97%
Angene International Limited	United States	$0.32	250 g	95%
AstaTech (2 weeks)	United States	$0.92	100 g	95%
Angene	China → Hong Kong	$4266.67	30 mg	97%

Chemical Identity

CAS870-72-4

PubChem CID2723822

DTXSIDDTXSID3027328

FormulaCH3NaO4S

Mol. Weight134.09 g/mol

SMILESC(O)S(=O)(=O)[O-].[Na+]

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID3027328Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 2723822Retrieved 2026-04-06
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04

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Brief citations

Sodium hydroxymethanesulfonate (CAS 870-72-4) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/870-72-4/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID3027328. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID3027328 PubChem: 2723822. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/2723822 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 870-72-4. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 870-72-4. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting