Polyacrylic acid

CAS 9003-01-4

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

Molecular structure of 9003-01-4
US productionCBI
Import value, 2024$1.1B
Top sourceJapan 21%

At least one company claimed its 2019 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: 2019. Import value and source-country shares describe a shared customs category, not a separate chemical measurement.

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 390690 · basket

EPA reports by year
2023
US production Not published · Imports Not published
2019
US production Confidential · Imports Confidential

These shares come from HS customs code 390690, which covers 59 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
JP 21%JapanCA 18%CanadaDE 13%GermanyIT 8%ItalyMX 8%Mexico
EPA-registered importers (1)
Huntsman

Why It Matters

No EPA sector or FDA product records name a use for this chemical.

Chemical Identity

CAS9003-01-4
PubChem CIDNot recorded
DTXSIDDTXSID50873988
FormulaNot recorded
Mol. WeightNot recorded
SMILESNot recorded

Data Sources

Brief citations

Polyacrylic acid (CAS 9003-01-4) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/9003-01-4/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID50873988. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID50873988 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 9003-01-4. Reporting year: 2019. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 390690 for CAS 9003-01-4. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/