Sodium alginate

Drug ingredient

CAS 9005-38-3

Companies reported imports and no US production of this drug ingredient to EPA for 2019.

US productionZero

Import value, 2024$85M

Import volume170 lb

Import dependency100%

Top sourceNorway 50%

Production is reported production, not a complete census of factories. Production reporting year: 2019. Import value and source-country shares describe a shared customs category, not a separate chemical measurement.

Sodium alginate · US import value by year

2013: $59M · Peak 2024: $85M · 2025: $75M

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 391310 · narrow

EPA reports by year

2019: US production Zero · Imports 170 lb

These shares come from HS customs code 391310, which covers 6 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).

NO 50%NorwayCN 27%ChinaJP 13%JapanCL 5%ChileIT 2%Italy

Belgium
United Kingdom
Netherlands
Mexico
Germany
Canada
India
Malaysia

EPA-registered importers (1)

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

Brenntag

1 FDA-registered drug labeler

Nutritional Specialties, Inc.

Why It Matters

Sectors

Health

Downstream Uses

Appears in 1 drug and cosmetic product listings (FDA).

•Radialgin

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

Chemical Identity

CAS9005-38-3

PubChem CIDNot recorded

DTXSIDDTXSID0040410

FormulaNot recorded

Mol. WeightNot recorded

SMILESNot recorded

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID0040410Retrieved 2026-04-06
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2019 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
FDA National Drug Code directoryRetrieved 2026-04-07
US Census international tradeReporting year: 2024 · Retrieved 2026-10-04

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Brief citations

Sodium alginate (CAS 9005-38-3) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/9005-38-3/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID0040410. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID0040410 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 9005-38-3. Reporting year: 2019. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting FDA National Drug Code directory: CAS 9005-38-3. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://open.fda.gov/data/ndc/ US Census international trade: HS 391310 for CAS 9005-38-3. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/