Sodium alginate
Drug ingredientAmerica imports all of this drug ingredient. EPA records show zero U.S. production.
US ProductionZero
Import Value$85M
Import Volume170 lbs
Import Dependency100%
Top SourceNorway 50%
Sodium alginate · US import value by year
Where It Comes From
Customs basis: HS 391310 · narrow
These shares come from HS customs code 391310, which covers 1 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.
Source Countries
Country of origin for US imports, from Census customs data (2023).
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 CIDNo data available
DTXSIDDTXSID0040410
FormulaNo data available
Mol. WeightNo data available
SMILESNo data available
Data Sources
DTXSID00404102026-04-06
https://doi.org/10.23645/epacomptox.5588566
Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv
9005-38-32026-04-24
https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting
Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr.csv
CAS 9005-38-32026-04-07
https://open.fda.gov/data/ndc/
Archive: data/sources/fda/ndc/ndc.json