Bibenzyl

CAS 103-29-7

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

Molecular structure of 103-29-7
US productionCBI
Import value, 2024$68M
Top sourceIndia 35%

At least one company claimed its 2023 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: 2023. Import value and source-country shares describe a shared customs category, not a separate chemical measurement.

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 290290 · basket

EPA reports by year
2023
US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
2019
US production Confidential · Imports Confidential

These shares come from HS customs code 290290, which covers 171 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
IN 35%IndiaTW 11%TaiwanES 10%SpainDE 10%GermanyCN 8%China
EPA-registered manufacturers (1)
Nippon Chemical Texas
Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (1)
Albemarle

Why It Matters

Sectors
ElectronicsCore Chemicals
Downstream UsesNot recorded
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 3 sectors as 3 functional roles.

  • •Flame retardant in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (80%)Processing as a reactant
  • •Insulators in Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing (20%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Intermediate in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant

Vendor Pricing

$0.07/gA2B Chem LLC
CountryUnited States
Pack$34.00 / 500 g
Purity99%
Vendors21 available

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

Chemical Identity

CAS103-29-7
PubChem CID7647
DTXSIDDTXSID8041668
FormulaC14H14
Mol. Weight182.26 g/mol
SMILESC1=CC=C(C=C1)CCC2=CC=CC=C2

Data Sources

Brief citations

Bibenzyl (CAS 103-29-7) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/103-29-7/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID8041668. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID8041668 PubChem: 7647. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/7647 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 103-29-7. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 103-29-7. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 290290 for CAS 103-29-7. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/