4-Methylbenzenesulfonic acid
U.S. production volumes are classified as confidential business information.
US ProductionCBI
Confidential Business Information. The EPA withholds this volume because publishing it could reveal the reporting company's trade secrets.
Import Value$40M
Top SourceGermany 22%
The EPA did not publish how much of this chemical companies made or imported, or marked that amount confidential. Without that volume, ACID cannot calculate import dependency.
Where It Comes From
Customs basis: HS 290410 · basket
These shares come from HS customs code 290410, which covers 39 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).
DE 22%GermanyIT 20%ItalyCN 14%ChinaBE 11%BelgiumIN 11%India
- Spain
- Netherlands
- Czech Republic
- Brazil
- Taiwan
- Hong Kong
EPA-registered manufacturers (4)
Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.
Arichem
Capital Resin
Dynachem
Nease
EPA-registered importers (4)
Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.
Aceto Us
Icc Industries
Nicca Usa
The Sherwin Williams
Why It Matters
Sectors
AgricultureConstructionMetals & MiningPlastics & RubberTextilesConsumer ProductsCore Chemicals
Downstream UsesNo data available
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
Used in 12 sectors as 5 functional roles.
- •Intermediate in Miscellaneous Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
- •Intermediate in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (21%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Catalyst in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (79%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Monomers in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Catalyst in Primary Metal Manufacturing (90%)Processing as a reactant
- •Catalyst in Miscellaneous Manufacturing (10%)Processing as a reactant
- •Process regulators in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Catalyst in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (70%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Surfactant (surface active agent) in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing (30%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Catalyst in Textiles, apparel, and leather manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Intermediate in Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Surfactant (surface active agent) in Wholesale and Retail TradeProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Catalyst in Furniture and Related Product ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into article
- •Catalyst in ConstructionProcessing—incorporation into article
- •Catalyst in Not Known or Reasonably AscertainableProcessing—incorporation into article
Vendor Pricing
$0.05/gAaron Chemicals LLC
CountryHong Kong
Pack$229.00 / 5 kg
Purity98%
Vendors19 available
Prices reflect listed pack sizes. Small research packs run far above bulk rates.
18 more vendors
| Vendor | Country Supplier country. Where available, shows shipping origin. When the supplier ships from a different country than where they are registered, both are shown. Most suppliers show registration country only. | $/g | Pack | Purity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fluorochem UK | United Kingdom | $0.06 | 1 kg | 98% |
| Fluorochem EU | Germany | $0.06 | 1 kg | 98% |
| Angene Chemical | China → Hong Kong | $0.07 | 500 g | 98% |
| AA BLOCKS | United States | $0.18 | 1 kg | 99% |
| A2B Chem LLC | United States | $0.27 | 500 g | 99% |
| Angene International Limited | United States | $0.75 | 100 g | 99% |
| IRIS Biotech Gmbh | Germany | $4.44 | 100 g | — |
| AstaTech, Inc | United States | $55.80 | 5 g | 97% |
| Combi-Blocks (back-ordered) | United States | $666.00 | 5 g | 95% |
| Specs | Netherlands | $1694.00 | 20 mg | 90% |
| Otava, Ltd. | Ukraine | $2280.00 | 50 mg | 95% |
| ChemBridge Corporation | Kazakhstan | $2400.00 | 100 mg | 90% |
| Otava, Ltd. (2 weeks) | Ukraine | $2724.00 | 50 mg | 95% |
| Princeton BioMolecular Research (SC) | United States | $2900.00 | 100 mg | 90% |
| Vitas M Chemical Limited | Hong Kong | $3170.00 | 100 mg | 90% |
| Angene | China → Hong Kong | $4266.67 | 30 mg | 99% |
| Asinex | Netherlands | $6461.40 | 100 mg | 90% |
| TimTec, LLC (back-ordered) | United States | $32000.00 | 15 mg | 94% |
Chemical Identity
CAS104-15-4
PubChem CID6101
DTXSIDDTXSID0026701
FormulaC7H8O3S
Mol. Weight172.2 g/mol
SMILESCC1=CC=C(C=C1)S(=O)(=O)O
Data Sources
DTXSID00267012026-04-06
https://doi.org/10.23645/epacomptox.5588566
Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv
61012026-04-06
https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/6101/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON
Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/6101.json
104-15-42026-04-24
https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting
Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr.csv
CAS 104-15-42026-04-25
https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting
Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr_industrial.csv