Resorcinol
Drug ingredientCAS 108-46-3
This drug ingredient has classified U.S. production volumes. EPA withholds the number 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, 2024$27M
Top sourceJapan 80%
At least one company claimed its 2023 production or import volume for this chemical as confidential, so EPA withholds it.
Why supply is unknownProduction is reported production, not a complete census of factories. US production volume is confidential. Production reporting year: 2023.
Where It Comes From
Customs basis: HS 290721 · exact
EPA reports by year
- 2023
- US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
- 2019
- US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
Source Countries
Country of origin for US imports, from Census customs data (2024).
JP 80%JapanCN 17%ChinaIN 1%IndiaCA 1%CanadaIT 1%Italy
- Estonia
- United Kingdom
Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (3)
EPA records name a US company for this chemical but do not disclose whether the company made it here or imported it.
Aceto Us
Continental Tire Holding Us
Si Group
EPA-registered importers (6)
Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.
Sumitomo Chemical · JP Japan
Atul Usa
Flow Polymers
Hexion
Pirelli Tire
Show all 6
Sumitomo Chemical Advanced Technologies
18 FDA-registered drug labelers
BioActive Nutritional, Inc
Bioelements, Inc
Combe Incorporated
Cosmetic Enterprises Ltd
Energetix Corp
Energetix Corporation
Energique, Inc.
FOURSTAR GROUP USA, INC.
Meijer, Inc.
NUMARK BRANDS, INC
Quality Choice (CHAIN DRUG MARKETING ASSOCIATION)
ResiCal, Inc.
Sanvio, Inc.
Supplement Clinic, LLC.
Veridian Healthcare
Walgreens Company
Walmart Inc.
Zhejiang Jingwei Pharmaceutic Al Co., Ltd.
Why It Matters
Sectors
HealthTransportationConstructionPlastics & RubberTextilesPaints & CoatingsCore Chemicals
Downstream Uses
Appears in 21 drug and cosmetic product listings (FDA).
- •Mirakel Pain and Itch Relief
- •Maximum OTC Strength Feminine Anti-Itch Creme
- •Chemstat
- •Stage Fight Acne Mask
- •Tox-Chord
- •Chemtox
- •Family Wellness
- •Feminine Anti-Itch Creme
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- •Anti-Itch Medicated Maximum Strength
- •Adult Acnomel
- •HealthWise Feminine Anti-Itch Cream
- •Caring Mills Vaginal Anti-Itch Cream
- •Meijer Vagicaine
- •Vagisil Anti-Itch Creme Regular Strength
- •Hepatatox
- •Resinol
- •Equate Vagicaine
- •Thera Plus Maximum Strength Feminine Anti-Itch
- •Lipotox
- •Homeoplex D
- •Vagisil Anti-Itch Medicated Creme Maximum Strength
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 10 sectors as 6 functional roles.
- •Binder in Rubber Product Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Adhesion/cohesion promoter in Non-metallic Mineral Product Manufacturing (includes clay, glass, cement, concrete, lime, gypsum, and other non-metallic mineral product manufacturing) (8%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Monomers in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (27%)Processing as a reactant
- •Adhesion/cohesion promoter in Transportation Equipment Manufacturing (23%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Polymerization promoter in Synthetic Rubber Manufacturing (18%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Adhesion/cohesion promoter in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (23%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Dye in Synthetic Dye and Pigment Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
- •Intermediate in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
- •Adhesion/cohesion promoter in Wood Product Manufacturing (40%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Binder in Adhesive Manufacturing (60%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Adhesion/cohesion promoter in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
Vendor Pricing
$0.05/gSigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)
CountryGermany
Pack$547.11 / 10 kg
Purity98%
Vendors16 available
Prices reflect listed pack sizes. Small research packs run far above bulk rates.
15 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sigma-Aldrich | Germany | $0.05 | 10 kg | 98% |
| A2B Chem LLC | United States | $0.10 | 500 g | 99% |
| AA BLOCKS | United States | $0.12 | 500 g | 99% |
| AK Scientific Specialized | United States | $0.19 | 500 g | 98% |
| Combi-Blocks, Inc. | United States | $0.25 | 1 kg | 98% |
| AK Scientific, Inc. | United States | $0.25 | 500 g | 99% |
| Fluorochem UK | United Kingdom | $0.26 | 500 g | 99% |
| Apollo Scientific UK | United Kingdom | $0.30 | 250 g | 99% |
| Manchester Organics | United Kingdom | $0.78 | 100 g | 98% |
| Labotest KG | Germany | $217.80 | 5000 mg | 90% |
| ChemFaces | China | $1500.00 | 20 mg | 98% |
| Otava, Ltd. | Ukraine | $2280.00 | 50 mg | 95% |
| 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% |
Chemical Identity
CAS108-46-3
PubChem CID5054
DTXSIDDTXSID2021238
FormulaC6H6O2
Mol. Weight110.11 g/mol
SMILESC1=CC(=CC(=C1)O)O
Data Sources
- EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID2021238Retrieved 2026-04-06
- PubChem · compound 5054Retrieved 2026-04-06
- EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
- FDA National Drug Code directoryRetrieved 2026-04-07
- US Census international tradeReporting year: 2024 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
Brief citations
Resorcinol (CAS 108-46-3) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/108-46-3/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID2021238. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID2021238 PubChem: 5054. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/5054 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 108-46-3. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting FDA National Drug Code directory: CAS 108-46-3. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://open.fda.gov/data/ndc/ US Census international trade: HS 290721 for CAS 108-46-3. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/