2,6-Naphthalenedicarboxylic acid

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

Molecular structure of 1141-38-4
US ProductionCBI
Import Value$316M
Top SourceSouth Korea 19%

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 291739 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 291739, which covers 32 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
KR 19%South KoreaCN 19%ChinaIN 18%IndiaES 13%SpainCA 9%Canada
EPA-registered manufacturers (2)
Basf Se · DE Germany
Basf
EPA-registered importers (1)
Celanese

Why It Matters

Sectors
Plastics & Rubber
Downstream UsesNo data available
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 1 sector as 1 functional role.

  • Intermediate in Plastics Material and Resin ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant

Vendor Pricing

$0.37/gAaron Chemicals LLC
CountryHong Kong
Pack$367.00 / 1 kg
Purity95%
Vendors28 available

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

27 more vendors
VendorCountry$/gPackPurity
Angene ChemicalChina Hong Kong$0.40500 g95%
A2B Chem LLCUnited States$0.471 kg99%
AA BLOCKSUnited States$0.521 kg99%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.United States$0.591 kg98%
ChemsceneUnited States$0.631 kg
BLD Pharmatech Co., LimitedUnited States$0.661 kg95%
BLD Pharmatech GmbHGermany$0.661 kg95%
BLD Pharmatech Ltd.China$0.661 kg95%
Ambeed, Inc.United States$0.661 kg95%
Angene International LimitedUnited States$0.74500 g99%
Manchester OrganicsUnited Kingdom$0.80500 g98%
MedChemExpress MCESweden$0.941 kg99.96%
Fluorochem EUGermany$0.96100 g97%
SpiroChem (2 weeks)Switzerland$1.06250 g95%
SynthonixUnited States$1.2025 g97%
Fluorochem UKUnited Kingdom$1.2025 g97%
Apollo Scientific USUnited Kingdom$1.73100 g98%
AstaTech, IncUnited States$5.34100 g95%
Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)Germany$5.3625 g95%
Sigma-AldrichGermany$5.3625 g95%
AK Scientific, Inc.United States$8.2425 g98%
ALFA AESARGermany$11.86100 g98%
Labotest KGGermany$453.001000 mg90%
Key Organics Ltd.United Kingdom$2740.0050 mg97%
AngeneChina Hong Kong$4266.6730 mg95%
TimTec, LLCUnited States$9333.3330 mg98%
ChemDiv, Inc.United States$35000.002 mg90%

Chemical Identity

CAS1141-38-4
PubChem CID14357
DTXSIDDTXSID5029211
FormulaC12H8O4
Mol. Weight216.19 g/mol
SMILESC1=CC2=C(C=CC(=C2)C(=O)O)C=C1C(=O)O

Data Sources

DTXSID50292112026-04-06

https://doi.org/10.23645/epacomptox.5588566

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

143572026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/14357/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/14357.json

1141-38-42026-04-24

https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting

Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr.csv

CAS 1141-38-42026-04-25

https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting

Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr_industrial.csv