Benzoin

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

Molecular structure of 119-53-9
US ProductionCBI
Import Value$90M
Top SourceGermany 36%

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 291440 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 291440, which covers 9 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
DE 36%GermanyBE 32%BelgiumCN 13%ChinaTW 7%TaiwanBR 5%Brazil
EPA-registered manufacturers (1)
Troy
EPA-registered importers (4)
Miwon Holdings · KR South Korea
Aalborz Chemical
Estron Chemical
Miwon North America

Why It Matters

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

Industrial Uses

Used in 2 sectors as 3 functional roles.

  • Aerating and deaerating agents in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (100%)Processing—repackaging
  • Paint additives and coating additives not described by other categories in Paint and Coating ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • Plasticizer in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Vendor Pricing

$0.01/gAaron Chemicals LLC
CountryHong Kong
Pack$6.00 / 500 g
Purity99%
Vendors33 available

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

32 more vendors
VendorCountry$/gPackPurity
Angene ChemicalChina Hong Kong$0.02500 g97%
A2B Chem LLCUnited States$0.031 kg97%
AA BLOCKSUnited States$0.031 kg97%
BLD Pharmatech Co., LimitedUnited States$0.041 kg98%
BLD Pharmatech GmbHGermany$0.041 kg98%
BLD Pharmatech Ltd.China$0.041 kg98%
Ambeed, Inc.United States$0.041 kg98%
ChemsceneUnited States$0.051 kg
SynthonixUnited States$0.06500 g95%
Fluorochem EUGermany$0.061 kg95%
A2B Chem LLC (2 weeks)United States$0.08500 g99%
AA BLOCKS (2 weeks)United States$0.09500 g99%
Fluorochem UKUnited Kingdom$0.10100 g95%
MedChemExpress MCESweden$0.101 kg99.95%
Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)Germany$0.16500 g98%
Sigma-AldrichGermany$0.16500 g98%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.United States$0.251 kg98%
AK Scientific, Inc.United States$0.29500 g99%
Angene International LimitedUnited States$0.52500 g99%
AstaTech (2 weeks)United States$1.8825 g98%
InterbioscreenHong Kong$12.0010 g95%
TargetMol ChemicalsChina United States$29.001 g99.75%
MolnovaChina$74.00500 mg99%
SpecsNetherlands$132.1310 g90%
Labotest KGGermany$217.805000 mg90%
Otava, Ltd.Ukraine$2280.0050 mg95%
Otava, Ltd. (2 weeks)Ukraine$2724.0050 mg95%
Key Organics Ltd.United Kingdom$2740.0050 mg97%
Princeton BioMolecular Research (SC)United States$2900.00100 mg90%
Vitas M Chemical LimitedHong Kong$3170.00100 mg90%
AngeneChina Hong Kong$4266.6730 mg99%
TimTec, LLCUnited States$9333.3330 mg90%

Chemical Identity

CAS119-53-9
PubChem CID8400
DTXSIDDTXSID1020144
FormulaC14H12O2
Mol. Weight212.24 g/mol
SMILESC1=CC=C(C=C1)C(C(=O)C2=CC=CC=C2)O

Data Sources

DTXSID10201442026-04-06

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

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

84002026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/8400/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/8400.json

119-53-92026-04-24

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

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

CAS 119-53-92026-04-25

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

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