2,2'-Dithiobisbenzothiazole

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

Molecular structure of 120-78-5
US ProductionCBI
Import Value$104M
Top SourceChina 56%

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 293420 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 293420, which covers 13 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
CN 56%ChinaBE 33%BelgiumIN 4%IndiaIT 3%ItalyES 2%Spain
EPA-registered importers (12)
Safic Alcan · FR France
Akrochem
Americas International
Chemspec
Continental Tire
Show all 12
Harwick Standard Distribution
Lanxess
Michelin North America
R.T. Vanderbilt Holding
Sovereign Chemical
Sumitomo Rubber Usa
Western Reserve Chemical

Why It Matters

Sectors
TransportationConstructionMetals & MiningPlastics & RubberConsumer Products
Downstream UsesNo data available
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 3 sectors as 7 functional roles.

  • Polymerization promoter in Rubber Product Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • Intermediate in Rubber Product ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • Antioxidant in Rubber Product Manufacturing (97%)Processing as a reactant
  • Fuel in Other (1%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • Process regulators in Rubber Product Manufacturing (30%)Processing—incorporation into article
  • Process regulators in Adhesive Manufacturing (40%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • Catalyst in Rubber Product Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into article
  • Chemical reaction regulator in Rubber Product Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Vendor Pricing

$0.02/gAaron Chemicals LLC
CountryHong Kong
Pack$9.00 / 500 g
Purity98%
Vendors24 available

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

23 more vendors
VendorCountry$/gPackPurity
Angene ChemicalChina Hong Kong$0.02500 g98%
Biopharma PEG Scientific Inc.United States$0.062 kg95%
Ambeed, Inc.United States$0.06500 g96%
A2B Chem LLCUnited States$0.11500 g96%
AA BLOCKSUnited States$0.14500 g96%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.United States$0.251 kg97%
Fluorochem UKUnited Kingdom$0.2925 g95%
AK Scientific SpecializedUnited States$0.41100 g95%
AK Scientific, Inc.United States$0.55100 g98%
Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)Germany$0.55100 g99%
Sigma-AldrichGermany$0.55100 g99%
Angene International LimitedUnited States$0.99100 g95%
SynthonixUnited States$1.0025 g95%
AstaTech (2 weeks)United States$3.6825 g98%
Life Chemicals Inc.Ukraine Canada$21.001 g95%
TargetMol ChemicalsChina United States$50.001 g99.33%
Labotest KGGermany$453.001000 mg90%
ChemBridge CorporationKazakhstan$1860.00100 mg90%
Princeton BioMolecular Research (SC)United States$2900.00100 mg90%
Vitas M Chemical LimitedHong Kong$3170.00100 mg90%
ChemDiv, Inc.United States$4070.00100 mg90%
AngeneChina Hong Kong$4266.6730 mg98%
TimTec, LLC (back-ordered)United States$32000.0015 mg94%

Chemical Identity

CAS120-78-5
PubChem CID8447
DTXSIDDTXSID1020146
FormulaC14H8N2S4
Mol. Weight332.5 g/mol
SMILESC1=CC=C2C(=C1)N=C(S2)SSC3=NC4=CC=CC=C4S3

Data Sources

DTXSID10201462026-04-06

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

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

84472026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/8447/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/8447.json

120-78-52026-04-24

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

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

CAS 120-78-52026-04-25

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

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