1,​2-​Benzenediol

CAS 120-80-9

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

Molecular structure of 120-80-9
US productionCBI
Import value, 2024$72M
Top sourceIndia 30%

At least one company claimed its 2023 production or import volume for this chemical as confidential, so EPA withholds it.

Why supply is unknown

Production is reported production, not a complete census of factories. US production volume is confidential. Production reporting year: 2023. Import value and source-country shares describe a shared customs category, not a separate chemical measurement.

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 290729 · basket

EPA reports by year
2023
US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
2019
US production Confidential · Imports Confidential

These shares come from HS customs code 290729, which covers 82 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
IN 30%IndiaDE 19%GermanyCN 16%ChinaJP 11%JapanIT 7%Italy
EPA-registered manufacturers (2)
Syensqo Sa · BE Belgium
Solvay
EPA-registered importers (5)
Ube · JP Japan
3M
Dupont Specialty Products Usa
Futurefuel
Ube America

Why It Matters

Sectors
Core Chemicals
Downstream UsesNot recorded
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

  • •Intermediate in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant

Vendor Pricing

$0.04/gAA BLOCKS
CountryUnited States
Pack$21.00 / 500 g
Purity99%
Vendors23 available

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

Chemical Identity

CAS120-80-9
PubChem CID289
DTXSIDDTXSID3020257
FormulaC6H6O2
Mol. Weight110.11 g/mol
SMILESC1=CC=C(C(=C1)O)O

Data Sources

Brief citations

1,​2-​Benzenediol (CAS 120-80-9) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/120-80-9/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID3020257. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID3020257 PubChem: 289. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/289 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 120-80-9. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 120-80-9. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 290729 for CAS 120-80-9. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/