C.I. Pigment Red 169

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

Molecular structure of 12237-63-7
US ProductionCBI
Import Value$419M
Top SourceIndia 31%

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 320417 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 320417, which covers 51 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
IN 31%IndiaCN 21%ChinaDE 17%GermanyKR 6%South KoreaCA 5%Canada
EPA-registered importers (1)
H.I.G. Colors

Why It Matters

Sectors
Consumer ProductsPaper & Printing
Downstream UsesNo data available
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 2 sectors as 1 functional role.

  • Pigment in Printing Ink Manufacturing (90%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • Pigment in Wholesale and Retail Trade (10%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Chemical Identity

CAS12237-63-7
PubChem CID92043222
DTXSIDDTXSID5093975
FormulaC66H70CuFeN10O6
Mol. Weight1218.7 g/mol
SMILESCCN(CC)C1=CC2=C(C=C1)C(=C3C=CC(=[N+](CC)CC)C=C3O2)C4=CC=CC=C4C(=O)OCC.CCN(CC)C1=CC2=C(C=C1)C(=C3C=CC(=[N+](CC)CC)C=C3O2)C4=CC=CC=C4C(=O)OCC.[C-]#N.[C-]#N.[C-]#N.[C-]#N.[C-]#N.[C-]#N.[Fe+2].[Cu+2]

Data Sources

DTXSID50939752026-04-06

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

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

920432222026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/92043222/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/92043222.json

12237-63-72026-04-24

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

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

CAS 12237-63-72026-04-25

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

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