2,4-Dihydroxybenzophenone

EPA records show zero U.S. production of this chemical.

Molecular structure of 131-56-6
US ProductionZero
Import Value$85M
Top SourceChina 53%

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 291450 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 291450, which covers 14 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
CN 53%ChinaIN 25%IndiaMX 9%MexicoDE 7%GermanyIT 4%Italy

Why It Matters

Sectors
Textiles
Downstream UsesNo data available
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 1 sector as 1 functional role.

  • UV stabilizer in Textiles, apparel, and leather manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Vendor Pricing

$0.04/gAaron Chemicals LLC
CountryHong Kong
Pack$10.00 / 250 g
Purity97%
Vendors27 available

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

26 more vendors
VendorCountry$/gPackPurity
Angene ChemicalChina Hong Kong$0.05500 g97%
ChemsceneUnited States$0.071 kg
BLD Pharmatech Ltd.China$0.071 kg98%
BLD Pharmatech GmbHGermany$0.08500 g98%
Ambeed, Inc.United States$0.111 kg98%
A2B Chem LLCUnited States$0.11500 g98%
Fluorochem EUGermany$0.12100 g95%
BLD Pharmatech Co., LimitedUnited States$0.13500 g98%
AA BLOCKSUnited States$0.14500 g98%
AK Scientific SpecializedUnited States$0.19500 g95%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.United States$0.251 kg98%
AK Scientific, Inc.United States$0.25500 g99%
ALFA AESARGermany$0.322.5 kg99%
Angene International LimitedUnited States$0.46500 g99%
Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)Germany$0.69100 g99%
Sigma-AldrichGermany$0.69100 g99%
MedKoo Biosciences, IncUnited States$10.0025 g98%
InterbioscreenHong Kong$24.0010 g95%
Vitas M Chemical LimitedHong Kong$390.00500 mg90%
Labotest KGGermany$453.001000 mg90%
SpecsNetherlands$794.005 g90%
TargetMol ChemicalsChina United States$910.00500 mg99.95%
MolnovaChina$1284.00500 mg99%
MedChemExpress MCESweden$1374.56500 mg98%
Princeton BioMolecular Research (SC)United States$2900.00100 mg90%
AngeneChina Hong Kong$4266.6730 mg97%

Chemical Identity

CAS131-56-6
PubChem CID8572
DTXSIDDTXSID8022406
FormulaC13H10O3
Mol. Weight214.22 g/mol
SMILESC1=CC=C(C=C1)C(=O)C2=C(C=C(C=C2)O)O

Data Sources

DTXSID80224062026-04-06

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

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

85722026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/8572/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/8572.json

131-56-62026-04-24

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

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

CAS 131-56-62026-04-25

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

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