2-Mercaptobenzothiazole

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

Molecular structure of 149-30-4
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 (10)
Barrick · CA Canada
Aalborz Chemical
Akrochem
Americas International
Barrick North America Holding
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Harwick Standard Distribution
Lanxess
Sovereign Chemical
Textile Rubber & Chemical
Western Reserve Chemical

Why It Matters

Sectors
Metals & MiningPlastics & RubberCore Chemicals
Downstream UsesNo data available
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 2 sectors as 5 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
  • Flotation agent in Mining (except Oil and Gas) and support activities (100%)Processing as a reactant
  • Antioxidant in Rubber Product Manufacturing (83%)Processing as a reactant
  • Chemical reaction regulator in Rubber Product Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Vendor Pricing

$0.01/gAaron Chemicals LLC
CountryHong Kong
Pack$7.00 / 500 g
Purity99%
Vendors31 available

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

30 more vendors
VendorCountry$/gPackPurity
Angene ChemicalChina Hong Kong$0.02500 g99%
A2B Chem LLCUnited States$0.021 kg98%
AA BLOCKSUnited States$0.031 kg95%
Manchester OrganicsUnited Kingdom$0.052.5 kg97%
Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)Germany$0.101 kg97%
Sigma-AldrichGermany$0.101 kg97%
Fluorochem EUGermany$0.11100 g97%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.United States$0.251 kg98%
ChemsceneUnited States$0.401 kg
BLD Pharmatech Ltd.China$0.421 kg98%
BLD Pharmatech GmbHGermany$0.49500 g98%
Ambeed, Inc.United States$0.49500 g98%
MedChemExpress MCESweden$0.501 kg
AK Scientific SpecializedUnited States$0.52100 g98%
AstaTech (2 weeks)United States$0.62500 g95%
BLD Pharmatech Co., LimitedUnited States$0.68100 g98%
AK Scientific, Inc.United States$0.71100 g99%
Angene International LimitedUnited States$1.45100 g99%
InterbioscreenHong Kong$12.0010 g95%
Key Organics Ltd.United Kingdom$24.2010 g95%
ACINTSUnited Kingdom$40.6910 g95%
Labotest KGGermany$217.805000 mg90%
SpecsNetherlands$376.311 g90%
Otava, Ltd.Ukraine$460.00250 mg95%
Maybridge, Ltd.United Kingdom$2414.30100 mg90%
Vitas M Chemical LimitedHong Kong$3170.00100 mg90%
ChemDiv, Inc.United States$4070.00100 mg90%
Princeton BioMolecular Research (SC)United States$4200.0050 mg90%
AngeneChina Hong Kong$4266.6730 mg99%
AsinexNetherlands$6461.40100 mg90%

Chemical Identity

CAS149-30-4
PubChem CID697993
DTXSIDDTXSID1020807
FormulaC7H5NS2
Mol. Weight167.3 g/mol
SMILESC1=CC=C2C(=C1)NC(=S)S2

Data Sources

DTXSID10208072026-04-06

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

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

6979932026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/697993/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/697993.json

149-30-42026-04-24

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

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

CAS 149-30-42026-04-25

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

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