Disodium 1,2-benzenedicarboxylate

No U.S. production. America imports the entire domestic supply.

Molecular structure of 15968-01-1
US ProductionZero
Import Value$316M
Import Volume63.1K lbs
Import Dependency100%
Top SourceSouth Korea 19%
Disodium 1,2-benzenedicarboxylate · US import value by year
$142M2013$288M2025

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 291739 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 291739, which covers 32 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
KR 19%South KoreaCN 19%ChinaIN 18%IndiaES 13%SpainCA 9%Canada
EPA-registered importers (1)
Lanxess

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.

  • Tanning agents not otherwise specified in Textiles, apparel, and leather manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Vendor Pricing

$0.50/gCombi-Blocks, Inc.
CountryUnited States
Pack$50.00 / 100 g
Purity95%
Vendors6 available

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

5 more vendors
VendorCountry$/gPackPurity
BLD Pharmatech Ltd.China$0.60100 g98%
Fluorochem EUGermany$0.73100 g98%
Ambeed, Inc.United States$1.0025 g98%
AstaTech (2 weeks)United States$1.02500 g95%
AK Scientific, Inc.United States$1.9225 g95%

Chemical Identity

CAS15968-01-1
PubChem CID85215
DTXSIDDTXSID60889651
FormulaC8H4Na2O4
Mol. Weight210.09 g/mol
SMILESC1=CC=C(C(=C1)C(=O)[O-])C(=O)[O-].[Na+].[Na+]

Data Sources

DTXSID608896512026-04-06

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

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

852152026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/85215/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/85215.json

15968-01-12026-04-24

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

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

CAS 15968-01-12026-04-25

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

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