6-Hydroxy-2-naphthoic acid

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

Molecular structure of 16712-64-4
US ProductionCBI
Import Value$122M
Top SourceSouth Korea 39%

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 291829 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 291829, which covers 20 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
KR 39%South KoreaCN 26%ChinaTW 11%TaiwanJP 9%JapanSG 5%Singapore
EPA-registered importers (1)
Celanese

Why It Matters

Sectors
Plastics & Rubber
Downstream UsesNo data available
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 1 sector as 1 functional role.

  • Intermediate in Plastics Material and Resin ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Vendor Pricing

$0.03/gAaron Chemicals LLC
CountryHong Kong
Pack$15.00 / 500 g
Purity98%
Vendors26 available

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

25 more vendors
VendorCountry$/gPackPurity
Angene ChemicalChina Hong Kong$0.04500 g98%
A2B Chem LLCUnited States$0.051 kg98%
AA BLOCKSUnited States$0.061 kg98%
Fluorochem EUGermany$0.07500 g96%
ChemsceneUnited States$0.071 kg
BLD Pharmatech Co., LimitedUnited States$0.081 kg98%
BLD Pharmatech GmbHGermany$0.081 kg98%
BLD Pharmatech Ltd.China$0.081 kg98%
Ambeed, Inc.United States$0.081 kg98%
MedChemExpress MCESweden$0.091 kg
Apollo Scientific UKUnited Kingdom$0.1025 kg98%
AK Scientific SpecializedUnited States$0.111 kg97%
AK Scientific, Inc.United States$0.161 kg98%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.United States$0.251 kg98%
Angene International LimitedUnited States$0.33500 g98%
AstaTech (2 weeks)United States$0.97100 g95%
SynthonixUnited States$1.1225 g97%
AldlabUnited States$6.901 g95%
Fluorochem UKUnited Kingdom$7.151 g96%
ALFA AESARGermany$12.4825 g99%
Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)Germany$19.605 g98%
Sigma-AldrichGermany$19.605 g98%
Labotest KGGermany$217.805000 mg90%
Key Organics Ltd.United Kingdom$2740.0050 mg95%
AngeneChina Hong Kong$4266.6730 mg98%

Chemical Identity

CAS16712-64-4
PubChem CID85557
DTXSIDDTXSID3029312
FormulaC11H8O3
Mol. Weight188.18 g/mol
SMILESC1=CC2=C(C=CC(=C2)O)C=C1C(=O)O

Data Sources

DTXSID30293122026-04-06

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

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

855572026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/85557/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/85557.json

16712-64-42026-04-24

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

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

CAS 16712-64-42026-04-25

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

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