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6-Hydroxy-2-naphthoic acid

CAS 16712-64-4

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

Molecular structure of 16712-64-4
US productionCBI
Import value, 2024$122M
Top sourceSouth Korea 39%

At least one company claimed its 2023 production or import volume for this chemical as confidential, so EPA withholds it.

Why supply is unknown

Production is reported production, not a complete census of factories. US production volume is confidential. Production reporting year: 2023. Import value and source-country shares describe a shared customs category, not a separate chemical measurement.

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 291829 · basket

EPA reports by year
2023
US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
2019
US production Confidential · Imports Confidential

These shares come from HS customs code 291829, which covers 85 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
KR 39%South KoreaCN 26%ChinaTW 11%TaiwanJP 9%JapanSG 5%Singapore
EPA-registered importers (2)
Syensqo Sa · BE Belgium
Solvay

Why It Matters

Sectors
Plastics & Rubber
Downstream UsesNot recorded
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

  • •Monomers in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (100%)Processing—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

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Brief citations

6-Hydroxy-2-naphthoic acid (CAS 16712-64-4) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/16712-64-4/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID3029312. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID3029312 PubChem: 85557. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/85557 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 16712-64-4. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 16712-64-4. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 291829 for CAS 16712-64-4. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/