Perylene

CAS 198-55-0

Used in 1 industrial sector tracked by the EPA.

US production202.8K lb

Import volumeZero

Import dependency0%

Top sourceNo public record

Production is reported production, not a complete census of factories. 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 290290 · basket

EPA reports by year

2023: US production 202.8K lb · Imports Zero

HS customs code 290290 covers 171 tracked chemicals in total. US Census does not break out this chemical's share, so the country-of-origin mix is not available. EPA CDR reports import dependency at the chemical level separately, shown above.

EPA-registered manufacturers (1)

Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.

Lone Star Specialty Products

Why It Matters

Sectors

Construction

Downstream UsesNot recorded

FDA Shortage Status

Whether any manufacturer currently reports this drug as in shortage on the FDA Drug Shortages database. "Active Shortage" means at least one presentation has status "current."

No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

•Binder in Wood Product Manufacturing (0%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Vendor Pricing

$1.01/gA2B Chem LLC

CountryUnited States

Pack$504.00 / 500 g

Purity97%

Vendors22 available

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

21 more vendors

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
Aaron Chemicals LLC	Hong Kong	$1.22	500 g	95%
AA BLOCKS	United States	$1.22	500 g	97%
Angene Chemical	China → Hong Kong	$1.30	500 g	95%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.	United States	$1.40	500 g	98%
Chemscene	United States	$1.44	500 g	—
Ambeed, Inc.	United States	$1.80	100 g	95%
AK Scientific Specialized	United States	$1.80	100 g	98%
Manchester Organics	United Kingdom	$2.12	100 g	97%
Fluorochem EU	Germany	$2.23	25 g	95%
AK Scientific, Inc.	United States	$2.41	100 g	99%
MedChemExpress MCE	Sweden	$2.81	100 g	99.77%
Fluorochem UK	United Kingdom	$3.15	5 g	95%
AstaTech, Inc	United States	$6.60	25 g	98%
Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)	Germany	$44.33	5 g	99%
Sigma-Aldrich	Germany	$44.33	5 g	99%
Angene International Limited	United States	$140.00	1 g	99.5%
TargetMol Chemicals	China → United States	$145.00	200 mg	98.96%
Labotest KG	Germany	$217.80	5000 mg	90%
Angene	China → Hong Kong	$4266.67	30 mg	95%
Life Chemicals Inc.	Ukraine → Canada	$4500.00	40 mg	90%
TimTec, LLC (back-ordered)	United States	$32000.00	15 mg	94%

Chemical Identity

CAS198-55-0

PubChem CIDNot recorded

DTXSIDDTXSID4047753

FormulaC20H12

Mol. Weight252.316 g/mol

SMILESC1=CC2=C3C(=C1)C1=CC=CC4=C1C(=CC=C4)C3=CC=C2

Data Sources

EPA TSCA InventoryRetrieved 2026-04-29
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04

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Brief citations

Perylene (CAS 198-55-0) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/198-55-0/ EPA TSCA Inventory: CAS 198-55-0. Retrieved 2026-04-29. https://www.epa.gov/tsca-inventory EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 198-55-0. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 198-55-0. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting