4,4′-Biphenyltetracarboxylic dianhydride

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

Molecular structure of 2420-87-3
US ProductionCBI
Import Value$316M
Top SourceSouth Korea 19%

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 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 (2)
Ube Industries · JP Japan
Ube America

Why It Matters

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

Industrial Uses

Used in 2 sectors as 1 functional role.

  • Intermediate in Plastics Material and Resin ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant
  • Intermediate in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant

Vendor Pricing

$0.14/gAaron Chemicals LLC
CountryHong Kong
Pack$72.00 / 500 g
Purity98%
Vendors24 available

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

23 more vendors
VendorCountry$/gPackPurity
Angene ChemicalChina Hong Kong$0.16500 g98%
A2B Chem LLCUnited States$0.181 kg97%
AA BLOCKSUnited States$0.201 kg97%
ChemsceneUnited States$0.251 kg
BLD Pharmatech Co., LimitedUnited States$0.251 kg97%
BLD Pharmatech GmbHGermany$0.251 kg97%
BLD Pharmatech Ltd.China$0.251 kg97%
Ambeed, Inc.United States$0.251 kg97%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.United States$0.251 kg96%
Fluorochem EUGermany$0.26500 g96%
AK Scientific SpecializedUnited States$0.28500 g95%
AstaTech, IncUnited States$0.31500 g97%
AK Scientific, Inc.United States$0.39500 g98%
MedChemExpress MCESweden$0.50100 g98%
Angene International LimitedUnited States$0.50500 g95%
Apollo Scientific UKUnited Kingdom$0.50500 g97%
Fluorochem UKUnited Kingdom$0.8610 g96%
Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)Germany$2.9325 g97%
Sigma-AldrichGermany$2.9325 g97%
Princeton BioMolecular Research (SC)United States$2900.00100 mg90%
Vitas M Chemical LimitedHong Kong$3170.00100 mg90%
AngeneChina Hong Kong$4266.6730 mg98%
InterbioscreenHong Kong$4864.50100 mg95%

Chemical Identity

CAS2420-87-3
PubChem CID75494
DTXSIDDTXSID8044886
FormulaC16H6O6
Mol. Weight294.21 g/mol
SMILESC1=CC2=C(C=C1C3=CC4=C(C=C3)C(=O)OC4=O)C(=O)OC2=O

Data Sources

DTXSID80448862026-04-06

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

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

754942026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/75494/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/75494.json

2420-87-32026-04-24

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

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

CAS 2420-87-32026-04-25

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

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