C.I. Pigment Red 149

CAS 4948-15-6

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

US productionCBI

Confidential Business Information. The EPA withholds this volume because publishing it could reveal the reporting company's trade secrets.

Top sourceNo public record

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.

Where It Comes From

EPA reports by year

2023: US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
2019: US production Confidential · Imports Confidential

Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (1)

EPA records name a US company for this chemical but do not disclose whether the company made it here or imported it.

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EPA-registered importers (3)

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

Heubach Holding S R L · LU Luxembourg

Heubach Holding Usa

Pigments Services

Why It Matters

Sectors

Plastics & RubberPaints & CoatingsPaper & Printing

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

Used in 5 sectors as 1 functional role.

•Pigment in Printing Ink Manufacturing (3%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Pigment in Custom Compounding of Purchased Resins (90%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Pigment in Plastics Product Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into article
•Pigment in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Pigment in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (40%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Vendor Pricing

$0.82/gA2B Chem LLC

CountryUnited States

Pack$206.00 / 250 g

PurityNot recorded

Vendors9 available

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

8 more vendors

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
AA BLOCKS	United States	$0.86	250 g	95%
AK Scientific, Inc.	United States	$1.16	250 g	95%
AstaTech (2 weeks)	United States	$1.76	25 g	95%
Angene International Limited	United States	$1.92	250 g	95%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.	United States	$3.60	100 g	95%
Aaron Chemicals LLC	Hong Kong	$4.43	500 g	—
Angene Chemical	China → Hong Kong	$4.73	500 g	95%
Angene	China → Hong Kong	$4266.67	30 mg	95%

Chemical Identity

CAS4948-15-6

PubChem CID62555

DTXSIDDTXSID4052130

FormulaC40H26N2O4

Mol. Weight598.6 g/mol

SMILESCC1=CC(=CC(=C1)N2C(=O)C3=C4C(=CC=C5C4=C(C=C3)C6=C7C5=CC=C8C7=C(C=C6)C(=O)N(C8=O)C9=CC(=CC(=C9)C)C)C2=O)C

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID4052130Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 62555Retrieved 2026-04-06
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

C.I. Pigment Red 149 (CAS 4948-15-6) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/4948-15-6/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID4052130. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID4052130 PubChem: 62555. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/62555 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 4948-15-6. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 4948-15-6. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting