benzo(a)pyrene

Drug ingredient

CAS 50-32-8

This chemical is an active pharmaceutical ingredient used in FDA-regulated drugs.

US production1.1M 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 1.1M 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

2 FDA-registered drug labelers

Apex Energetics Inc.

Professional Complementary Health Formulas

Why It Matters

Sectors

HealthConstruction

Downstream Uses

Appears in 2 drug and cosmetic product listings (FDA).

•Large Ring Combination 9302
•N02 Petrochem

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 (1%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Vendor Pricing

$184.00/gAaron Chemicals LLC

CountryHong Kong

Pack$184.00 / 1 g

Purity96%

Vendors20 available

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

19 more vendors

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
A2B Chem LLC	United States	$184.00	250 mg	98.7%
Angene Chemical	China → Hong Kong	$196.00	5 g	96%
Chemscene	United States	$197.00	1 g	—
Labotest KG	Germany	$217.80	5000 mg	90%
AA BLOCKS	United States	$224.00	250 mg	97%
Fluorochem EU	Germany	$239.58	1 g	97%
AstaTech, Inc	United States	$251.60	5 g	95%
AK Scientific, Inc.	United States	$297.00	1 g	97%
TargetMol Chemicals	China → United States	$390.00	500 mg	98.7%
AK Scientific Specialized	United States	$398.00	1 g	99%
MedChemExpress MCE	Sweden	$450.12	1 g	99.98%
Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)	Germany	$551.99	5 g	96%
Sigma-Aldrich	Germany	$551.99	5 g	96%
Angene International Limited	United States	$646.00	1 g	99%
ALFA AESAR	Germany	$667.20	500 mg	96%
TargetMol Chemicals EU	Austria	$960.00	100 mg	98.7%
Molnova	China	$1000.00	500 mg	99%
Angene	China → Hong Kong	$4266.67	30 mg	96%
TimTec, LLC (back-ordered)	United States	$32000.00	15 mg	94%

Chemical Identity

CAS50-32-8

PubChem CID2336

DTXSIDDTXSID2020139

FormulaC20H12

Mol. Weight252.3 g/mol

SMILESC1=CC=C2C3=C4C(=CC2=C1)C=CC5=C4C(=CC=C5)C=C3

Data Sources

PubChem · compound 2336Retrieved 2026-04-07
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
FDA National Drug Code directoryRetrieved 2026-04-07

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Brief citations

benzo(a)pyrene (CAS 50-32-8) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/50-32-8/ PubChem: 2336. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/2336 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 50-32-8. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting FDA National Drug Code directory: bulk match. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://open.fda.gov/data/ndc/