C.I. Pigment Yellow 95

CAS 5280-80-8

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.

Import volumeZero

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 Zero
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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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 3 sectors as 1 functional role.

•Pigment in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (40%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Pigment in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (40%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Pigment in Printing Ink Manufacturing (20%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Chemical Identity

CAS5280-80-8

PubChem CID110639

DTXSIDDTXSID6052166

FormulaC44H38Cl4N8O6

Mol. Weight916.6 g/mol

SMILESCC1=C(C=C(C=C1)Cl)NC(=O)C2=CC(=C(C=C2)Cl)N=NC(C(=O)C)C(=O)NC3=CC(=C(C=C3C)NC(=O)C(C(=O)C)N=NC4=C(C=CC(=C4)C(=O)NC5=C(C=CC(=C5)Cl)C)Cl)C

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID6052166Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 110639Retrieved 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 Yellow 95 (CAS 5280-80-8) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/5280-80-8/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID6052166. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID6052166 PubChem: 110639. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/110639 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 5280-80-8. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 5280-80-8. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting