Trimellitic anhydride

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

Molecular structure of 552-30-7
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 manufacturers (2)
Ineos Enterprises Holdings New · GB United Kingdom
Ineos Enterprises Us Hold
EPA-registered importers (6)
Altana Ag · DE Germany
Allnex Usa
Dsm Holding
Elantas Pdg
Polynt Composites Usa
Show all 6
Reichhold Llc 2

Why It Matters

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

Industrial Uses

Used in 4 sectors as 3 functional roles.

  • Paint additives and coating additives not described by other categories in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
  • Intermediate in Plastics Material and Resin ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • Intermediate in Paint and Coating ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • Monomers in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • Intermediate in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (65%)Processing as a reactant
  • Monomers in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (25%)Processing as a reactant
  • Intermediate in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (10%)Processing as a reactant

Vendor Pricing

$0.02/gAaron Chemicals LLC
CountryHong Kong
Pack$9.00 / 500 g
Purity95%
Vendors20 available

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

19 more vendors
VendorCountry$/gPackPurity
Angene ChemicalChina Hong Kong$0.02500 g95%
A2B Chem LLCUnited States$0.04500 g97%
AA BLOCKSUnited States$0.05500 g97%
ALFA AESARGermany$0.071 kg97%
AstaTech, IncUnited States$0.10500 g95%
Fluorochem EUGermany$0.11100 g95%
Fluorochem UKUnited Kingdom$0.11100 g95%
Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)Germany$0.151 kg97%
Sigma-AldrichGermany$0.151 kg97%
AK Scientific SpecializedUnited States$0.15500 g95%
AK Scientific, Inc.United States$0.20500 g98%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.United States$0.251 kg97%
Angene International LimitedUnited States$0.38500 g98%
InterbioscreenHong Kong$10.0010 g95%
Labotest KGGermany$217.805000 mg90%
Otava, Ltd.Ukraine$460.00250 mg95%
AngeneChina Hong Kong$4266.6730 mg95%
Vitas M Chemical LimitedHong Kong$14000.005 mg90%
Princeton BioMolecular Research (SC)United States$18000.005 mg90%

Chemical Identity

CAS552-30-7
PubChem CID11089
DTXSIDDTXSID7026235
FormulaC9H4O5
Mol. Weight192.12 g/mol
SMILESC1=CC2=C(C=C1C(=O)O)C(=O)OC2=O

Data Sources

DTXSID70262352026-04-06

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

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

110892026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/11089/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/11089.json

552-30-72026-04-24

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

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

CAS 552-30-72026-04-25

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

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