C.I. Pigment Red 179

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

Molecular structure of 5521-31-3
US ProductionCBI
Import Value$43M
Top SourceJapan 25%

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 292519 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 292519, which covers 13 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
JP 25%JapanCN 21%ChinaGB 21%United KingdomAT 14%AustriaDE 7%Germany
EPA-registered importers (2)
Basf Se · DE Germany
Basf

Why It Matters

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

Industrial Uses

Used in 3 sectors as 2 functional roles.

  • •Pigment in Plastics Material and Resin ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into article
  • •Pigment in Paint and Coating ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Paint additives and coating additives not described by other categories in Paint and Coating ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Pigment in Plastics Product Manufacturing (10%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Vendor Pricing

$0.71/gAaron Chemicals LLC
CountryHong Kong
Pack$353.00 / 500 g
Purity92%
Vendors17 available

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

16 more vendors
VendorCountry$/gPackPurity
Angene ChemicalChina → Hong Kong$0.81500 g92%
AK Scientific SpecializedUnited States$0.82250 g—
A2B Chem LLCUnited States$0.88250 g92%
AA BLOCKSUnited States$0.91250 g92%
Angene International LimitedUnited States$1.40250 g—
BLD Pharmatech Ltd.China$1.75500 g92%
ChemsceneUnited States$1.85500 g—
BLD Pharmatech Co., LimitedUnited States$2.50100 g92%
BLD Pharmatech GmbHGermany$2.50100 g92%
Ambeed, Inc.United States$2.50100 g92%
AstaTech, IncUnited States$5.7010 g95%
Fluorochem EUGermany$15.731 g95%
Biopharma PEG Scientific Inc.United States$25.7625 g90%
AK Scientific, Inc.United States$28.005 g—
AngeneChina → Hong Kong$4266.6730 mg92%
TimTec, LLC (back-ordered)United States$32000.0015 mg94%

Chemical Identity

CAS5521-31-3
PubChem CID79657
DTXSIDDTXSID9029273
FormulaC26H14N2O4
Mol. Weight418.4 g/mol
SMILESCN1C(=O)C2=C3C(=CC=C4C3=C(C=C2)C5=C6C4=CC=C7C6=C(C=C5)C(=O)N(C7=O)C)C1=O

Data Sources

DTXSID90292732026-04-06

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

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

796572026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/79657/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/79657.json

5521-31-32026-04-24

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

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

CAS 5521-31-32026-04-25

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

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

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