Benzoic acid, zinc salt (2:1)

Used in 1 industrial sectors tracked by the EPA.

Molecular structure of 553-72-0
US Production26.5K lbs
Import Value$89M
Import Volume473.3K lbs
Import Dependency95%
Top SourceEstonia 32%

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 291631 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 291631, which covers 25 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
EE 32%EstoniaCN 30%ChinaNL 21%NetherlandsIT 5%ItalyIN 4%India
EPA-registered manufacturers (2)
Baerlocher Production
Baerlocher Usa
EPA-registered importers (2)
Safic Alcan · FR France
Chemspec

Why It Matters

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

Vendor Pricing

$1.78/gAaron Chemicals LLC
CountryHong Kong
Pack$888.00 / 500 g
Purity98%
Vendors8 available

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

7 more vendors
VendorCountry$/gPackPurity
Angene ChemicalChina Hong Kong$2.03500 g98%
A2B Chem LLCUnited States$2.21500 g98%
Ambeed, Inc.United States$2.90500 g98%
AA BLOCKSUnited States$2.90500 g98%
AstaTech (2 weeks)United States$12.405 g95%
Angene International LimitedUnited States$28.405 g98%
AngeneChina Hong Kong$4266.6730 mg98%

Chemical Identity

CAS553-72-0
PubChem CID160523
DTXSIDDTXSID00890504
FormulaC14H10O4Zn
Mol. Weight307.6 g/mol
SMILESC1=CC=C(C=C1)C(=O)[O-].C1=CC=C(C=C1)C(=O)[O-].[Zn+2]

Data Sources

DTXSID008905042026-04-06

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

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

1605232026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/160523/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/160523.json

553-72-02026-04-24

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

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

CAS 553-72-02026-04-25

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

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