Benzoic acid, zinc salt (2:1)

CAS 553-72-0

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

Molecular structure of 553-72-0 — 1 Zn²⁺

US productionCBI

Confidential Business Information. The EPA withholds this volume because publishing it could reveal the reporting company's trade secrets.

Import value, 2024$89M

Top sourceEstonia 32%

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. Import value and source-country shares describe a shared customs category, not a separate chemical measurement.

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 291631 · basket

EPA reports by year

2023: US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
2019: US production 26.5K lb · Imports 473.3K lb

These shares come from HS customs code 291631, which covers 55 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries

Country of origin for US imports, from Census customs data (2024).

EE 32%EstoniaCN 30%ChinaNL 21%NetherlandsIT 5%ItalyIN 4%India

Germany
Malaysia
Switzerland
South Korea
Indonesia
Japan
Israel
Taiwan

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.

Baerlocher Usa

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.

Polymer Additves

EPA-registered importers (3)

Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.

Safic-Alcan · FR France

Baerlocher Production

Chemspec

Why It Matters

Sectors

Plastics & Rubber

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 1 sector as 2 functional roles.

•Lubricating agent in Plastics Product ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into article
•Heat stabilizer in Plastics Product ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into article

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

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
Angene Chemical	China → Hong Kong	$2.03	500 g	98%
A2B Chem LLC	United States	$2.21	500 g	98%
Ambeed, Inc.	United States	$2.90	500 g	98%
AA BLOCKS	United States	$2.90	500 g	98%
AstaTech (2 weeks)	United States	$12.40	5 g	95%
Angene International Limited	United States	$28.40	5 g	98%
Angene	China → Hong Kong	$4266.67	30 mg	98%

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

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID00890504Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 160523Retrieved 2026-04-06
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
US Census international tradeReporting year: 2024 · Retrieved 2026-10-04

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Brief citations

Benzoic acid, zinc salt (2:1) (CAS 553-72-0) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/553-72-0/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID00890504. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID00890504 PubChem: 160523. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/160523 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 553-72-0. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 553-72-0. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 291631 for CAS 553-72-0. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/