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Benzoic acid, aluminum salt (3:1)

CAS 555-32-8

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

Molecular structure of 555-32-8
1 Al³⁺
US productionCBI
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 Confidential · Imports Confidential

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

Why It Matters

Sectors
Paints & Coatings
Downstream UsesNot recorded
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 2 sectors as 1 functional role.

  • •Pigment in Synthetic Dye and Pigment ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Pigment in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Chemical Identity

CAS555-32-8
PubChem CID68387
DTXSIDDTXSID6044694
FormulaC21H15AlO6
Mol. Weight390.3 g/mol
SMILESC1=CC=C(C=C1)C(=O)[O-].C1=CC=C(C=C1)C(=O)[O-].C1=CC=C(C=C1)C(=O)[O-].[Al+3]

Data Sources

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Brief citations

Benzoic acid, aluminum salt (3:1) (CAS 555-32-8) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/555-32-8/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID6044694. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID6044694 PubChem: 68387. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/68387 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 555-32-8. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 555-32-8. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 291631 for CAS 555-32-8. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/