C.I. Pigment Yellow 12

CAS 6358-85-6

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

US productionCBI

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

Top sourceNo public record

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.

Where It Comes From

EPA reports by year

2023: US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
2019: US production Confidential · Imports Confidential

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.

Flint Cps Inks North America

EPA-registered importers (1)

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

Pigments Services

Why It Matters

Sectors

Plastics & RubberPaints & CoatingsPaper & Printing

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 4 sectors as 1 functional role.

•Pigment in Printing and Related Support ActivitiesProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Pigment in Printing Ink ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Pigment in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (20%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Pigment in Custom Compounding of Purchased Resins (80%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Vendor Pricing

$2.06/gAaron Chemicals LLC

CountryHong Kong

Pack$1030.00 / 500 g

Purity98%

Vendors3 available

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

2 more vendors

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
AA BLOCKS	United States	$5.00	25 g	98%
AstaTech, Inc	United States	$14.20	10 g	95%

Chemical Identity

CAS6358-85-6

PubChem CID186342

DTXSIDDTXSID1021451

FormulaC32H26Cl2N6O4

Mol. Weight629.5 g/mol

SMILESCC(=O)C(C(=O)NC1=CC=CC=C1)N=NC2=C(C=C(C=C2)C3=CC(=C(C=C3)N=NC(C(=O)C)C(=O)NC4=CC=CC=C4)Cl)Cl

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID1021451Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 186342Retrieved 2026-04-06
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04

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Brief citations

C.I. Pigment Yellow 12 (CAS 6358-85-6) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/6358-85-6/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID1021451. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID1021451 PubChem: 186342. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/186342 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 6358-85-6. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 6358-85-6. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting