1,3,6,8-Pyrenetetrasulfonic acid

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

Molecular structure of 6528-53-6
US ProductionCBI
Import Value$40M
Import VolumeZero
Top SourceGermany 22%

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 290410 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 290410, which covers 39 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
DE 22%GermanyIT 20%ItalyCN 14%ChinaBE 11%BelgiumIN 11%India
EPA-registered manufacturers (1)
Dystar

Why It Matters

Sectors
Textiles
Downstream UsesNo data available
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 1 sector as 1 functional role.

  • •Dyes in Synthetic Dye and Pigment Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant

Chemical Identity

CAS6528-53-6
PubChem CID81017
DTXSIDDTXSID5044310
FormulaC16H10O12S4
Mol. Weight522.5 g/mol
SMILESC1=CC2=C3C(=C(C=C2S(=O)(=O)O)S(=O)(=O)O)C=CC4=C(C=C(C1=C43)S(=O)(=O)O)S(=O)(=O)O

Data Sources

DTXSID50443102026-04-06

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

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

810172026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/81017/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/81017.json

6528-53-62026-04-24

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

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

CAS 6528-53-62026-04-25

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

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

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