Isophorone

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

Molecular structure of 78-59-1
US ProductionCBI
Import Value$150M
Top SourceIndia 25%

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 291429 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 291429, which covers 31 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
IN 25%IndiaES 18%SpainCN 12%ChinaIL 11%IsraelCH 9%Switzerland
EPA-registered manufacturers (1)
Evonik
EPA-registered importers (3)
Symrise Ag · DE Germany
A.G. Layne
Symrise

Why It Matters

Sectors
AgriculturePlastics & RubberPaints & CoatingsPaper & PrintingCore Chemicals
Downstream UsesNo data available
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 5 sectors as 2 functional roles.

  • Solvents (which become part of product formulation or mixture) in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • Solvents (which become part of product formulation or mixture) in Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing (37%)Processing as a reactant
  • Intermediate in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (48%)Processing as a reactant
  • Solvents (which become part of product formulation or mixture) in Printing Ink Manufacturing (10%)Processing as a reactant
  • Solvents (which become part of product formulation or mixture) in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • Intermediate in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant

Vendor Pricing

$0.01/gAaron Chemicals LLC
CountryHong Kong
Pack$6.00 / 500 g
Purity98%
Vendors24 available

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

23 more vendors
VendorCountry$/gPackPurity
AA BLOCKSUnited States$0.011 kg99%
A2B Chem LLCUnited States$0.02500 g99%
Angene ChemicalChina Hong Kong$0.02500 g98%
Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)Germany$0.0220 kg97%
Sigma-AldrichGermany$0.0220 kg97%
BLD Pharmatech GmbHGermany$0.031 kg99%
BLD Pharmatech Ltd.China$0.031 kg99%
BLD Pharmatech Co., LimitedUnited States$0.041 kg99%
Ambeed, Inc.United States$0.041 kg99%
ChemsceneUnited States$0.051 kg
Fluorochem EUGermany$0.07500 g98%
SynthonixUnited States$0.08500 g95%
AK Scientific SpecializedUnited States$0.29100 g98%
AK Scientific, Inc.United States$0.41100 g99%
Angene International LimitedUnited States$0.80100 g98%
MedChemExpress MCESweden$0.81100 g99.95%
AstaTech, IncUnited States$0.99100 g97%
InterbioscreenHong Kong$24.0010 g95%
Labotest KGGermany$453.001000 mg90%
MolnovaChina$2260.0050 mg99%
Otava, Ltd.Ukraine$2280.0050 mg95%
Otava, Ltd. (2 weeks)Ukraine$2724.0050 mg95%
AngeneChina Hong Kong$4266.6730 mg98%

Chemical Identity

CAS78-59-1
PubChem CID6544
DTXSIDDTXSID8020759
FormulaC9H14O
Mol. Weight138.21 g/mol
SMILESCC1=CC(=O)CC(C1)(C)C

Data Sources

DTXSID80207592026-04-06

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

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

65442026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/6544/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/6544.json

78-59-12026-04-24

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

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

CAS 78-59-12026-04-25

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

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