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3,3',5,5'-Tetrabromobisphenol A

CAS 79-94-7

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

Molecular structure of 79-94-7
US productionCBI
Import value, 2024$34M
Top sourceJordan 65%

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 290819 · basket

EPA reports by year
2023
US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
2019
US production Confidential · Imports Confidential

These shares come from HS customs code 290819, which covers 63 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
JO 65%JordanDE 12%GermanyCN 6%ChinaJP 6%JapanGB 5%United Kingdom
Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (5)
Albemarle
Blue Tree Holdings
Icl Specialty Products North America
Lg Chem America
Tri-Iso
EPA-registered importers (2)
Ravago S A · LU Luxembourg
Huntsman

Why It Matters

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

Industrial Uses

Used in 4 sectors as 2 functional roles.

  • •Flame retardant in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (0%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Flame retardant in Plastics Product Manufacturing (1%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Intermediate in Adhesive Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Flame retardant in Paint and Coating ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Vendor Pricing

$0.04/gAaron Chemicals LLC
CountryHong Kong
Pack$22.00 / 500 g
Purity98%
Vendors19 available

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

18 more vendors
VendorCountry$/gPackPurity
Angene ChemicalChina → Hong Kong$0.05500 g98%
A2B Chem LLCUnited States$0.07500 g98%
Fluorochem UKUnited Kingdom$0.08500 g95%
AA BLOCKSUnited States$0.09500 g98%
AK Scientific SpecializedUnited States$0.121 kg95%
AK Scientific, Inc.United States$0.171 kg98%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.United States$0.251 kg98%
Angene International LimitedUnited States$0.36500 g98%
Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)Germany$1.11100 g97%
Sigma-AldrichGermany$1.11100 g97%
AstaTech (2 weeks)United States$1.19100 g95%
Labotest KGGermany$453.001000 mg90%
Key Organics Ltd.United Kingdom$2740.0050 mg98%
Princeton BioMolecular Research (SC)United States$2900.00100 mg90%
Vitas M Chemical LimitedHong Kong$3170.00100 mg90%
AngeneChina → Hong Kong$4266.6730 mg98%
ChemDiv, Inc.United States$5480.0050 mg90%
TimTec, LLC (back-ordered)United States$32000.0015 mg94%

Chemical Identity

CAS79-94-7
PubChem CID6618
DTXSIDDTXSID1026081
FormulaC15H12Br4O2
Mol. Weight543.9 g/mol
SMILESCC(C)(C1=CC(=C(C(=C1)Br)O)Br)C2=CC(=C(C(=C2)Br)O)Br

Data Sources

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Brief citations

3,3',5,5'-Tetrabromobisphenol A (CAS 79-94-7) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/79-94-7/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID1026081. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID1026081 PubChem: 6618. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/6618 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 79-94-7. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 79-94-7. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 290819 for CAS 79-94-7. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/