4,4'-Dichlorodiphenyl sulfone

CAS 80-07-9

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

Molecular structure of 80-07-9
US productionCBI
Import value, 2024$760M
Top sourceChina 33%

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 293090 · basket

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

These shares come from HS customs code 293090, which covers 418 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
CN 33%ChinaES 14%SpainCH 9%SwitzerlandIT 7%ItalyIN 7%India
EPA-registered manufacturers (2)
Syensqo Sa · BE Belgium
Solvay
Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (1)
Aurorium
EPA-registered importers (1)
Syensqo Sa · BE Belgium

Why It Matters

Sectors
Plastics & Rubber
Downstream UsesNot recorded
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

  • •Monomers in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant

Vendor Pricing

$0.02/gAaron Chemicals LLC
CountryHong Kong
Pack$8.00 / 500 g
Purity98%
Vendors26 available

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

Chemical Identity

CAS80-07-9
PubChem CID6625
DTXSIDDTXSID9024986
FormulaC12H8Cl2O2S
Mol. Weight287.2 g/mol
SMILESC1=CC(=CC=C1S(=O)(=O)C2=CC=C(C=C2)Cl)Cl

Data Sources

Brief citations

4,4'-Dichlorodiphenyl sulfone (CAS 80-07-9) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/80-07-9/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID9024986. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID9024986 PubChem: 6625. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/6625 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 80-07-9. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 80-07-9. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 293090 for CAS 80-07-9. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/