4,4'-Diamino-2,2'-stilbenedisulfonic acid

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

Molecular structure of 81-11-8
US ProductionCBI
Import Value$84M
Top SourceJapan 31%

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 292159 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 292159, which covers 12 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
JP 31%JapanIN 26%IndiaCN 21%ChinaCH 13%SwitzerlandBE 4%Belgium
EPA-registered importers (4)
Archroma Management Gmbh · CH Switzerland
Archroma U.S
Liberty Specialty Chemicals
Tfm North America

Why It Matters

Sectors
TextilesPaper & Printing
Downstream UsesNo data available
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 2 sectors as 2 functional roles.

  • Intermediate in Synthetic Dye and Pigment Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
  • Brightener in Paper ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant
  • Brightener in Synthetic Dye and Pigment Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Vendor Pricing

$5.00/gFulfilled by Molport
CountryLatvia
Pack$125.00 / 25 g
Purity95%
Vendors1 available

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

Chemical Identity

CAS81-11-8
PubChem CID6668
DTXSIDDTXSID5024926
FormulaC14H14N2O6S2
Mol. Weight370.4 g/mol
SMILESC1=CC(=C(C=C1N)S(=O)(=O)O)C=CC2=C(C=C(C=C2)N)S(=O)(=O)O

Data Sources

DTXSID50249262026-04-06

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

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

66682026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/6668/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/6668.json

81-11-82026-04-24

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

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

CAS 81-11-82026-04-25

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

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