Anthraquinone

Drug ingredient

CAS 84-65-1

Companies reported imports and no US production of this drug ingredient to EPA for 2023.

US productionZero

Import value, 2024$4M

Import volume1.6M lb

Import dependency100%

Top sourceCzech Republic 58%

Production is reported production, not a complete census of factories. Production reporting year: 2023.

Anthraquinone · US import value by year

2013: $15M · Peak 2022: $18M · 2024: $4M · 2025: $3M

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 291461 · exact

EPA reports by year

2023: US production Zero · Imports 1.6M lb
2019: US production Zero · Imports 15.1M lb

Source Countries

Country of origin for US imports, from Census customs data (2024).

CZ 58%Czech RepublicCN 26%ChinaJP 16%Japan

EPA-registered importers (3)

Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.

Sojitz · JP Japan

Chemical Products

Sojitz Corporation Of America

3 FDA-registered drug labelers

Deseret Biologicals, Inc.

Nutritional Specialties, Inc.

Professional Complementary Health Formulas

Why It Matters

Sectors

HealthPaper & Printing

Downstream Uses

Appears in 3 drug and cosmetic product listings (FDA).

•Bio Cytotox Phase
•Cellular Oxygenator Drops 2095
•Cellular Oxygenator

FDA Shortage Status

Whether any manufacturer currently reports this drug as in shortage on the FDA Drug Shortages database. "Active Shortage" means at least one presentation has status "current."

No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 1 sector as 2 functional roles.

•Chemical reaction regulator in Paper Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
•Oxidizing agent in Paper Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Chemical Identity

CAS84-65-1

PubChem CID6780

DTXSIDDTXSID3020095

FormulaC14H8O2

Mol. Weight208.21 g/mol

SMILESC1=CC=C2C(=C1)C(=O)C3=CC=CC=C3C2=O

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID3020095Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 6780Retrieved 2026-04-06
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
FDA National Drug Code directoryRetrieved 2026-04-07
US Census international tradeReporting year: 2024 · Retrieved 2026-10-04

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Brief citations

Anthraquinone (CAS 84-65-1) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/84-65-1/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID3020095. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID3020095 PubChem: 6780. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/6780 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 84-65-1. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting FDA National Drug Code directory: CAS 84-65-1. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://open.fda.gov/data/ndc/ US Census international trade: HS 291461 for CAS 84-65-1. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/