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2,4-Dihydroxybenzoic acid

CAS 89-86-1

EPA’s 2019 records show zero U.S. production of this chemical.

Molecular structure of 89-86-1
US productionZero
Import value, 2024$122M
Top sourceSouth Korea 39%

EPA lists this chemical for 2019 but publishes zero or no volume for both production and imports.

Why supply is unknown

Production is reported production, not a complete census of factories. Production reporting year: 2019. Import value and source-country shares describe a shared customs category, not a separate chemical measurement.

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 291829 · basket

EPA reports by year
2019
US production Zero · Imports Zero

These shares come from HS customs code 291829, which covers 85 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
KR 39%South KoreaCN 26%ChinaTW 11%TaiwanJP 9%JapanSG 5%Singapore
Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (2)
Occidental Petroleum
Pht International

Why It Matters

Sectors
Core Chemicals
Downstream UsesNot recorded
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

  • •Intermediate in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Vendor Pricing

$0.05/gAaron Chemicals LLC
CountryHong Kong
Pack$23.00 / 500 g
Purity98%
Vendors35 available

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

34 more vendors
VendorCountry$/gPackPurity
Angene ChemicalChina → Hong Kong$0.051 kg98%
ChemsceneUnited States$0.061 kg—
BLD Pharmatech GmbHGermany$0.061 kg98%
BLD Pharmatech Ltd.China$0.061 kg98%
Ambeed, Inc.United States$0.061 kg98%
A2B Chem LLCUnited States$0.07500 g98%
AA BLOCKSUnited States$0.08500 g92%
Fluorochem EUGermany$0.08500 g98%
BLD Pharmatech Co., LimitedUnited States$0.10500 g98%
AK Scientific SpecializedUnited States$0.11500 g95%
Apollo Scientific UKUnited Kingdom$0.111 kg97%
ALFA AESARGermany$0.142.5 kg97%
AK Scientific, Inc.United States$0.14500 g98%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.United States$0.251 kg97%
Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)Germany$0.28500 g97%
Sigma-AldrichGermany$0.28500 g97%
Angene International LimitedUnited States$0.29500 g97%
AstaTech (2 weeks)United States$1.4825 g95%
InterbioscreenHong Kong$24.0010 g95%
TargetMol ChemicalsChina → United States$70.001 g98.99%
SpecsNetherlands$94.625 g90%
MedChemExpress MCESweden$106.481 g99.95%
Labotest KGGermany$217.805000 mg90%
Vitas M Chemical LimitedHong Kong$310.001 g90%
MolnovaChina$370.00100 mg99%
Otava, Ltd.Ukraine$460.00250 mg95%
ChemFacesChina$1500.0020 mg98%
Princeton BioMolecular Research (SC)United States$2900.00100 mg90%
AngeneChina → Hong Kong$4266.6730 mg98%
AsinexNetherlands$6461.40100 mg90%
Key Organics Ltd.United Kingdom$6900.0010 mg98%
ChemDiv, Inc.United States$11300.0010 mg90%
TimTec, LLCUnited States$16000.0030 mg90%
AnalytiCon Discovery - a Division of BRAIN Biotech AGGermany$73652.70100 mg85%

Chemical Identity

CAS89-86-1
PubChem CID1491
DTXSIDDTXSID0025074
FormulaC7H6O4
Mol. Weight154.12 g/mol
SMILESC1=CC(=C(C=C1O)O)C(=O)O

Data Sources

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Brief citations

2,4-Dihydroxybenzoic acid (CAS 89-86-1) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/89-86-1/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID0025074. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID0025074 PubChem: 1491. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/1491 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 89-86-1. Reporting year: 2019. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 89-86-1. Reporting year: 2019. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 291829 for CAS 89-86-1. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/