Mandelic acid

CAS 90-64-2

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

Molecular structure of 90-64-2
US productionCBI
Import value, 2024$81M
Top sourceChina 35%

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 291819 · basket

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

These shares come from HS customs code 291819, which covers 96 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
CN 35%ChinaIN 34%IndiaIT 9%ItalyDE 9%GermanyJP 4%Japan
EPA-registered importers (1)
Nalco- An Ecolab

Why It Matters

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

Industrial Uses

  • •Intermediate in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant

Vendor Pricing

$0.02/gAaron Chemicals LLC
CountryHong Kong
Pack$12.00 / 500 g
Purity99%
Vendors29 available

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

Chemical Identity

CAS90-64-2
PubChem CID1292
DTXSIDDTXSID6023234
FormulaC8H8O3
Mol. Weight152.15 g/mol
SMILESC1=CC=C(C=C1)C(C(=O)O)O

Data Sources

Brief citations

Mandelic acid (CAS 90-64-2) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/90-64-2/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID6023234. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID6023234 PubChem: 1292. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/1292 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 90-64-2. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 90-64-2. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 291819 for CAS 90-64-2. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/