3-Hydroxy-2-naphthoic acid

CAS 92-70-6

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

Molecular structure of 92-70-6
US productionCBI
Import value, 2024$122M
Top sourceSouth Korea 39%

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 291829 · basket

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

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
EPA-registered importers (1)
Aceto Us

Why It Matters

Sectors
Textiles
Downstream UsesNot recorded
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

  • •Pigment in Synthetic Dye and Pigment Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant

Vendor Pricing

$0.02/gAaron Chemicals LLC
CountryHong Kong
Pack$8.00 / 500 g
Purity97%
Vendors28 available

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

Chemical Identity

CAS92-70-6
PubChem CID7104
DTXSIDDTXSID3026560
FormulaC11H8O3
Mol. Weight188.18 g/mol
SMILESC1=CC=C2C=C(C(=CC2=C1)C(=O)O)O

Data Sources

Brief citations

3-Hydroxy-2-naphthoic acid (CAS 92-70-6) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/92-70-6/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID3026560. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID3026560 PubChem: 7104. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/7104 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 92-70-6. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 92-70-6. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 291829 for CAS 92-70-6. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/