Styrene
U.S. production volumes are classified as confidential business information.
US ProductionCBI
Confidential Business Information. The EPA withholds this volume because publishing it could reveal the reporting company's trade secrets.
Import Value$263M
Top SourceCanada 100%
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 290250 · exact
Source Countries
Country of origin for US imports, from Census customs data (2023).
CA 100%Canada
- Dominican Republic
- China
- Netherlands
- Italy
EPA-registered manufacturers (12)
Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.
Ineos · IM Isle of Man
Total Se · FR France
Agilyx
Americas Styrenics
Deltech
Show all 12
Dynachem
Ineos Styrolution America
Lyondell Chemical
Shell
Shell Chemical
Total Petrochemicals & Refining Usa
Westlake Petrochemicals
EPA-registered importers (29)
Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.
Alfa Sab De Cv · MX Mexico
Basf Se · DE Germany
Covestro Ag · DE Germany
Ineos · GB United Kingdom
Kemper System Unternehmensverwaltungsgesellschaft Mbh · DE Germany
Show all 29
Shell · GB United Kingdom
Synthomer Plc · GB United Kingdom
Allnex Usa
Basf
Caesarstone Technologies Usa
Carfair Composites Usa
Composites One
Covestro
Hudson Products
Ineos Enterprises Us Hold
Ineos Styrolution America
Kaneka North America
Kemper System America
Omnova Solutions
Peninsula Polymers
Schmid Rhyner Usa
Shell Chemical
Styropek Usa
Superior Oil
Synthomer Usa
The Dow Chemical
The Sherwin Williams
Trinseo
U-Pol Us
Why It Matters
Sectors
EnergyTransportationConstructionMetals & MiningPlastics & RubberConsumer ProductsPaints & CoatingsPaper & PrintingCore Chemicals
Downstream UsesNo data available
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 19 sectors as 15 functional roles.
- •Monomers in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Paint additives and coating additives not described by other categories in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Adhesives and sealant chemicals in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (1%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Adhesives and sealant chemicals in Adhesive Manufacturing (1%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Paint additives and coating additives not described by other categories in Transportation Equipment ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into article
- •Pigment in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (0%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Intermediate in Petrochemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
- •Monomers in Plastics Product Manufacturing (86%)Processing as a reactant
- •Intermediate in Plastics Material and Resin ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Solvent in Transportation Equipment ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into article
- •Adhesives and sealant chemicals in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Functional fluids (open systems) in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Monomers in Adhesive Manufacturing (10%)Processing as a reactant
- •Fuel agents in Other (90%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Antioxidant in Oil and Gas Drilling, Extraction, and Support activities (100%)Processing as a reactant
- •Fuels and fuel additives in Petrochemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Monomers in Oil and Gas Drilling, Extraction, and Support activities (100%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Diluent in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Intermediate in Printing and Related Support Activities (1%)Processing as a reactant
- •Intermediate in Synthetic Rubber Manufacturing (1%)Processing as a reactant
- •Intermediate in Plastics Product Manufacturing (4%)Processing as a reactant
- •Intermediate in Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing (26%)Processing as a reactant
- •Plating agents and surface treating agents in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (2%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Intermediate in Wholesale and Retail Trade (1%)Processing—repackaging
- •Intermediate in Construction (1%)Processing as a reactant
- •Intermediate in Printing Ink Manufacturing (1%)Processing as a reactant
- •Adhesives and sealant chemicals in Construction (1%)Processing as a reactant
- •Paint additives and coating additives not described by other categories in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (2%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Monomers in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Intermediate in Miscellaneous Manufacturing (10%)Processing as a reactant
- •Paint additives and coating additives not described by other categories in Asphalt Paving, Roofing, and Coating Materials ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Cleaning agent in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (50%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Surfactant (surface active agent) in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (50%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Solvent in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Paint additives and coating additives not described by other categories in Printing Ink Manufacturing (100%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Hardener in Miscellaneous Manufacturing (90%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Monomers in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
- •Monomers in Not Known or Reasonably AscertainableProcessing—incorporation into article
- •Monomers in Synthetic Rubber Manufacturing (5%)Processing as a reactant
Vendor Pricing
$0.16/gFluorochem UK
CountryUnited Kingdom
Pack$80.08 / 500 g
Purity99%
Vendors7 available
Prices reflect listed pack sizes. Small research packs run far above bulk rates.
6 more vendors
| Vendor | Country Supplier country. Where available, shows shipping origin. When the supplier ships from a different country than where they are registered, both are shown. Most suppliers show registration country only. | $/g | Pack | Purity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A2B Chem LLC | United States | $2.04 | 25 g | 99% |
| AA BLOCKS | United States | $2.12 | 25 g | 99% |
| A2B Chem LLC (1 week) | United States | $39.80 | 5 g | — |
| AA BLOCKS (1 week) | United States | $41.00 | 5 g | — |
| Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock) | Germany | $207.24 | 250 mg | — |
| Sigma-Aldrich | Germany | $207.24 | 250 mg | — |
Chemical Identity
CAS100-42-5
PubChem CID7501
DTXSIDDTXSID2021284
FormulaC8H8
Mol. Weight104.15 g/mol
SMILESC=CC1=CC=CC=C1
Data Sources
DTXSID20212842026-04-06
https://doi.org/10.23645/epacomptox.5588566
Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv
75012026-04-06
https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/7501/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON
Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/7501.json
100-42-52026-04-24
https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting
Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr.csv
CAS 100-42-52026-04-25
https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting
Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr_industrial.csv