4,4'-Diphenylmethane diisocyanate
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$171M
Top SourceHungary 35%
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 292910 · basket
These shares come from HS customs code 292910, which covers 22 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.
Source Countries
Country of origin for US imports, from Census customs data (2023).
HU 35%HungaryDE 20%GermanyIT 15%ItalyCN 8%ChinaES 7%Spain
- Mexico
- India
- Switzerland
- Panama
- United Kingdom
- Egypt
- Ukraine
- Poland
- Finland
- Malaysia
- Slovakia
- Austria
EPA-registered manufacturers (6)
Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.
Basf Se · DE Germany
Covestro Ag · DE Germany
Basf
Covestro
Huntsman
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Versaflex Companies
EPA-registered importers (16)
Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.
Basf Se · DE Germany
Covestro Ag · DE Germany
Daimler Ag · DE Germany
Shell · GB United Kingdom
Sika Ag · CH Switzerland
Show all 16
Basf
Covestro
Gcp Applied Technologies
Henkel
Huntsman
Mercedes Benz U.S
Old World Industries
Pennzoil-Quaker State
Sika
The Dow Chemical
Uzin Utz
Why It Matters
Sectors
EnergyElectronicsTransportationConstructionMetals & MiningPlastics & RubberPaints & CoatingsCore 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 12 sectors as 8 functional roles.
- •Monomers in Plastics Material and Resin ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into article
- •Paint additives and coating additives not described by other categories in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (0%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Finishing agents in Construction (0%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Intermediate in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (20%)Processing as a reactant
- •Monomers in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (30%)Processing as a reactant
- •Monomers in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (3%)Processing as a reactant
- •Monomers in Adhesive Manufacturing (17%)Processing as a reactant
- •Adhesives and sealant chemicals in Construction (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Adhesion/cohesion promoter in Machinery Manufacturing (40%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Adhesion/cohesion promoter in Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing (40%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Adhesion/cohesion promoter in Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing (20%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Intermediate in Plastics Product Manufacturing (97%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Adhesives and sealant chemicals in Transportation Equipment Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Lubricants and lubricant additives in Petroleum Lubricating Oil and Grease Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Hardener in Machinery Manufacturing (35%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Hardener in Transportation Equipment Manufacturing (5%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Hardener in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (5%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Adhesives and sealant chemicals in Paint and Coating ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
Vendor Pricing
$0.15/gALFA AESAR
CountryGermany
Pack$74.28 / 500 g
Purity98%
Vendors6 available
Prices reflect listed pack sizes. Small research packs run far above bulk rates.
5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock) | Germany | $0.15 | 5 kg | 98% |
| Sigma-Aldrich | Germany | $0.15 | 5 kg | 98% |
| Combi-Blocks, Inc. | United States | $0.30 | 500 g | 97% |
| Fluorochem UK | United Kingdom | $3.15 | 10 g | 97% |
| Labotest KG | Germany | $217.80 | 5000 mg | 90% |
Chemical Identity
CAS101-68-8
PubChem CID7570
DTXSIDDTXSID7025180
FormulaC15H10N2O2
Mol. Weight250.25 g/mol
SMILESC1=CC(=CC=C1CC2=CC=C(C=C2)N=C=O)N=C=O
Data Sources
DTXSID70251802026-04-06
https://doi.org/10.23645/epacomptox.5588566
Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv
75702026-04-06
https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/7570/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON
Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/7570.json
101-68-82026-04-24
https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting
Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr.csv
CAS 101-68-82026-04-25
https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting
Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr_industrial.csv