Bis(2-ethylhexyl)hexanedioate
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$49M
Top SourceCanada 36%
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 291712 · basket
These shares come from HS customs code 291712, which covers 21 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).
CA 36%CanadaBR 27%BrazilKR 10%South KoreaIN 6%IndiaNL 5%Netherlands
- United Kingdom
- Thailand
- Turkey
- Switzerland
EPA-registered manufacturers (5)
Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.
Custom Synthesis
Dynachem
Lanxess
Teknor Apex
Zschimmer&Schwarz
EPA-registered importers (22)
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
Itaca S A U · ES Spain
Ny · FR France
Orbia Advance Corp Sab De Cv · MX Mexico
Safic Alcan · FR France
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Sk Echo Holdings S R L · LU Luxembourg
Alac International
Basf
Chemspec
Formosa Plastics Corporation, U.S.A.
Geodis Logistics
Geon Performance Solutions
Greenchem Industries
Harwick Standard Distribution
Industrial Chemicals
Kemira Chemicals
Mexichem Specialty Compounds Inc Dba Alphagary
Nyco America
Polyone
Silver Fern Chemical
Soyventis North America
Univar Solutions
Why It Matters
Sectors
FoodEnergyWaterConstructionMetals & 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 13 functional roles.
- •Plasticizer in Plastics Product Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Plasticizer in Custom Compounding of Purchased ResinsProcessing—incorporation into article
- •Paint additives and coating additives not described by other categories in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (0%)Processing as a reactant
- •Paint additives and coating additives not described by other categories in Adhesive Manufacturing (0%)Processing as a reactant
- •Plasticizer in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (0%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Dispersing agent in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (0%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Wetting agent (non-aqueous) in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (0%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Solvent in Non-metallic Mineral Product Manufacturing (includes clay, glass, cement, concrete, lime, gypsum, and other non-metallic mineral product manufacturing) (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Plasticizer in Synthetic Rubber ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant
- •Plasticizer in Rubber Product ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant
- •Binder in Primary Metal Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Plasticizer in All Other Basic Organic Chemical ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into article
- •Plasticizer in Printing and Related Support Activities (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Fragrance in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing (50%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Flavoring and nutrient in Food, beverage, and tobacco product manufacturing (50%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Solvents (which become part of product formulation or mixture) in Non-metallic Mineral Product Manufacturing (includes clay, glass, cement, concrete, lime, gypsum, and other non-metallic mineral product manufacturing) (100%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Defoamer in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (1%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Defoamer in Oil and Gas Drilling, Extraction, and Support activities (4%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Defoamer in Utilities (1%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Defoamer in Miscellaneous Manufacturing (1%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Defoamer in Paper Manufacturing (90%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Plasticizer in Wholesale and Retail Trade (20%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Plasticizer in Miscellaneous Manufacturing (98%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Lubricants and lubricant additives in Petroleum Lubricating Oil and Grease Manufacturing (100%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Solvent in Adhesive ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Swelling agent in Petroleum Lubricating Oil and Grease Manufacturing (76%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Emulsifier in Miscellaneous Manufacturing (17%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
Vendor Pricing
$0.02/gA2B Chem LLC
CountryUnited States
Pack$568.00 / 25 kg
Purity97%
Vendors17 available
Prices reflect listed pack sizes. Small research packs run far above bulk rates.
16 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AA BLOCKS | United States | $0.02 | 25 kg | 97% |
| Aaron Chemicals LLC | Hong Kong | $0.03 | 500 g | 97% |
| BLD Pharmatech GmbH | Germany | $0.03 | 1 kg | 97% |
| BLD Pharmatech Ltd. | China | $0.03 | 1 kg | 97% |
| Angene Chemical | China → Hong Kong | $0.04 | 500 g | 97% |
| Fluorochem UK | United Kingdom | $0.07 | 1 kg | 95% |
| Ambeed, Inc. | United States | $0.21 | 100 g | 97% |
| Angene International Limited | United States | $0.24 | 500 g | 98% |
| Combi-Blocks, Inc. | United States | $0.25 | 1 kg | 97% |
| Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock) | Germany | $0.28 | 1 kg | 99% |
| Sigma-Aldrich | Germany | $0.28 | 1 kg | 99% |
| MedKoo Biosciences, Inc | United States | $0.34 | 1 kg | 98% |
| ALFA AESAR | Germany | $1.11 | 100 g | 99% |
| AstaTech (2 weeks) | United States | $776.00 | 250 mg | 95% |
| Angene | China → Hong Kong | $4266.67 | 30 mg | 97% |
| TargetMol Chemicals | China → United States | $18600.00 | 200 mg | 99.74% |
Chemical Identity
CAS103-23-1
PubChem CID7641
DTXSIDDTXSID0020606
FormulaC22H42O4
Mol. Weight370.6 g/mol
SMILESCCCCC(CC)COC(=O)CCCCC(=O)OCC(CC)CCCC
Data Sources
DTXSID00206062026-04-06
https://doi.org/10.23645/epacomptox.5588566
Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv
76412026-04-06
https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/7641/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON
Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/7641.json
103-23-12026-04-24
https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting
Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr.csv
CAS 103-23-12026-04-25
https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting
Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr_industrial.csv