2,2'-[1,4-Phenylenebis(oxy)]diethanol
CAS 104-38-1
U.S. production volumes are classified as confidential business information.
At least one company claimed its 2023 production or import volume for this chemical as confidential, so EPA withholds it.
Why supply is unknownProduction 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 290949 · basket
- 2023
- US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
- 2019
- US production 1.3M lb · Imports Zero
These shares come from HS customs code 290949, which covers 104 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.
- Switzerland
- Poland
- Brazil
- Singapore
- Norway
- Kyrgyzstan
- Ukraine
- Israel
Why It Matters
Industrial Uses
- •Adhesion/cohesion promoter in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
Vendor Pricing
Prices reflect listed pack sizes. Small research packs run far above bulk rates.
20 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angene Chemical | China → Hong Kong | $0.04 | 500 g | 95% |
| A2B Chem LLC | United States | $0.05 | 500 g | 98% |
| AA BLOCKS | United States | $0.05 | 500 g | 98% |
| Chemscene | United States | $0.06 | 1 kg | — |
| BLD Pharmatech GmbH | Germany | $0.06 | 1 kg | 95% |
| BLD Pharmatech Ltd. | China | $0.06 | 1 kg | 95% |
| Ambeed, Inc. | United States | $0.06 | 1 kg | 95% |
| BLD Pharmatech Co., Limited | United States | $0.07 | 500 g | 95% |
| Fluorochem EU | Germany | $0.11 | 100 g | 95% |
| ALFA AESAR | Germany | $0.15 | 2.5 kg | 95% |
| AK Scientific Specialized | United States | $0.15 | 1 kg | 95% |
| AstaTech, Inc | United States | $0.20 | 500 g | 95% |
| AK Scientific, Inc. | United States | $0.21 | 1 kg | 98% |
| Fluorochem UK | United Kingdom | $0.29 | 25 g | 95% |
| Combi-Blocks, Inc. | United States | $0.30 | 500 g | 95% |
| Angene International Limited | United States | $0.39 | 500 g | 98% |
| Labotest KG | Germany | $453.00 | 1000 mg | 90% |
| ChemBridge Corporation | Kazakhstan | $1860.00 | 100 mg | 90% |
| Angene | China → Hong Kong | $4266.67 | 30 mg | 95% |
| TimTec, LLC (back-ordered) | United States | $32000.00 | 15 mg | 94% |
Chemical Identity
Data Sources
- EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID5026702Retrieved 2026-04-06
- PubChem · compound 66912Retrieved 2026-04-06
- EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
- EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
- US Census international tradeReporting year: 2024 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
Brief citations
2,2'-[1,4-Phenylenebis(oxy)]diethanol (CAS 104-38-1) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/104-38-1/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID5026702. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID5026702 PubChem: 66912. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/66912 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 104-38-1. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 104-38-1. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 290949 for CAS 104-38-1. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/