2-Ethyl-1-hexanol
CAS 104-76-7
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, 2024$130M
Top sourceGermany 51%
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 381190 · narrow
EPA reports by year
- 2023
- US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
- 2019
- US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
These shares come from HS customs code 381190, which covers 3 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.
Source Countries
Country of origin for US imports, from Census customs data (2024).
DE 51%GermanyIN 15%IndiaGB 8%United KingdomMX 6%MexicoCA 5%Canada
- Brazil
- Ghana
- South Korea
- Norway
- China
- Honduras
- Switzerland
- Malaysia
- Guyana
- Singapore
- Taiwan
- Greece
- Hungary
- Ukraine
- United Arab Emirates
- Tunisia
- Lithuania
- Israel
- Croatia
- Turkey
EPA-registered manufacturers (2)
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
Basf
Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (21)
EPA records name a US company for this chemical but do not disclose whether the company made it here or imported it.
Alac International
Aoc
Arkema
Bayer Us Holding
Cargill, Incorporated
Show all 21
Cellmark Basic Materials
Chevron
Dow Chemical
Dystar
Eastman Chemical
Elementis
Greenchem Industries
Halliburton Energy Service
Harcros Chemicals
Ineos Enterprises Us Hold
M.A.Global Resources
Polyventive
Quadra Chemicals
Superior Industrial Solutions
Teknor Apex
Univar Solutions Usa
EPA-registered importers (27)
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
Grupa Azoty Zak S A · PL Poland
Kh Chemicals International B V · NL Netherlands
Lamberti S P A · IT Italy
Perstorp Ab · SE Sweden
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Syensqo Sa · BE Belgium
Allchem Industries Holding
Ambyth Chemical
Bdp International
Charter Brokerage
Chemical Distribution Network
Colonial Group
Galata Chemicals
Icc Industries
Innospec
Kh Chemicals Na
Lamberti Synthesis Usa
Lamberti Usa
Lanxess
Magni Group
Nippon Paint Automotive Americas
Oq Chemicals
Perstorp Polyols
Polynt Composites Usa
Solvay
Soyventis North America
The Chemical
Why It Matters
Sectors
AgricultureEnergyTransportationConstructionMetals & MiningPlastics & RubberTextilesConsumer ProductsPaints & CoatingsCore Chemicals
Downstream UsesNot recorded
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 22 sectors as 16 functional roles.
- •Intermediate in Plastics Product Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Solvent in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Solvent in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
- •Solvent in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Surfactant (surface active agent) in Oil and Gas Drilling, Extraction, and Support activities (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Intermediate in All Other Basic Organic Chemical ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant
- •Monomers in All Other Basic Organic Chemical ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant
- •Intermediate in Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
- •Solvent in Other (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Adhesion/cohesion promoter in Adhesive ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Intermediate in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (30%)Processing as a reactant
- •Intermediate in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (30%)Processing as a reactant
- •Intermediate in Asphalt Paving, Roofing, and Coating Materials Manufacturing (10%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Intermediate in Petroleum Refineries (20%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Plasticizer in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (40%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Intermediate in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (30%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Intermediate in Petroleum Lubricating Oil and Grease Manufacturing (84%)Processing as a reactant
- •Dye in Textiles, apparel, and leather manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •CBI in CBICBI
- •Intermediate in Petrochemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
- •Solvent in Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Monomers in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
- •Intermediate in Mining (except Oil and Gas) and support activitiesProcessing as a reactant
- •Intermediate in Miscellaneous ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant
- •Solvent in Oil and Gas Drilling, Extraction, and Support activitiesProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Solvent in Wood Product ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Solvent in Mining (except Oil and Gas) and support activitiesProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Fuel in Miscellaneous ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Emulsifier in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Chain transfer agent in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Intermediate in All Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
- •Dispersing agent in Transportation Equipment ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into article
- •Fuel agents in Petrochemical ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Emulsifier in Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing (0%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Corrosion inhibitor in Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (0%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Solvent in Transportation Equipment ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into article
- •Monomers in Paint and Coating ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Filler in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Cleaning agent in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing (25%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Emulsifier in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
Vendor Pricing
$0.04/gBLD Pharmatech GmbH
CountryGermany
Pack$35.00 / 1 kg
Purity99.5%
Vendors15 available
Prices reflect listed pack sizes. Small research packs run far above bulk rates.
14 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLD Pharmatech Ltd. | China | $0.04 | 1 kg | 99.5% |
| Ambeed, Inc. | United States | $0.04 | 1 kg | 99.5% |
| Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock) | Germany | $0.04 | 8 kg | 99% |
| Sigma-Aldrich | Germany | $0.04 | 8 kg | 99% |
| Chemscene | United States | $0.05 | 1 kg | — |
| BLD Pharmatech Co., Limited | United States | $0.06 | 500 g | 99.5% |
| Fluorochem EU | Germany | $0.07 | 500 g | 96% |
| Fluorochem UK | United Kingdom | $0.07 | 500 g | 96% |
| Synthonix | United States | $0.16 | 500 g | 95% |
| Combi-Blocks, Inc. | United States | $0.25 | 1 kg | 98% |
| AK Scientific Specialized | United States | $0.27 | 100 g | 98% |
| AK Scientific, Inc. | United States | $0.39 | 100 g | 99.5% |
| TargetMol Chemicals | China → United States | $50.00 | 1 g | 98.64% |
| Labotest KG | Germany | $217.80 | 5000 mg | 90% |
Chemical Identity
CAS104-76-7
PubChem CID7720
DTXSIDDTXSID5020605
FormulaC8H18O
Mol. Weight130.23 g/mol
SMILESCCCCC(CC)CO
Data Sources
- EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID5020605Retrieved 2026-04-06
- PubChem · compound 7720Retrieved 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-Ethyl-1-hexanol (CAS 104-76-7) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/104-76-7/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID5020605. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID5020605 PubChem: 7720. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/7720 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 104-76-7. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 104-76-7. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 381190 for CAS 104-76-7. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/