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Caprolactam

CAS 105-60-2

U.S. production volumes are classified as confidential business information.

Molecular structure of 105-60-2
US productionCBI
Import value, 2024$12M
Top sourceBelgium 92%

At least one company claimed its 2023 production or import volume for this chemical as confidential, so EPA withholds it.

Why supply is unknown

Production is reported production, not a complete census of factories. US production volume is confidential. Production reporting year: 2023.

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 293371 · exact

EPA reports by year
2023
US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
2019
US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
Source Countries
BE 92%BelgiumDE 4%GermanyJP 2%JapanCA 1%CanadaIN 1%India
EPA-registered manufacturers (3)
Basf Se · DE Germany
Advansix
Basf
Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (3)
Ems-Chemie (North America)
Mohawk Industries
Polyventive
EPA-registered importers (3)
Ube · JP Japan
Lanxess
Ube America

Why It Matters

Sectors
AgricultureEnergyConstructionMetals & MiningPlastics & RubberPaper & Printing
Downstream UsesNot recorded
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 6 sectors as 5 functional roles.

  • •Monomers in Plastics Product Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
  • •Intermediate in Machinery Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
  • •Catalyst in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (90%)Processing as a reactant
  • •Solvent in Oil and Gas Drilling, Extraction, and Support activities (10%)Processing as a reactant
  • •Monomers in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Catalyst in Wood Product ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Dye in Paper Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into article

Vendor Pricing

$0.01/gAaron Chemicals LLC
CountryHong Kong
Pack$5.00 / 500 g
Purity99%
Vendors29 available

Prices reflect listed pack sizes. Small research packs run far above bulk rates.

28 more vendors
VendorCountry$/gPackPurity
Angene ChemicalChina → Hong Kong$0.01500 g99%
AA BLOCKSUnited States$0.021 kg99%
A2B Chem LLCUnited States$0.02500 g98%
BLD Pharmatech GmbHGermany$0.031 kg99%
BLD Pharmatech Ltd.China$0.031 kg99%
BLD Pharmatech Co., LimitedUnited States$0.041 kg99%
Ambeed, Inc.United States$0.041 kg99%
ALFA AESARGermany$0.042.5 kg99%
ChemsceneUnited States$0.051 kg—
Angene International LimitedUnited States$0.06500 g99%
Fluorochem EUGermany$0.07500 g98%
Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)Germany$0.071 kg99%
Sigma-AldrichGermany$0.071 kg99%
MedChemExpress MCESweden$0.081 kg99.98%
AK Scientific SpecializedUnited States$0.08500 g98%
AK Scientific, Inc.United States$0.11500 g99.5%
AstaTech, IncUnited States$0.99100 g95%
InterbioscreenHong Kong$24.0010 g95%
HTS Biochemie InnovationenGermany$120.0010 g95%
Labotest KGGermany$217.805000 mg90%
Otava, Ltd. (2 weeks)Ukraine$2724.0050 mg90%
Key Organics Ltd.United Kingdom$2740.0050 mg95%
Princeton BioMolecular Research (SC)United States$2900.00100 mg90%
Vitas M Chemical LimitedHong Kong$3170.00100 mg90%
ChemDiv, Inc.United States$4070.00100 mg90%
AngeneChina → Hong Kong$4266.6730 mg99%
MolnovaChina$9000.005 mg99%
TimTec, LLC (back-ordered)United States$32000.0015 mg94%

Chemical Identity

CAS105-60-2
PubChem CID7768
DTXSIDDTXSID4020240
FormulaC6H11NO
Mol. Weight113.16 g/mol
SMILESC1CCC(=O)NCC1

Data Sources

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Brief citations

Caprolactam (CAS 105-60-2) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/105-60-2/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID4020240. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID4020240 PubChem: 7768. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/7768 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 105-60-2. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 105-60-2. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 293371 for CAS 105-60-2. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/