p-Cresol

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

Molecular structure of 106-44-5
US ProductionCBI
Import Value$5M
Top SourceGermany 38%

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 290712 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 290712, which covers 5 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
DE 38%GermanyCN 34%ChinaIN 24%IndiaJP 4%Japan
EPA-registered manufacturers (3)
Sasol · ZA South Africa
Dynachem
Sasol Chemicals (Usa)
EPA-registered importers (6)
Altana Ag · DE Germany
Fujifilm Holdings Japan · JP Japan
Atul Usa
Elantas Pdg
Fujifilm Holdings America
Show all 6
Lanxess

Why It Matters

Sectors
HealthEnergyPlastics & RubberTextilesConsumer ProductsPaints & CoatingsCore Chemicals
Downstream UsesNo data available
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 7 sectors as 10 functional roles.

  • Solvent in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (30%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • Photosensitive chemicals in Photographic Film, Paper, Plate, and Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
  • Intermediate in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
  • Solvent in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (4%)Processing as a reactant
  • Antioxidant in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (14%)Processing as a reactant
  • Fragrance in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (1%)Processing—repackaging
  • Solvent in Oil and Gas Drilling, Extraction, and Support activities (1%)Processing as a reactant
  • Corrosion inhibitor in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (2%)Processing as a reactant
  • Catalyst in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (3%)Processing as a reactant
  • Surfactant (surface active agent) in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (1%)Processing as a reactant
  • Dye in Textiles, apparel, and leather manufacturing (1%)Processing as a reactant
  • Cleaning agent in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing (1%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • Solvent in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing (1%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Vendor Pricing

$0.04/gA2B Chem LLC
CountryUnited States
Pack$18.00 / 500 g
Purity98%
Vendors14 available

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

13 more vendors
VendorCountry$/gPackPurity
AA BLOCKSUnited States$0.04500 g98%
Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)Germany$0.0625 kg99%
Sigma-AldrichGermany$0.0625 kg99%
Apollo Scientific UKUnited Kingdom$0.085 kg99%
AK Scientific SpecializedUnited States$0.13500 g98%
ALFA AESARGermany$0.181 kg99%
AK Scientific, Inc.United States$0.18500 g99%
MedKoo Biosciences, IncUnited States$0.501 kg98%
Fluorochem UKUnited Kingdom$0.63500 g95%
Otava, Ltd.Ukraine$460.00250 mg95%
A2B Chem LLC (2 weeks)United States$482.001 g
AA BLOCKS (2 weeks)United States$503.001 g
Princeton BioMolecular Research (SC)United States$2900.00100 mg90%

Chemical Identity

CAS106-44-5
PubChem CID2879
DTXSIDDTXSID7021869
FormulaC7H8O
Mol. Weight108.14 g/mol
SMILESCC1=CC=C(C=C1)O

Data Sources

DTXSID70218692026-04-06

https://doi.org/10.23645/epacomptox.5588566

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

28792026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/2879/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/2879.json

106-44-52026-04-24

https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting

Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr.csv

CAS 106-44-52026-04-25

https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting

Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr_industrial.csv