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p-Cresol

CAS 106-44-5

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

Molecular structure of 106-44-5
US productionCBI
Import value, 2024$5M
Top sourceGermany 38%

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. Import value and source-country shares describe a shared customs category, not a separate chemical measurement.

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 290712 · basket

EPA reports by year
2023
US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
2019
US production Confidential · Imports Confidential

These shares come from HS customs code 290712, which covers 9 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category'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)
Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (1)
Lanxess
EPA-registered importers (6)
Fujifilm Holdings Japan · JP Japan
Syensqo Sa · BE Belgium
Atul Usa
Fujifilm Holdings America
Koch Industries
Show all 6
Solvay

Why It Matters

Sectors
EnergyElectronicsConstructionMetals & MiningPlastics & RubberTextilesConsumer ProductsPaints & CoatingsCore Chemicals
Downstream UsesNot recorded
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 11 sectors as 12 functional roles.

  • •Fragrance in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (0%)Processing—repackaging
  • •Solvent in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (5%)Processing as a reactant
  • •Antioxidant in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (16%)Processing as a reactant
  • •Dye in Textiles, apparel, and leather manufacturing (0%)Processing as a reactant
  • •Cleaning agent in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing (0%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Solvent in Oil and Gas Drilling, Extraction, and Support activities (0%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Processing aids, specific to petroleum production in Petroleum Refineries (0%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Solvent in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (0%)Processing as a reactant
  • •Corrosion inhibitor in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (5%)Processing as a reactant
  • •Fuel agents in All other Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing (0%)Processing as a reactant
  • •Solvent in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing (0%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Fuel in Non-metallic Mineral Product Manufacturing (includes clay, glass, cement, concrete, lime, gypsum, and other non-metallic mineral product manufacturing) (1%)Use—non-incorporative activities
  • •Surfactant (surface active agent) in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (1%)Processing as a reactant
  • •Cleaning agent in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (0%)Processing as a reactant
  • •Catalyst in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (4%)Processing as a reactant
  • •Intermediate in All Other Basic Organic Chemical ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant
  • •Intermediate in Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing (100%)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

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Brief citations

p-Cresol (CAS 106-44-5) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/106-44-5/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID7021869. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID7021869 PubChem: 2879. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/2879 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 106-44-5. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 106-44-5. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 290712 for CAS 106-44-5. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/