Dimethyl succinate
CAS 106-65-0
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$139M
Top sourceChina 67%
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 291719 · basket
EPA reports by year
- 2023
- US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
- 2019
- US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
These shares come from HS customs code 291719, which covers 176 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).
CN 67%ChinaCA 13%CanadaAT 4%AustriaIN 4%IndiaJP 4%Japan
- Taiwan
- Netherlands
- Switzerland
- Mexico
- South Africa
- Denmark
- Malaysia
- Ukraine
- Colombia
- Hong Kong
- Slovakia
EPA-registered manufacturers (1)
Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.
Ascend Performance Materials
Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (4)
EPA records name a US company for this chemical but do not disclose whether the company made it here or imported it.
Aceto Us
Cellmark Basic Materials
Delta Carbona
Univar Solutions Usa
EPA-registered importers (6)
Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.
Catalynt Solutions
Chemical Distribution Network
Covestro
Greenchem Industries
Silver Fern Chemical
Show all 6
The Sherwin Williams
Why It Matters
Sectors
EnergyTransportationConstructionMetals & MiningPlastics & RubberTextilesConsumer ProductsPaints & CoatingsPaper & PrintingCore 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 17 sectors as 9 functional roles.
- •Intermediate in All Other Basic Organic Chemical ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant
- •Adsorbent in Paper ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Solvent in Paint and Coating ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Thickening agent in Fabricated Metal Product ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Pigment in Synthetic Dye and Pigment ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Solvent in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Solvent in Asphalt Paving, Roofing, and Coating Materials Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
- •Solvent in Wood Product ManufacturingUse—non-incorporative activities
- •Solvent in Furniture and Related Product ManufacturingUse—non-incorporative activities
- •Solvent in Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (100%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Solvent in Construction (7%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Solvent in Transportation Equipment Manufacturing (0%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Solvent in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (25%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Solvent in Oil and Gas Drilling, Extraction, and Support activities (25%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Processing aids, specific to petroleum production in Oil and Gas Drilling, Extraction, and Support activitiesProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Solvent in Printing Ink ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Dispersing agent in Printing Ink ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Dispersing agent in Printing and Related Support ActivitiesProcessing—repackaging
- •Viscosity modifiers in Paint and Coating ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Solvent in Plastics Product ManufacturingNot Known or Reasonably Ascertainable
- •Adhesion/cohesion promoter in Adhesive ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Viscosity modifiers in Fabricated Metal Product ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
Vendor Pricing
$0.01/gAaron Chemicals LLC
CountryHong Kong
Pack$7.00 / 500 g
Purity98%
Vendors23 available
Prices reflect listed pack sizes. Small research packs run far above bulk rates.
22 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 | $0.02 | 500 g | 98% |
| A2B Chem LLC | United States | $0.03 | 1 kg | 98% |
| AA BLOCKS | United States | $0.03 | 1 kg | 98% |
| Fluorochem UK | United Kingdom | $0.03 | 500 g | 95% |
| Ambeed, Inc. | United States | $0.04 | 1 kg | 99% |
| Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock) | Germany | $0.04 | 25 kg | 98% |
| Sigma-Aldrich | Germany | $0.04 | 25 kg | 98% |
| BLD Pharmatech GmbH | Germany | $0.05 | 500 g | 99% |
| BLD Pharmatech Ltd. | China | $0.05 | 500 g | 99% |
| Apollo Scientific UK | United Kingdom | $0.06 | 500 g | 99% |
| BLD Pharmatech Co., Limited | United States | $0.06 | 500 g | 99% |
| ALFA AESAR | Germany | $0.13 | 1 kg | 98% |
| AK Scientific Specialized | United States | $0.24 | 100 g | 98% |
| Combi-Blocks, Inc. | United States | $0.30 | 500 g | 98% |
| AK Scientific, Inc. | United States | $0.31 | 100 g | 99% |
| Angene International Limited | United States | $0.83 | 100 g | 99% |
| MedChemExpress MCE | Sweden | $28.80 | 10 g | 99.95% |
| TargetMol Chemicals | China → United States | $56.00 | 1 g | 98% |
| TargetMol Chemicals EU | Austria | $80.00 | 500 mg | 98% |
| Labotest KG | Germany | $217.80 | 5000 mg | 90% |
| Molnova | China | $1284.00 | 500 mg | 99% |
| Angene | China → Hong Kong | $4266.67 | 30 mg | 98% |
Chemical Identity
CAS106-65-0
PubChem CID7820
DTXSIDDTXSID5025152
FormulaC6H10O4
Mol. Weight146.14 g/mol
SMILESCOC(=O)CCC(=O)OC
Data Sources
- EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID5025152Retrieved 2026-04-06
- PubChem · compound 7820Retrieved 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
Dimethyl succinate (CAS 106-65-0) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/106-65-0/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID5025152. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID5025152 PubChem: 7820. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/7820 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 106-65-0. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 106-65-0. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 291719 for CAS 106-65-0. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/