1,2-Dibromoethane

Drug ingredient

CAS 106-93-4

This drug ingredient has classified U.S. production volumes. EPA withholds the number 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$43K

Top sourceIndia 95%

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 290362 · exact

EPA reports by year

2023: US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
2019: US production Confidential · Imports Confidential

Source Countries

Country of origin for US imports, from Census customs data (2024).

IN 95%IndiaGB 5%United Kingdom

Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (1)

EPA records name a US company for this chemical but do not disclose whether the company made it here or imported it.

Innospec

EPA-registered importers (1)

Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.

Newmarket

Why It Matters

Sectors

HealthEnergy

Downstream Uses

Appears in 2 drug and cosmetic product listings (FDA).

•Chem Trail Detox
•Enviro Detox Formula

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 2 sectors as 1 functional role.

•Fuel agents in All other Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Fuel agents in Petroleum Refineries (100%)Use—non-incorporative activities

Chemical Identity

CAS106-93-4

PubChem CID7839

DTXSIDDTXSID3020415

FormulaC2H4Br2

Mol. Weight187.86 g/mol

SMILESC(CBr)Br

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID3020415Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 7839Retrieved 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

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Brief citations

1,2-Dibromoethane (CAS 106-93-4) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/106-93-4/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID3020415. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID3020415 PubChem: 7839. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/7839 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 106-93-4. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 106-93-4. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 290362 for CAS 106-93-4. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/