1,2-Dichloroethane

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

Molecular structure of 107-06-2
US ProductionCBI
Import Value$15M
Top SourceChina 32%

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 290315, 380859, 382790 · exact

Source Countries
CN 32%ChinaMX 25%MexicoDO 13%Dominican RepublicIT 9%ItalyCA 6%Canada
EPA-registered manufacturers (9)
Shin-Etsu Chemical · JP Japan
Buckman Laboratories
Formosa Plastics
Formosa Plastics Corporation, U.S.A.
Lanxess
Show all 9
Occidental Petroleum
Olin
Shintech Louisiana
Westlake Chemical

Why It Matters

Sectors
AgriculturePlastics & RubberCore Chemicals
Downstream UsesNo data available
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 4 sectors as 2 functional roles.

  • •Intermediate in Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Intermediate in Petrochemical Manufacturing (70%)Processing as a reactant
  • •Intermediate in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (30%)Processing as a reactant
  • •Solvent in Petrochemical Manufacturing (50%)Processing as a reactant
  • •Intermediate in All Other Basic Organic Chemical ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant

Chemical Identity

CAS107-06-2
PubChem CID11
DTXSIDDTXSID6020438
FormulaC2H4Cl2
Mol. Weight98.96 g/mol
SMILESC(CCl)Cl

Data Sources

DTXSID60204382026-04-06

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

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

112026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/11/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/11.json

107-06-22026-04-24

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

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

CAS 107-06-22026-04-25

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

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

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