Dimethylaminoethanol

Drug ingredient

CAS 108-01-0

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$197M

Top sourceChina 36%

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 292219 · basket

EPA reports by year

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

These shares come from HS customs code 292219, which covers 167 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 36%ChinaIT 15%ItalyDE 14%GermanyIN 7%IndiaHU 5%Hungary

Saudi Arabia
Lithuania
Canada
Ukraine
Israel
Singapore
Mexico
Ireland
Netherlands
Malaysia
Slovakia
Denmark
Finland
Latvia
Greece
Austria

EPA-registered manufacturers (5)

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

Basf Se · DE Germany

Basf

Huntsman

Icl Specialty Products North America

Proviron

Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (2)

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

Eastman Chemical

Ideal Chemical & Supply

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.

Basf Se · DE Germany

Allchem Industries Holding

Chemical Distribution Network

Nippon Paint Automotive Americas

The Sherwin Williams

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United Refining

Why It Matters

Sectors

Plastics & RubberElectronicsTransportationPaper & PrintingCore ChemicalsHealthEnergyConsumer ProductsMetals & MiningPaints & CoatingsConstruction

Downstream Uses

Appears in 1 drug and cosmetic product listings (FDA).

•DMAE 1549

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 11 sectors as 8 functional roles.

•Corrosion inhibitor in Printing and Related Support Activities (43%)Use—non-incorporative activities
•Corrosion inhibitor in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (7%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Processing aids, specific to petroleum production in Petroleum Refineries (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Intermediate in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Emulsifier in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•pH regulating agent in Transportation Equipment Manufacturing (0%)Processing—incorporation into article
•pH regulating agent in Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (80%)Processing—incorporation into article
•pH regulating agent in Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing (0%)Processing—incorporation into article
•pH regulating agent in Wood Product Manufacturing (0%)Processing—incorporation into article
•pH regulating agent in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (70%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Polymerization promoter in Construction (10%)Processing—incorporation into article
•pH regulating agent in Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing (33%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Catalyst in Plastics Product Manufacturing (77%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Monomers in Paint and Coating ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Chemical Identity

CAS108-01-0

PubChem CID7902

DTXSIDDTXSID2020505

FormulaC4H11NO

Mol. Weight89.14 g/mol

SMILESCN(C)CCO

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID2020505Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 7902Retrieved 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

Dimethylaminoethanol (CAS 108-01-0) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/108-01-0/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID2020505. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID2020505 PubChem: 7902. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/7902 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 108-01-0. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 108-01-0. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 292219 for CAS 108-01-0. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/