Vinyl acetate

CAS 108-05-4

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$14M

Top sourceTaiwan 46%

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 291532 · 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).

TW 46%TaiwanKR 29%South KoreaGB 22%United KingdomSG 3%Singapore

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.

Kuraray · JP Japan

Dow Chemical

Kuraray America

Lyondell Chemical

Soyventis North America

Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (6)

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

Basf

Catalynt Solutions

Cellmark Basic Materials

Silver Fern Chemical

Target

Show all 6

The Sherwin Williams

EPA-registered importers (5)

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

H.B. Fuller

Helm America

Mak Chemicals

Mapei

Univar Solutions Usa

Why It Matters

Sectors

ConstructionMetals & MiningPlastics & RubberTextilesPaints & 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 8 sectors as 5 functional roles.

•Monomers in All Other Basic Organic Chemical ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Adhesion/cohesion promoter in Adhesive Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Monomers in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Intermediate in Petrochemical Manufacturing (50%)Processing as a reactant
•Intermediate in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
•Monomers in Adhesive Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Wrinkle resisting agent in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Monomers in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (15%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Monomers in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (5%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Polymerization promoter in Construction (25%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Monomers in Textiles, apparel, and leather manufacturing (10%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Vendor Pricing

$0.22/gA2B Chem LLC (1 week)

CountryUnited States

Pack$176.00 / 800 g

Purity95%

Vendors6 available

Prices reflect listed pack sizes. Small research packs run far above bulk rates.

5 more vendors

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
AA BLOCKS (1 week)	United States	$0.23	800 g	—
Interbioscreen	Hong Kong	$34.00	10 g	95%
Labotest KG	Germany	$217.80	5000 mg	90%
Otava, Ltd.	Ukraine	$2280.00	50 mg	95%
Otava, Ltd. (2 weeks)	Ukraine	$2724.00	50 mg	95%

Chemical Identity

CAS108-05-4

PubChem CID7904

DTXSIDDTXSID3021431

FormulaC4H6O2

Mol. Weight86.09 g/mol

SMILESCC(=O)OC=C

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID3021431Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 7904Retrieved 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

Vinyl acetate (CAS 108-05-4) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/108-05-4/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID3021431. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID3021431 PubChem: 7904. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/7904 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 108-05-4. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 108-05-4. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 291532 for CAS 108-05-4. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/