Vinyl acetate

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

Molecular structure of 108-05-4
US ProductionCBI
Import Value$14M
Top SourceTaiwan 46%

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 291532 · exact

Source Countries
TW 46%TaiwanKR 29%South KoreaGB 22%United KingdomSG 3%Singapore
EPA-registered manufacturers (7)
Kuraray · JP Japan
Celanese
H.B. Fuller
Kuraray America
Lyondell Chemical
Show all 7
The Dow Chemical
Troy
EPA-registered importers (2)
Synthomer Plc · GB United Kingdom
Synthomer Usa

Why It Matters

Sectors
ConstructionPlastics & RubberConsumer ProductsPaints & CoatingsCore Chemicals
Downstream UsesNo data available
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 8 sectors as 7 functional roles.

  • •Chain transfer agent in Plastics Material and Resin ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant
  • •Monomers in Petrochemical Manufacturing (16%)Processing as a reactant
  • •Monomers in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (11%)Processing as a reactant
  • •Monomers in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (33%)Processing as a reactant
  • •Monomers in Adhesive Manufacturing (27%)Processing as a reactant
  • •Intermediate in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
  • •Monomers in Construction (100%)Processing as a reactant
  • •Adhesion/cohesion promoter in Adhesive Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Intermediate in Wholesale and Retail Trade (100%)Use—non-incorporative activities
  • •Monomers in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Cleaning agent in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (50%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Surfactant (surface active agent) in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (50%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Chemical reaction regulator in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (100%)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
VendorCountry$/gPackPurity
AA BLOCKS (1 week)United States$0.23800 g—
InterbioscreenHong Kong$34.0010 g95%
Labotest KGGermany$217.805000 mg90%
Otava, Ltd.Ukraine$2280.0050 mg95%
Otava, Ltd. (2 weeks)Ukraine$2724.0050 mg95%

Chemical Identity

CAS108-05-4
PubChem CID7904
DTXSIDDTXSID3021431
FormulaC4H6O2
Mol. Weight86.09 g/mol
SMILESCC(=O)OC=C

Data Sources

DTXSID30214312026-04-06

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

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

79042026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/7904/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/7904.json

108-05-42026-04-24

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

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

CAS 108-05-42026-04-25

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

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

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