2,5-Furandione
CAS 108-31-6
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$18M
Top sourceSouth Korea 33%
At least one company claimed its 2023 production or import volume for this chemical as confidential, so EPA withholds it.
Why supply is unknownProduction 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 291714 · 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).
KR 33%South KoreaTW 26%TaiwanAT 11%AustriaAR 10%ArgentinaCA 9%Canada
- India
- Hungary
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
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.
Ineos Enterprises Holdings New · GB United Kingdom
Aoc
Huntsman
Ineos Enterprises Us Hold
Lanxess
Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (8)
EPA records name a US company for this chemical but do not disclose whether the company made it here or imported it.
George S. Coyne Chemical
Icc Industries
Nelson Brothers
Oci International
Polynt Composites Usa
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Polyventive
Rierden Chemical & Trading
Solvay
EPA-registered importers (10)
Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.
Aurorium
Catalynt Solutions
Chemical Distribution Network
Soyventis North America
Starchem Usa
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The Chemical
Univar Solutions Usa
Upl Na
Valudor Products
Wego Chemical Group
Why It Matters
Sectors
HealthAgricultureFoodEnergyConstructionPlastics & RubberConsumer ProductsPaints & 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 15 sectors as 5 functional roles.
- •Intermediate in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
- •Stabilizing agent in Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical 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
- •Monomers in Wholesale and Retail TradeProcessing as a reactant
- •Intermediate in Petroleum Lubricating Oil and Grease Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
- •Intermediate in Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing (5%)Processing as a reactant
- •Intermediate in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (5%)Processing as a reactant
- •Monomers in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (10%)Processing as a reactant
- •Monomers in Adhesive Manufacturing (5%)Processing as a reactant
- •Binder in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Intermediate in Pharmaceutical and Medicine ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Intermediate in All Other Basic Organic Chemical ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Intermediate in Plastics Product Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
- •Intermediate in Petrochemical ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant
- •Intermediate in Paper ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant
- •Monomers in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
- •Intermediate in Food, beverage, and tobacco product manufacturing (0%)Processing as a reactant
- •Intermediate in Adhesive Manufacturing (0%)Processing as a reactant
- •Intermediate in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (0%)Processing as a reactant
- •Intermediate in All Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing (0%)Processing as a reactant
- •Dehydrating agent (desiccant) in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Intermediate in ConstructionProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
Vendor Pricing
$0.01/gManchester Organics
CountryUnited Kingdom
Pack$267.91 / 25 kg
Purity98%
Vendors17 available
Prices reflect listed pack sizes. Small research packs run far above bulk rates.
16 more vendors
| Vendor | Country Supplier country. Where available, shows shipping origin. When the supplier ships from a different country than where they are registered, both are shown. Most suppliers show registration country only. | $/g | Pack | Purity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALFA AESAR | Germany | $0.02 | 5 kg | 98% |
| A2B Chem LLC | United States | $0.03 | 500 g | 99% |
| AA BLOCKS | United States | $0.03 | 500 g | 99% |
| Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock) | Germany | $0.03 | 25 kg | 99% |
| Sigma-Aldrich | Germany | $0.03 | 25 kg | 99% |
| Fluorochem UK | United Kingdom | $0.06 | 1 kg | 99% |
| AK Scientific Specialized | United States | $0.10 | 500 g | 98% |
| AK Scientific, Inc. | United States | $0.14 | 500 g | 99.5% |
| Combi-Blocks, Inc. | United States | $0.25 | 1 kg | 98% |
| Fluorochem EU | Germany | $0.29 | 100 g | 99% |
| Apollo Scientific UK | United Kingdom | $2.00 | 100 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 | 90% |
| Princeton BioMolecular Research (SC) | United States | $2900.00 | 100 mg | 90% |
| Vitas M Chemical Limited | Hong Kong | $3170.00 | 100 mg | 90% |
Chemical Identity
CAS108-31-6
PubChem CID7923
DTXSIDDTXSID7024166
FormulaC4H2O3
Mol. Weight98.06 g/mol
SMILESC1=CC(=O)OC1=O
Data Sources
- EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID7024166Retrieved 2026-04-06
- PubChem · compound 7923Retrieved 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
Brief citations
2,5-Furandione (CAS 108-31-6) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/108-31-6/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID7024166. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID7024166 PubChem: 7923. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/7923 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 108-31-6. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 108-31-6. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 291714 for CAS 108-31-6. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/