m-Xylene

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

Molecular structure of 108-38-3
US ProductionCBI
Import Value$62M
Top SourceSouth Korea 93%

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 290242 · exact

Source Countries
KR 93%South KoreaBE 6%Belgium
EPA-registered manufacturers (3)
Shell · GB United Kingdom
Koch Industries
Shell Chemical

Why It Matters

Sectors
Plastics & RubberConsumer ProductsCore Chemicals
Downstream UsesNo data available
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 3 sectors as 3 functional roles.

  • Intermediate in Petrochemical Manufacturing (96%)Processing as a reactant
  • Intermediate in Wholesale and Retail Trade (3%)Processing as a reactant
  • Solvent in Wholesale and Retail Trade (1%)Processing—repackaging
  • Plasticizer in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (85%)Processing as a reactant

Vendor Pricing

$9.60/gA2B Chem LLC (1 week)
CountryUnited States
Pack$96.00 / 10 g
Purity95%
Vendors6 available

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

5 more vendors
VendorCountry$/gPackPurity
Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)Germany$176.651 g
Sigma-AldrichGermany$176.651 g
Labotest KGGermany$217.805000 mg90%
Otava, Ltd.Ukraine$2280.0050 mg95%
Otava, Ltd. (2 weeks)Ukraine$2724.0050 mg95%

Chemical Identity

CAS108-38-3
PubChem CID7929
DTXSIDDTXSID6026298
FormulaC8H10
Mol. Weight106.16 g/mol
SMILESCC1=CC(=CC=C1)C

Data Sources

DTXSID60262982026-04-06

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

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

79292026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/7929/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/7929.json

108-38-32026-04-24

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

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

CAS 108-38-32026-04-25

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

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