m-Cresol
Drug ingredientThis drug ingredient has classified U.S. production volumes. EPA withholds the number as confidential business information.
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 290712 · basket
These shares come from HS customs code 290712, which covers 5 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.
Why It Matters
Industrial Uses
Used in 7 sectors as 7 functional roles.
- •Solvent in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (30%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Intermediate in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
- •Intermediate in Primary Metal Manufacturing (3%)Processing as a reactant
- •Solvent in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (5%)Processing as a reactant
- •Solvent in Oil and Gas Drilling, Extraction, and Support activities (1%)Processing as a reactant
- •Corrosion inhibitor in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (2%)Processing as a reactant
- •Catalyst in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (5%)Processing as a reactant
- •Surfactant (surface active agent) in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (1%)Processing as a reactant
- •Dye in Textiles, apparel, and leather manufacturing (1%)Processing as a reactant
- •Cleaning agent in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing (1%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Solvent in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing (1%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
Vendor Pricing
Prices reflect listed pack sizes. Small research packs run far above bulk rates.
13 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sigma-Aldrich | Germany | $0.05 | 25 kg | 98% |
| A2B Chem LLC | United States | $0.07 | 500 g | 98% |
| AA BLOCKS | United States | $0.08 | 500 g | 98% |
| ALFA AESAR | Germany | $0.09 | 800 g | 99% |
| Fluorochem UK | United Kingdom | $0.18 | 500 g | 99% |
| AK Scientific Specialized | United States | $0.23 | 500 g | 95% |
| Combi-Blocks, Inc. | United States | $0.30 | 500 g | 98% |
| AK Scientific, Inc. | United States | $0.30 | 500 g | 98% |
| MedKoo Biosciences, Inc | United States | $50.00 | 5 g | 98% |
| 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% |
| Princeton BioMolecular Research (SC) | United States | $2900.00 | 100 mg | 90% |
Chemical Identity
Data Sources
https://doi.org/10.23645/epacomptox.5588566
Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv
https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/342/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON
Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/342.json
https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting
Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr.csv
https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting
Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr_industrial.csv