m-Cresol

Drug ingredient

CAS 108-39-4

This drug ingredient has classified U.S. production volumes. EPA withholds the number 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$5M

Top sourceGermany 38%

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. Import value and source-country shares describe a shared customs category, not a separate chemical measurement.

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 290712 · basket

EPA reports by year

2023: US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
2019: US production Confidential · Imports 19.5M lb

These shares come from HS customs code 290712, which covers 9 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries

Country of origin for US imports, from Census customs data (2024).

DE 38%GermanyCN 34%ChinaIN 24%IndiaJP 4%Japan

EPA-registered manufacturers (3)

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

Sasol · ZA South Africa

Dynachem

Sasol Chemicals (Usa)

EPA-registered importers (2)

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

Koch Industries

Lanxess

Why It Matters

Sectors

HealthEnergyConstructionPlastics & RubberTextilesConsumer ProductsPaints & CoatingsCore 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 9 functional roles.

•Solvent in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (7%)Processing as a reactant
•Fragrance in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (0%)Processing—repackaging
•Dye in Textiles, apparel, and leather manufacturing (0%)Processing as a reactant
•Solvent in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (1%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Cleaning agent in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing (0%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Cleaning agent in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (0%)Processing as a reactant
•Catalyst in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (5%)Processing as a reactant
•Solvent in Oil and Gas Drilling, Extraction, and Support activities (0%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Corrosion inhibitor in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (5%)Processing as a reactant
•Solvent in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing (0%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Surfactant (surface active agent) in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (1%)Processing as a reactant
•Fuel in Non-metallic Mineral Product Manufacturing (includes clay, glass, cement, concrete, lime, gypsum, and other non-metallic mineral product manufacturing) (1%)Use—non-incorporative activities
•Intermediate in All Other Basic Organic Chemical ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant

Vendor Pricing

$0.05/gSigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)

CountryGermany

Pack$1318.92 / 25 kg

Purity98%

Vendors14 available

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

13 more vendors

Vendor	Country	$/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

CAS108-39-4

PubChem CID342

DTXSIDDTXSID6024200

FormulaC7H8O

Mol. Weight108.14 g/mol

SMILESCC1=CC(=CC=C1)O

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID6024200Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 342Retrieved 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

m-Cresol (CAS 108-39-4) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/108-39-4/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID6024200. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID6024200 PubChem: 342. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/342 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 108-39-4. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 108-39-4. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 290712 for CAS 108-39-4. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/