Methylcyclohexane

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

Molecular structure of 108-87-2
US ProductionCBI
Import Value$90M
Top SourceJapan 21%

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 290219 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 290219, which covers 43 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
JP 21%JapanBR 12%BrazilTW 12%TaiwanKR 11%South KoreaDE 9%Germany
EPA-registered manufacturers (2)
Shell · GB United Kingdom
Shell Chemical
EPA-registered importers (8)
Toyota Tsusho · JP Japan
Allchem Industries Holding
Henkel
Huntsman
Mie
Show all 8
Nouryon Chemicals
Toyota Tsusho America
Univar Solutions

Why It Matters

Sectors
HealthAgricultureEnergyTransportationConstructionPaints & CoatingsCore Chemicals
Downstream UsesNo data available
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 9 sectors as 5 functional roles.

  • Solvent in Transportation Equipment ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into article
  • Solvent in Paint and Coating ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • Soil amendments (fertilizers) in Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • Fuels and fuel additives in Petroleum Refineries (100%)Use—non-incorporative activities
  • Intermediate in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (10%)Processing as a reactant
  • Solvent in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (90%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • Intermediate in Petrochemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
  • Solvent in Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing (100%)Not Known or Reasonably Ascertainable
  • Adhesives and sealant chemicals in Adhesive Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Vendor Pricing

$0.29/gALFA AESAR
CountryGermany
Pack$145.20 / 500 g
Purity99%
Vendors5 available

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

4 more vendors
VendorCountry$/gPackPurity
A2B Chem LLCUnited States$0.50100 g98%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.United States$0.50100 g98%
AA BLOCKSUnited States$0.63100 g98%
Labotest KGGermany$217.805000 mg90%

Chemical Identity

CAS108-87-2
PubChem CID7962
DTXSIDDTXSID0047749
FormulaC7H14
Mol. Weight98.19 g/mol
SMILESCC1CCCCC1

Data Sources

DTXSID00477492026-04-06

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

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

79622026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/7962/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/7962.json

108-87-22026-04-24

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

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

CAS 108-87-22026-04-25

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

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