Methylcyclohexane
CAS 108-87-2
U.S. production volumes are classified as confidential business information.
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. Import value and source-country shares describe a shared customs category, not a separate chemical measurement.
Where It Comes From
Customs basis: HS 290219 · basket
- 2023
- US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
- 2019
- US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
These shares come from HS customs code 290219, which covers 108 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.
- Russia
- United Kingdom
- Indonesia
- South Africa
- Ukraine
- Madagascar
- Hungary
- Hong Kong
- Czech Republic
- Israel
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Why It Matters
Industrial Uses
Used in 9 sectors as 5 functional roles.
- •Solvent in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (4%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Solvent in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (10%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Solvent in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (4%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Solvent in Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing (9%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Solvent in Synthetic Rubber Manufacturing (60%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Solvent in Adhesive Manufacturing (13%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Fuel in Petroleum Refineries (100%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Intermediate in All Other Basic Organic Chemical ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant
- •Solvent in Transportation Equipment Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Solvent in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Fuel agents in Petroleum Refineries (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Wrinkle resisting agent in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
Vendor Pricing
Prices reflect listed pack sizes. Small research packs run far above bulk rates.
4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A2B Chem LLC | United States | $0.50 | 100 g | 98% |
| Combi-Blocks, Inc. | United States | $0.50 | 100 g | 98% |
| AA BLOCKS | United States | $0.63 | 100 g | 98% |
| Labotest KG | Germany | $217.80 | 5000 mg | 90% |
Chemical Identity
Data Sources
- EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID0047749Retrieved 2026-04-06
- PubChem · compound 7962Retrieved 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
Methylcyclohexane (CAS 108-87-2) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/108-87-2/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID0047749. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID0047749 PubChem: 7962. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/7962 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 108-87-2. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 108-87-2. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 290219 for CAS 108-87-2. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/