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2-Methoxyethanol

CAS 109-86-4

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

Molecular structure of 109-86-4
US productionCBI
Import value, 2024$3M
Top sourceItaly 31%

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 290944 · basket

EPA reports by year
2023
US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
2019
US production Confidential · Imports Confidential

These shares come from HS customs code 290944, which covers 13 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
IT 31%ItalyCN 18%ChinaDE 12%GermanyJP 11%JapanTW 7%Taiwan
EPA-registered manufacturers (1)
Lyondell Chemical
EPA-registered importers (6)
Clariant International · CH Switzerland
Safic-Alcan · FR France
Ambyth Chemical
Chemspec
Clariant
Show all 6
Kymera International

Why It Matters

Sectors
EnergyMetals & MiningPlastics & RubberConsumer ProductsPaints & CoatingsPaper & PrintingCore Chemicals
Downstream UsesNot recorded
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 9 sectors as 6 functional roles.

  • •Fuel agents in Petroleum Refineries (90%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Solvent in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (10%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Adhesion/cohesion promoter in Synthetic Rubber ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Adhesion/cohesion promoter in Wholesale and Retail Trade (1%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Adhesion/cohesion promoter in Rubber Product ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Solvent in Wholesale and Retail Trade (20%)Use—non-incorporative activities
  • •Solvent in Not Known or Reasonably Ascertainable (80%)Use—non-incorporative activities
  • •Solvent in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (80%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Intermediate in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (25%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Absorbent in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (25%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Solvent in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (50%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Humectant in Printing Ink Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Vendor Pricing

$0.25/gCombi-Blocks, Inc.
CountryUnited States
Pack$250.00 / 1 kg
Purity98%
Vendors11 available

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

10 more vendors
VendorCountry$/gPackPurity
A2B Chem LLCUnited States$0.36500 g98%
AA BLOCKSUnited States$0.41500 g98%
Fluorochem UKUnited Kingdom$1.3725 g99%
AstaTech, IncUnited States$4.605 g95%
IRIS Biotech GmbhGermany$15.96100 g—
Labotest KGGermany$217.805000 mg90%
Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)Germany$410.331 g—
Sigma-AldrichGermany$410.331 g—
Otava, Ltd.Ukraine$460.00250 mg90%
Otava, Ltd. (2 weeks)Ukraine$2724.0050 mg90%

Chemical Identity

CAS109-86-4
PubChem CID8019
DTXSIDDTXSID5024182
FormulaC3H8O2
Mol. Weight76.09 g/mol
SMILESCOCCO

Data Sources

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Brief citations

2-Methoxyethanol (CAS 109-86-4) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/109-86-4/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID5024182. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID5024182 PubChem: 8019. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/8019 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 109-86-4. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 109-86-4. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 290944 for CAS 109-86-4. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/