Di-tert-butyl peroxide

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

Molecular structure of 110-05-4
US ProductionCBI
Import Value$56M
Top SourceChina 47%

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 290960 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 290960, which covers 19 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
CN 47%ChinaDE 31%GermanyKR 11%South KoreaBE 8%BelgiumTR 1%Turkey
EPA-registered importers (3)
United Initiators Gmbh · DE Germany
Nouryon Chemicals
United Initiators

Why It Matters

Sectors
FoodEnergyPlastics & RubberCore Chemicals
Downstream UsesNo data available
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 7 sectors as 7 functional roles.

  • Process regulators in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
  • Intermediate in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (4%)Processing as a reactant
  • Chemical reaction regulator in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (10%)Processing as a reactant
  • Hardener in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (5%)Processing as a reactant
  • Chemical reaction regulator in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (60%)Processing as a reactant
  • Solvent in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (4%)Processing as a reactant
  • Hardener in Plastics Product Manufacturing (1%)Processing as a reactant
  • Hardener in Rubber Product Manufacturing (5%)Processing as a reactant
  • Intermediate in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (0%)Processing as a reactant
  • Plasticizer in Plastics Product Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
  • Catalyst in Oil and Gas Drilling, Extraction, and Support activities (0%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • Catalyst in Food, beverage, and tobacco product manufacturing (0%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Chemical Identity

CAS110-05-4
PubChem CID8033
DTXSIDDTXSID2024955
FormulaC8H18O2
Mol. Weight146.23 g/mol
SMILESCC(C)(C)OOC(C)(C)C

Data Sources

DTXSID20249552026-04-06

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

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

80332026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/8033/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/8033.json

110-05-42026-04-24

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

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

CAS 110-05-42026-04-25

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

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