n-Hexane
U.S. production volumes are classified 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$917M
Top SourceCanada 95%
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 290110 · basket
These shares come from HS customs code 290110, which covers 24 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.
Source Countries
Country of origin for US imports, from Census customs data (2023).
CA 95%CanadaDE 2%GermanyBR 1%BrazilKR 1%South Korea
- China
- Spain
- Italy
- Japan
- Israel
- Malaysia
- United Kingdom
- Austria
- Portugal
- India
- Poland
- Netherlands
- Turkey
- Switzerland
- Belgium
- Greece
- Sweden
EPA-registered manufacturers (12)
Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.
Arlanxeo Holding Bv · NL Netherlands
Sasol · ZA South Africa
Arlanxeo Usa
Calumet Specialty Products Partners
Chevron
Show all 12
Citgo Holdings Inc, Lemont Refinery
Phillips 66
Sasol Chemicals (Usa)
Shell
Shell Chemical
Solvchem
Trecora Resources
EPA-registered importers (15)
Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.
Greenfield Global · CA Canada
Shell · GB United Kingdom
Emd Holding
Evonik
Greenfield Global Usa
Show all 15
Gunvor Usa
Ies Downstream
Mie
Quaker Chemical
Shell Trading (Us)
Sopus
Superior Oil
Tartan Oil
The Sherwin Williams
Univar Solutions
Why It Matters
Sectors
FoodEnergyConstructionMetals & MiningPlastics & RubberConsumer ProductsPaper & PrintingCore Chemicals
Downstream UsesNo data available
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 14 sectors as 9 functional roles.
- •Solvents (which become part of product formulation or mixture) in Synthetic Rubber Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Intermediate in Petrochemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
- •Solvent in Printing and Related Support Activities (100%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Intermediate in Petroleum Refineries (100%)Processing as a reactant
- •Intermediate in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
- •Laboratory chemicals in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation ManufacturingProcessing—repackaging
- •Fuels and fuel additives in Petrochemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Solvent in Services (10%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Laboratory chemicals in Services (40%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Fuels and fuel additives in Petroleum Refineries (100%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Solvent in Adhesive Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Lubricating agent in Petroleum Lubricating Oil and Grease Manufacturing (1%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Fuel in Other (1%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Processing aids, specific to petroleum production in Oil and Gas Drilling, Extraction, and Support activities (0%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Solvent in Not Known or Reasonably AscertainableProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Solvent in Wholesale and Retail Trade (90%)Processing—repackaging
- •Fuels and fuel additives in Wholesale and Retail Trade (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Laboratory chemicals in Wholesale and Retail TradeNot Known or Reasonably Ascertainable
- •Anti-adhesive/cohesive in Food, beverage, and tobacco product manufacturingUse—non-incorporative activities
- •Solvent in Food, beverage, and tobacco product manufacturingUse—non-incorporative activities
- •Solvents (which become part of product formulation or mixture) in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
Vendor Pricing
$2.17/gAA BLOCKS (1 week)
CountryUnited States
Pack$217.00 / 100 g
Purity99%
Vendors5 available
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labotest KG | Germany | $217.80 | 5000 mg | 90% |
| A2B Chem LLC (2 weeks) | United States | $227.00 | 1 g | 99% |
| Otava, Ltd. | Ukraine | $2280.00 | 50 mg | 95% |
| Otava, Ltd. (2 weeks) | Ukraine | $2724.00 | 50 mg | 95% |
Chemical Identity
CAS110-54-3
PubChem CID8058
DTXSIDDTXSID0021917
FormulaC6H14
Mol. Weight86.18 g/mol
SMILESCCCCCC
Data Sources
DTXSID00219172026-04-06
https://doi.org/10.23645/epacomptox.5588566
Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv
80582026-04-06
https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/8058/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON
Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/8058.json
110-54-32026-04-24
https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting
Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr.csv
CAS 110-54-32026-04-25
https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting
Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr_industrial.csv