n-Hexane
CAS 110-54-3
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, 2024$917M
Top sourceCanada 95%
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 290110 · basket
EPA reports by year
- 2023
- US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
- 2019
- US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
These shares come from HS customs code 290110, which covers 58 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.
Source Countries
Country of origin for US imports, from Census customs data (2024).
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 (16)
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
Indorama Netherlands Bv · NL Netherlands
Sasol · ZA South Africa
Shell Plc · GB United Kingdom
Arlanxeo Usa
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Calumet
Calumet Refining
Chevron
Gulf Coast Growth Ventures
Indorama Ventures Oxides
Phillips 66
Sasol Chemicals (Usa)
Shell Petroleum
Solvchem
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber
Trafigura Trading
Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (2)
EPA records name a US company for this chemical but do not disclose whether the company made it here or imported it.
Tartan Oil
Transchem
EPA-registered importers (24)
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
Lg Chem · KR South Korea
Shell Plc · GB United Kingdom
Total Se · FR France
Avantor
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Cenovus U.S
Greenfield Global Usa
Gunvor Usa
Harris Paints
Honeywell International (123312)
Ies Downstream
Lanco Manufacturing
Lg Chem America
Mie
Par Pacific Holdings
Peerless Oil & Chemicals
Suno
Superior Industrial Solutions
Tauber Petrochemical
Tedia
The Sherwin Williams
Thermo Fisher Scientific
Total Holdings Usa
Univar Solutions Usa
Why It Matters
Sectors
HealthAgricultureFoodEnergyElectronicsConstructionMetals & MiningPlastics & RubberConsumer ProductsPaints & CoatingsPaper & PrintingCore Chemicals
Downstream UsesNot recorded
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 23 sectors as 10 functional roles.
- •Fuel agents in Petroleum Refineries (100%)Processing as a reactant
- •Intermediate in Petrochemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Monomers in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Solvent in Printing and Related Support Activities (100%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Solvent in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Solvent in Petroleum Refineries (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Intermediate in Petroleum Refineries (100%)Processing as a reactant
- •Solvent in Rubber Product Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Fuel in Petroleum Refineries (100%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Soil amendments (fertilizers) in Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical 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
- •Intermediate in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
- •Solvent in Synthetic Rubber Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Fuel in Wholesale and Retail Trade (0%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Fuel agents in Oil and Gas Drilling, Extraction, and Support activities (100%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Propellants, non-motive (blowing agents) in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (2%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Solvent in Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing (0%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Solvent in Wood Product Manufacturing (0%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Solvent in Petrochemical Manufacturing (35%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Solvent in Adhesive Manufacturing (94%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Solvent in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (6%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Fuel in All other Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Fuel in Petrochemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Laboratory chemicals in All Other Basic Organic Chemical ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Laboratory chemicals in Services (10%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Solvent in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing (20%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Laboratory chemicals in Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing (20%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Laboratory chemicals in Wholesale and Retail TradeNot Known or Reasonably Ascertainable
- •Flavoring and nutrient in Food, beverage, and tobacco product manufacturing (40%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Intermediate in Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing (60%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Solvent in Custom Compounding of Purchased Resins (100%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Solvent in Wholesale and Retail Trade (5%)Processing—repackaging
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
- EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID0021917Retrieved 2026-04-06
- PubChem · compound 8058Retrieved 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
n-Hexane (CAS 110-54-3) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/110-54-3/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID0021917. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID0021917 PubChem: 8058. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/8058 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 110-54-3. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 110-54-3. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 290110 for CAS 110-54-3. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/