Decanedioic acid
CAS 111-20-6
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$43M
Top sourceChina 41%
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 291713 · basket
EPA reports by year
- 2023
- US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
- 2019
- US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
These shares come from HS customs code 291713, which covers 27 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).
CN 41%ChinaIN 26%IndiaOM 14%OmanIT 9%ItalyNL 5%Netherlands
- Germany
- Brazil
- Switzerland
- Japan
- Spain
- Belgium
EPA-registered manufacturers (2)
Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.
Basf Se · DE Germany
Basf
Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (10)
EPA records name a US company for this chemical but do not disclose whether the company made it here or imported it.
Acme-Hardesty Co A Division Of Jacob Stern & Sons
Akzo Nobel Coatings
Arkema
Colonial Group
Dupont Specialty Products Usa
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Emery Oleochemicals
Fci
Lanxess
Univar Solutions Usa
Wego Chemical Group
EPA-registered importers (17)
Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.
Basf Se · DE Germany
Cci Holding · JP Japan
Ems-Chemie Ag · CH Switzerland
Aceto Us
Cci Manufacturing Il
Show all 17
Chemceed
Chemical Distribution Network
Ems-Chemie (North America)
Greenchem Industries
Helm America
Icc Industries
Lowe Chemical
Old World Industries
Pennzoil-Quaker State
Recochem
Shakespeare Company Llc Dba Jarden Applied Materials
Van Horn, Metz &
Why It Matters
Sectors
EnergyConstructionMetals & MiningPlastics & RubberConsumer ProductsPaints & CoatingsCore 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 11 sectors as 11 functional roles.
- •Monomers in Plastics Product Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
- •Lubricating agent in Petroleum Lubricating Oil and Grease Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Surfactant (surface active agent) in Petroleum Lubricating Oil and Grease ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Corrosion inhibitor in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Intermediate in All Other Basic Organic Chemical ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant
- •Intermediate in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
- •Binder in Plastics Material and Resin ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Corrosion inhibitor in Wholesale and Retail TradeNot Known or Reasonably Ascertainable
- •Binder in Adhesive Manufacturing (20%)Processing as a reactant
- •Wetting agent (non-aqueous) in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (20%)Processing as a reactant
- •Plasticizer in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (10%)Processing as a reactant
- •Hardener in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Anti-freeze agent in Wholesale and Retail Trade (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Intermediate in Asphalt Paving, Roofing, and Coating Materials Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
- •Monomers in Adhesive Manufacturing (40%)Processing as a reactant
- •Intermediate in Miscellaneous Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
- •Intermediate in OtherProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Corrosion inhibitor in Paint and Coating ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant
- •Anti-adhesive/cohesive in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Anti-freeze agent in OtherProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
Vendor Pricing
$0.01/gAaron Chemicals LLC
CountryHong Kong
Pack$7.00 / 500 g
Purity95%
Vendors32 available
Prices reflect listed pack sizes. Small research packs run far above bulk rates.
31 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angene Chemical | China → Hong Kong | $0.02 | 500 g | 95% |
| AA BLOCKS | United States | $0.03 | 500 g | 95% |
| A2B Chem LLC | United States | $0.03 | 500 g | 95% |
| BLD Pharmatech Co., Limited | United States | $0.04 | 1 kg | 95% |
| Ambeed, Inc. | United States | $0.04 | 1 kg | 95% |
| BLD Pharmatech GmbH | Germany | $0.04 | 1 kg | 95% |
| BLD Pharmatech Ltd. | China | $0.04 | 1 kg | 95% |
| Chemscene | United States | $0.05 | 1 kg | — |
| Fluorochem EU | Germany | $0.06 | 1 kg | 95% |
| Fluorochem UK | United Kingdom | $0.07 | 1 kg | 95% |
| Angene International Limited | United States | $0.07 | 500 g | 95% |
| AK Scientific Specialized | United States | $0.11 | 500 g | 98% |
| Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock) | Germany | $0.12 | 1 kg | 95% |
| Sigma-Aldrich | Germany | $0.12 | 1 kg | 95% |
| AK Scientific, Inc. | United States | $0.13 | 500 g | 99% |
| ALFA AESAR | Germany | $0.13 | 5 kg | 98% |
| Combi-Blocks, Inc. | United States | $0.25 | 1 kg | 95% |
| MedChemExpress MCE | Sweden | $1.73 | 100 g | 99.96% |
| MedKoo Biosciences, Inc | United States | $10.00 | 25 g | 98% |
| Interbioscreen | Hong Kong | $10.00 | 10 g | 95% |
| TargetMol Chemicals | China → United States | $17.00 | 2 g | 99.73% |
| Labotest KG | Germany | $217.80 | 5000 mg | 90% |
| Vitas M Chemical Limited | Hong Kong | $225.00 | 1 g | 90% |
| Molnova | China | $380.00 | 100 mg | 99% |
| ChemFaces | China | $1500.00 | 20 mg | 98% |
| Otava, Ltd. | Ukraine | $2280.00 | 50 mg | 95% |
| Otava, Ltd. (2 weeks) | Ukraine | $2724.00 | 50 mg | 95% |
| Princeton BioMolecular Research (SC) | United States | $2900.00 | 100 mg | 90% |
| Angene | China → Hong Kong | $4266.67 | 30 mg | 95% |
| TimTec, LLC | United States | $9333.33 | 30 mg | 98% |
| AnalytiCon Discovery - a Division of BRAIN Biotech AG | Germany | $118311.11 | 9 mg | 85% |
Chemical Identity
CAS111-20-6
PubChem CID5192
DTXSIDDTXSID7026867
FormulaC10H18O4
Mol. Weight202.25 g/mol
SMILESC(CCCCC(=O)O)CCCC(=O)O
Data Sources
- EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID7026867Retrieved 2026-04-06
- PubChem · compound 5192Retrieved 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
Decanedioic acid (CAS 111-20-6) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/111-20-6/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID7026867. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID7026867 PubChem: 5192. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/5192 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 111-20-6. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 111-20-6. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 291713 for CAS 111-20-6. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/