1-Hexanol

CAS 111-27-3

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$103M

Top sourceGermany 46%

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 290519 · basket

EPA reports by year

2023: US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
2019: US production Confidential · Imports Confidential

These shares come from HS customs code 290519, which covers 122 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).

DE 46%GermanyMX 17%MexicoIN 11%IndiaCN 7%ChinaJP 3%Japan

Indonesia
Brazil
Canada
Singapore
Armenia
Slovakia
Argentina
Ukraine
Ireland
Netherlands
Hong Kong

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.

Sasol · ZA South Africa

Sasol Chemicals (Usa)

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.

Polyventive

Reckitt Benckiser

EPA-registered importers (3)

Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.

Reckitt Benckiser Group · GB United Kingdom

Henkel Us Operations

Innospec

Why It Matters

Sectors

AgricultureFoodEnergyMetals & MiningPlastics & RubberConsumer ProductsCore 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 10 functional roles.

•Surfactant (surface active agent) in Petrochemical Manufacturing (10%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Intermediate in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (10%)Processing as a reactant
•Fuel in Other (30%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Monomers in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (4%)Processing as a reactant
•Solvent in Mining (except Oil and Gas) and support activities (1%)Processing as a reactant
•Lubricating agent in Plastics Product Manufacturing (1%)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
•Flavoring and nutrient in Food, beverage, and tobacco product manufacturing (30%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Wetting agent (non-aqueous) in Oil and Gas Drilling, Extraction, and Support activities (10%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Wetting agent (non-aqueous) in Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting (2%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Emulsifier in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Fragrance in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Vendor Pricing

$0.01/gAaron Chemicals LLC

CountryHong Kong

Pack$7.00 / 500 g

Purity99%

Vendors15 available

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

14 more vendors

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)	Germany	$0.02	170 kg	—
Sigma-Aldrich	Germany	$0.02	170 kg	—
Angene Chemical	China → Hong Kong	$0.02	500 g	98%
Fluorochem UK	United Kingdom	$0.07	500 g	98%
AA BLOCKS	United States	$0.10	500 g	95%
A2B Chem LLC	United States	$0.17	100 g	95%
Ambeed, Inc.	United States	$0.23	100 g	99%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.	United States	$0.25	1 kg	95%
MedChemExpress MCE	Sweden	$0.29	1 kg	99.35%
Molnova	China	$70.00	500 mg	99%
Labotest KG	Germany	$217.80	5000 mg	90%
Angene International Limited	United States	$248.00	500 mg	98%
Otava, Ltd.	Ukraine	$460.00	250 mg	95%
Angene	China → Hong Kong	$4266.67	30 mg	98%

Chemical Identity

CAS111-27-3

PubChem CID8103

DTXSIDDTXSID8021931

FormulaC6H14O

Mol. Weight102.17 g/mol

SMILESCCCCCCO

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID8021931Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 8103Retrieved 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

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Brief citations

1-Hexanol (CAS 111-27-3) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/111-27-3/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID8021931. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID8021931 PubChem: 8103. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/8103 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 111-27-3. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 111-27-3. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 290519 for CAS 111-27-3. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/