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1,5-Pentanediol

CAS 111-29-5

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

Molecular structure of 111-29-5
US productionCBI
Import value, 2024$82M
Top sourceGermany 18%

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 290539 · basket

EPA reports by year
2023
US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
2019
US production Confidential · Imports Confidential

These shares come from HS customs code 290539, which covers 48 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
DE 18%GermanyKR 16%South KoreaBR 11%BrazilTW 8%TaiwanMX 7%Mexico
EPA-registered manufacturers (2)
Basf Se · DE Germany
Basf
EPA-registered importers (2)
Dupont Specialty Products Usa
Hp

Why It Matters

Sectors
Plastics & RubberPaper & Printing
Downstream UsesNot recorded
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 2 sectors as 2 functional roles.

  • •Solvent in Printing Ink ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Intermediate in Plastics Material and Resin ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant

Vendor Pricing

$0.02/gAaron Chemicals LLC
CountryHong Kong
Pack$9.00 / 500 g
PurityNot recorded
Vendors22 available

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

21 more vendors
VendorCountry$/gPackPurity
Angene ChemicalChina → Hong Kong$0.02500 g97%
AA BLOCKSUnited States$0.031 kg98%
A2B Chem LLCUnited States$0.031 kg98%
BLD Pharmatech GmbHGermany$0.041 kg95%
BLD Pharmatech Ltd.China$0.041 kg95%
Ambeed, Inc.United States$0.041 kg95%
BLD Pharmatech Co., LimitedUnited States$0.05500 g95%
ChemsceneUnited States$0.051 kg—
Fluorochem EUGermany$0.07500 g96%
ALFA AESARGermany$0.082.5 kg97%
AK Scientific SpecializedUnited States$0.11500 g95%
Fluorochem UKUnited Kingdom$0.11100 g96%
Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)Germany$0.141 kg96%
Sigma-AldrichGermany$0.141 kg96%
AK Scientific, Inc.United States$0.15500 g98%
Angene International LimitedUnited States$0.21100 g98%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.United States$0.251 kg98%
AstaTech (2 weeks)United States$3.0825 g98%
Labotest KGGermany$217.805000 mg90%
Otava, Ltd.Ukraine$2724.0050 mg95%
AngeneChina → Hong Kong$4266.6730 mg97%

Chemical Identity

CAS111-29-5
PubChem CID8105
DTXSIDDTXSID2041256
FormulaC5H12O2
Mol. Weight104.15 g/mol
SMILESC(CCO)CCO

Data Sources

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Brief citations

1,5-Pentanediol (CAS 111-29-5) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/111-29-5/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID2041256. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID2041256 PubChem: 8105. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/8105 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 111-29-5. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 111-29-5. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 290539 for CAS 111-29-5. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/