1,5-Pentanediol

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

Molecular structure of 111-29-5
US ProductionCBI
Import Value$82M
Top SourceGermany 18%

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 290539 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 290539, which covers 28 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket'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 (1)
Hp

Why It Matters

Sectors
Plastics & RubberPaper & Printing
Downstream UsesNo data available
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 2 sectors as 2 functional roles.

  • Intermediate in Plastics Material and Resin ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant
  • Solvents (which become part of product formulation or mixture) in Printing Ink ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Vendor Pricing

$0.02/gAaron Chemicals LLC
CountryHong Kong
Pack$9.00 / 500 g
PurityNo data available
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

DTXSID20412562026-04-06

https://doi.org/10.23645/epacomptox.5588566

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

81052026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/8105/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/8105.json

111-29-52026-04-24

https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting

Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr.csv

CAS 111-29-52026-04-25

https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting

Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr_industrial.csv