Diethanolamine
CAS 111-42-2
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$121M
Top sourceBelgium 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 292212 · basket
EPA reports by year
- 2023
- US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
- 2019
- US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
These shares come from HS customs code 292212, which covers 3 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).
BE 41%BelgiumSA 31%Saudi ArabiaDE 18%GermanyIT 4%ItalyMX 3%Mexico
- India
- China
- South Korea
- Canada
- United Arab Emirates
- Brazil
EPA-registered manufacturers (7)
Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.
Indorama Netherlands Bv · NL Netherlands
Brenntag
Dow Chemical
Indorama Ventures Usa Holdings
Ineos Oxide
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Macdermid
Proviron
Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (6)
EPA records name a US company for this chemical but do not disclose whether the company made it here or imported it.
Albemarle
Cellmark Basic Materials
Greenchem Industries
Lamberti Usa
Polyventive
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Quadra Chemicals
EPA-registered importers (12)
Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.
Archroma Management Gmbh · CH Switzerland
Basf Se · DE Germany
Bayer Ag · DE Germany
Brenntag · DE Germany
Archroma U.S
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Basf
Bayer Us Holding
Brenntag Global Marketing
Henkel
Italmatch Sc
Tannin
Univar Solutions Usa
Why It Matters
Sectors
AgricultureEnergyElectronicsTransportationConstructionMetals & MiningPlastics & RubberTextilesConsumer 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 16 sectors as 13 functional roles.
- •Adhesion/cohesion promoter in Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing (1%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Cleaning agent in Machinery Manufacturing (1%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Cleaning agent in Transportation Equipment Manufacturing (8%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Cleaning agent in Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing (1%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Cleaning agent in Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (11%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Adhesion/cohesion promoter in Machinery Manufacturing (2%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Adhesion/cohesion promoter in Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (45%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Cleaning agent in Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing (0%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Adhesion/cohesion promoter in Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing (2%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Adhesion/cohesion promoter in Transportation Equipment Manufacturing (30%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Hydraulic fluids in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Anti-freeze agent in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Lubricating agent in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Intermediate in Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
- •Waterproofing agent in Textiles, apparel, and leather manufacturing (10%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Tanning agents not otherwise specified in Textiles, apparel, and leather manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Intermediate in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Intermediate in Construction (1%)Processing as a reactant
- •Intermediate in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing (10%)Processing as a reactant
- •Intermediate in Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting (85%)Processing as a reactant
- •Intermediate in Synthetic Dye and Pigment Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
- •Catalyst in Petroleum Refineries (100%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Lubricating agent in Petroleum Lubricating Oil and Grease Manufacturing (90%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Cleaning agent in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing (30%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Emulsifier in Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting (30%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Lubricating agent in Textiles, apparel, and leather manufacturing (30%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Catalyst in Transportation Equipment ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant
- •Lubricating agent in Fabricated Metal Product ManufacturingUse—non-incorporative activities
- •Laboratory chemicals in Fabricated Metal Product ManufacturingUse—non-incorporative activities
- •Surface modifier in Fabricated Metal Product ManufacturingUse—non-incorporative activities
- •Lubricating agent in Non-metallic Mineral Product Manufacturing (includes clay, glass, cement, concrete, lime, gypsum, and other non-metallic mineral product manufacturing)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Corrosion inhibitor in Fabricated Metal Product ManufacturingUse—non-incorporative activities
Vendor Pricing
$0.04/gALFA AESAR
CountryGermany
Pack$99.84 / 2.5 kg
Purity99%
Vendors16 available
Prices reflect listed pack sizes. Small research packs run far above bulk rates.
15 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AA BLOCKS | United States | $0.04 | 500 g | 99% |
| Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock) | Germany | $0.07 | 1 kg | 98% |
| Sigma-Aldrich | Germany | $0.07 | 1 kg | 98% |
| Fluorochem UK | United Kingdom | $0.12 | 500 g | 99% |
| A2B Chem LLC | United States | $0.12 | 500 g | 95% |
| AK Scientific, Inc. | United States | $0.17 | 500 g | 99% |
| Combi-Blocks, Inc. | United States | $0.25 | 1 kg | 98% |
| AstaTech, Inc | United States | $1.56 | 25 g | 95% |
| Interbioscreen | Hong Kong | $10.00 | 10 g | 95% |
| AK Scientific Specialized | United States | $14.20 | 5 g | 99% |
| Labotest KG | Germany | $217.80 | 5000 mg | 90% |
| Otava, Ltd. | Ukraine | $460.00 | 250 mg | 90% |
| ChemFaces | China | $500.00 | 20 mg | 98% |
| Asinex | Netherlands | $6461.40 | 100 mg | 90% |
| TimTec, LLC (back-ordered) | United States | $32000.00 | 15 mg | 94% |
Chemical Identity
CAS111-42-2
PubChem CID8113
DTXSIDDTXSID3021932
FormulaC4H11NO2
Mol. Weight105.14 g/mol
SMILESC(CO)NCCO
Data Sources
- EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID3021932Retrieved 2026-04-06
- PubChem · compound 8113Retrieved 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
Diethanolamine (CAS 111-42-2) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/111-42-2/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID3021932. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID3021932 PubChem: 8113. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/8113 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 111-42-2. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 111-42-2. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 292212 for CAS 111-42-2. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/