Diethylene glycol
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$89M
Top SourceCanada 99%
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 290941 · exact
Source Countries
Country of origin for US imports, from Census customs data (2023).
CA 99%Canada
- Belgium
- India
- China
- Japan
- Switzerland
- Taiwan
- South Korea
- Netherlands
- Mexico
- Germany
EPA-registered manufacturers (12)
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
Altivia Specialty Chemicals
Celanese
Formosa Plastics
Huntsman
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Lyondell Chemical
Meglobal Americas
Sasol Chemicals (Usa)
Shell
Solvchem
The Dow Chemical
Third Coast Packaging
EPA-registered importers (22)
Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.
Clariant International · CH Switzerland
Ineos · GB United Kingdom
Shell · GB United Kingdom
Yushiro Chemical Industry · JP Japan
Albemarle
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Brother International
Canon U.S.A
Carestream Health
Clariant
Evonik
Hexion Holdings
Huntsman
Ineos Enterprises Us Hold
Meglobal Americas
Omya
Sabic Innovative Plastics
Shell Chemical
Silver Fern Chemical
The Dow Chemical
The Procter & Gamble
Yushiro Mfg. America
Zschimmer&Schwarz
Why It Matters
Sectors
EnergyTransportationConstructionMetals & MiningPlastics & RubberTextilesConsumer ProductsPaints & CoatingsPaper & PrintingCore Chemicals
Downstream UsesNo data available
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 19 sectors as 14 functional roles.
- •Process regulators in Petroleum Refineries (100%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Intermediate in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
- •Solvent in Synthetic Dye and Pigment ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Solvent in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Heat transferring agent in Transportation Equipment Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Heat transferring agent in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (30%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Solvent in All Other Basic Organic Chemical ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Process regulators in Transportation Equipment ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Propellants and blowing agents in Transportation Equipment ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Process regulators in Furniture and Related Product ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Propellants and blowing agents in Furniture and Related Product ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Process regulators in ConstructionProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Propellants and blowing agents in ConstructionProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Solvent in Wholesale and Retail Trade (100%)Processing—repackaging
- •Intermediate in Miscellaneous Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Intermediate in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (90%)Processing as a reactant
- •Intermediate in Paper Manufacturing (10%)Processing as a reactant
- •Intermediate in Plastics Product Manufacturing (5%)Processing as a reactant
- •Plasticizer in All Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing (95%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Monomers in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
- •Intermediate in Petrochemical Manufacturing (50%)Processing as a reactant
- •Solvents (which become part of product formulation or mixture) in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (30%)Processing as a reactant
- •Intermediate in Plastics Material and Resin ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant
- •Intermediate in Paint and Coating ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant
- •Emulsifier in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Surfactant (surface active agent) in Petrochemical Manufacturing (10%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Intermediate in Asphalt Paving, Roofing, and Coating Materials Manufacturing (3%)Processing as a reactant
- •Solvents (which become part of product formulation or mixture) in Asphalt Paving, Roofing, and Coating Materials Manufacturing (15%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Functional fluids (closed systems) in Oil and Gas Drilling, Extraction, and Support activities (13%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Paint additives and coating additives not described by other categories in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (13%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Intermediate in Wholesale and Retail Trade (40%)Processing—repackaging
- •Intermediate in Construction (16%)Processing—repackaging
- •Adhesives and sealant chemicals in ConstructionUse—non-incorporative activities
- •Lubricants and lubricant additives in Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (100%)Use—non-incorporative activities
Vendor Pricing
$0.01/gAaron Chemicals LLC
CountryHong Kong
Pack$133.00 / 25 kg
Purity99%
Vendors25 available
Prices reflect listed pack sizes. Small research packs run far above bulk rates.
24 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 | $0.01 | 25 kg | 99% |
| A2B Chem LLC | United States | $0.01 | 20 kg | 98% |
| AA BLOCKS | United States | $0.01 | 20 kg | 98% |
| MedChemExpress MCE | Sweden | $0.01 | 5 kg | 99.98% |
| ALFA AESAR | Germany | $0.03 | 10 kg | 99% |
| Fluorochem UK | United Kingdom | $0.03 | 1 kg | 99% |
| Fluorochem EU | Germany | $0.03 | 1 kg | 99% |
| BLD Pharmatech Co., Limited | United States | $0.03 | 1 kg | 99% |
| BLD Pharmatech GmbH | Germany | $0.03 | 1 kg | 99% |
| BLD Pharmatech Ltd. | China | $0.03 | 1 kg | 99% |
| Ambeed, Inc. | United States | $0.03 | 1 kg | 99% |
| Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock) | Germany | $0.04 | 1 kg | 99% |
| Sigma-Aldrich | Germany | $0.04 | 1 kg | 99% |
| Chemscene | United States | $0.05 | 1 kg | — |
| AK Scientific Specialized | United States | $0.10 | 500 g | 98% |
| AK Scientific, Inc. | United States | $0.14 | 500 g | 99.5% |
| Angene International Limited | United States | $0.23 | 500 g | 98% |
| Combi-Blocks, Inc. | United States | $0.25 | 1 kg | 98% |
| AstaTech (2 weeks) | United States | $48.00 | 1 g | 95% |
| HTS Biochemie Innovationen | Germany | $180.00 | 100 mg | 95% |
| Labotest KG | Germany | $217.80 | 5000 mg | 90% |
| Otava, Ltd. | Ukraine | $2280.00 | 50 mg | 95% |
| Otava, Ltd. (2 weeks) | Ukraine | $2724.00 | 50 mg | 95% |
| Angene | China → Hong Kong | $4266.67 | 30 mg | 99% |
Chemical Identity
CAS111-46-6
PubChem CID8117
DTXSIDDTXSID8020462
FormulaC4H10O3
Mol. Weight106.12 g/mol
SMILESC(COCCO)O
Data Sources
DTXSID80204622026-04-06
https://doi.org/10.23645/epacomptox.5588566
Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv
81172026-04-06
https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/8117/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON
Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/8117.json
111-46-62026-04-24
https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting
Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr.csv
CAS 111-46-62026-04-25
https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting
Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr_industrial.csv