Diethylene glycol dimethyl ether

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

Molecular structure of 111-96-6
US ProductionCBI
Import Value$117M
Top SourceIndia 29%

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 290919 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 290919, which covers 38 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
IN 29%IndiaCN 25%ChinaJP 20%JapanBR 6%BrazilDE 4%Germany
EPA-registered manufacturers (2)
Basf Se · DE Germany
Basf
EPA-registered importers (4)
Clariant International · CH Switzerland
3M
Clariant
Univar Solutions

Why It Matters

Sectors
ElectronicsMetals & MiningCore Chemicals
Downstream UsesNo data available
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 5 sectors as 3 functional roles.

  • Solvent in Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing (100%)Processing—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
  • Solvent in Not Known or Reasonably Ascertainable (100%)Use—non-incorporative activities
  • Solvents (which become part of product formulation or mixture) in All Other Basic Organic Chemical ManufacturingUse—non-incorporative activities
  • Monomers in Miscellaneous Manufacturing (90%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Vendor Pricing

$0.01/gAaron Chemicals LLC
CountryHong Kong
Pack$5.00 / 500 g
Purity98%
Vendors9 available

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

8 more vendors
VendorCountry$/gPackPurity
Angene ChemicalChina Hong Kong$0.01500 g98%
AA BLOCKSUnited States$0.11500 g98%
MedChemExpress MCESweden$0.16500 g
Combi-Blocks, Inc.United States$0.251 kg98%
A2B Chem LLCUnited States$0.271 kg98%
AstaTech, IncUnited States$0.43100 g98%
Labotest KGGermany$217.805000 mg90%
AngeneChina Hong Kong$4266.6730 mg99%

Chemical Identity

CAS111-96-6
PubChem CID8150
DTXSIDDTXSID1024621
FormulaC6H14O3
Mol. Weight134.17 g/mol
SMILESCOCCOCCOC

Data Sources

DTXSID10246212026-04-06

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

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

81502026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/8150/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/8150.json

111-96-62026-04-24

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

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

CAS 111-96-62026-04-25

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

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