2-(2-Ethoxyethoxy)ethyl acetate

CAS 112-15-2

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$123M

Top sourceIndia 31%

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 291539 · basket

EPA reports by year

2023: US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
2019: US production Confidential · Imports Confidential

These shares come from HS customs code 291539, which covers 252 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).

IN 31%IndiaCN 18%ChinaDE 13%GermanyMX 8%MexicoGB 7%United Kingdom

Indonesia
Costa Rica
South Korea
Netherlands
Canada
Paraguay
Madagascar
South Africa
Vietnam
Slovakia
Hong Kong
Israel
Singapore
Argentina
Ukraine

Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (3)

EPA records name a US company for this chemical but do not disclose whether the company made it here or imported it.

Chemical Distribution Network

Eastman Chemical

Transchem

Why It Matters

Sectors

Core 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

•Solvents (which become part of product formulation or mixture) in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (13%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Vendor Pricing

$0.02/gAaron Chemicals LLC

CountryHong Kong

Pack$12.00 / 500 g

Purity98%

Vendors12 available

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

11 more vendors

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
Angene Chemical	China → Hong Kong	$0.03	500 g	98%
A2B Chem LLC	United States	$0.06	500 g	98%
AA BLOCKS	United States	$0.06	500 g	99%
MedChemExpress MCE	Sweden	$0.08	1 kg	—
AK Scientific Specialized	United States	$0.22	100 g	98%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.	United States	$0.25	1 kg	98%
AK Scientific, Inc.	United States	$0.29	100 g	99%
Angene International Limited	United States	$0.80	100 g	99%
AstaTech (2 weeks)	United States	$3.08	25 g	95%
Labotest KG	Germany	$217.80	5000 mg	90%
Angene	China → Hong Kong	$4266.67	30 mg	98%

Chemical Identity

CAS112-15-2

PubChem CID8165

DTXSIDDTXSID6026905

FormulaC8H16O4

Mol. Weight176.21 g/mol

SMILESCCOCCOCCOC(=O)C

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID6026905Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 8165Retrieved 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

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Brief citations

2-(2-Ethoxyethoxy)ethyl acetate (CAS 112-15-2) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/112-15-2/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID6026905. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID6026905 PubChem: 8165. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/8165 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 112-15-2. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 112-15-2. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 291539 for CAS 112-15-2. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/