2-(2-Butoxyethoxy)ethanol
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$6M
Top SourceGermany 47%
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 290943 · narrow
These shares come from HS customs code 290943, which covers 4 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.
Source Countries
Country of origin for US imports, from Census customs data (2023).
DE 47%GermanyTW 16%TaiwanKR 11%South KoreaIT 7%ItalyCN 6%China
- Canada
- Australia
- United Kingdom
EPA-registered manufacturers (5)
Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.
Canberra
Lyondell Chemical
Solvchem
The Dow Chemical
Troy
EPA-registered importers (16)
Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.
Basf Se · DE Germany
A.G. Layne
Allchem Industries Holding
Basf
Canon U.S.A
Show all 16
Diversey
Elementis
Evonik
Greenchem Industries
Italmatch Sc
Redox
Robert Bosch North America
Stahl Usa
Target
The Sherwin Williams
Toyo Ink America, Llc.
Why It Matters
Sectors
AgricultureEnergyElectronicsConstructionMetals & MiningTextilesConsumer 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 17 sectors as 17 functional roles.
- •Solvents (which become part of product formulation or mixture) in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (90%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Solvents (which become part of product formulation or mixture) in Adhesive Manufacturing (1%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Solvents (for cleaning or degreasing) in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (10%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Surface modifier in Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (0%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Dye in Paper ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into article
- •Defoamer in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (0%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Viscosity modifiers in Paint and Coating ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Paint additives and coating additives not described by other categories in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (0%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Catalyst in Miscellaneous Manufacturing (1%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Laboratory chemicals in Fabricated Metal Product ManufacturingUse—non-incorporative activities
- •Solvent in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Solvent in Printing and Related Support Activities (100%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Process regulators in All Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Cleaning agent in Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing (100%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Solvent in All Other Basic Organic Chemical ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Corrosion inhibitors and anti-scaling agents in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (20%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Viscosity adjustors in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (10%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Solvents (which become part of product formulation or mixture) in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Solvents (which become part of product formulation or mixture) in Petroleum Lubricating Oil and Grease Manufacturing (80%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Intermediate in Non-metallic Mineral Product Manufacturing (includes clay, glass, cement, concrete, lime, gypsum, and other non-metallic mineral product manufacturing) (10%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Solvents (which become part of product formulation or mixture) in Textiles, apparel, and leather manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Solvent in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (60%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Solvent in Furniture and Related Product ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into article
- •Solvent in ConstructionProcessing—incorporation into article
- •Solvent in Not Known or Reasonably AscertainableProcessing—incorporation into article
- •Paint additives and coating additives not described by other categories in Printing and Related Support Activities (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Softener and conditioner in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation ManufacturingUse—non-incorporative activities
- •Softener and conditioner in Textiles, apparel, and leather manufacturingUse—non-incorporative activities
- •Impregnation agent in Textiles, apparel, and leather manufacturingUse—non-incorporative activities
Vendor Pricing
$0.03/gBLD Pharmatech GmbH
CountryGermany
Pack$26.00 / 1 kg
Purity99%
Vendors15 available
Prices reflect listed pack sizes. Small research packs run far above bulk rates.
14 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLD Pharmatech Ltd. | China | $0.03 | 1 kg | 99% |
| Aaron Chemicals LLC | Hong Kong | $0.03 | 500 g | 99% |
| Angene Chemical | China → Hong Kong | $0.03 | 500 g | 98% |
| A2B Chem LLC | United States | $0.08 | 1 kg | 95% |
| AA BLOCKS | United States | $0.09 | 1 kg | 99% |
| Ambeed, Inc. | United States | $0.11 | 1 kg | 99% |
| BLD Pharmatech Co., Limited | United States | $0.13 | 500 g | 99% |
| AK Scientific Specialized | United States | $0.22 | 100 g | 98% |
| Combi-Blocks, Inc. | United States | $0.25 | 1 kg | 95% |
| AK Scientific, Inc. | United States | $0.29 | 100 g | 99% |
| AstaTech (2 weeks) | United States | $0.56 | 100 g | 95% |
| Angene International Limited | United States | $0.80 | 100 g | 99% |
| Labotest KG | Germany | $217.80 | 5000 mg | 90% |
| Angene | China → Hong Kong | $4266.67 | 30 mg | 98% |
Chemical Identity
CAS112-34-5
PubChem CID8177
DTXSIDDTXSID8021519
FormulaC8H18O3
Mol. Weight162.23 g/mol
SMILESCCCCOCCOCCO
Data Sources
DTXSID80215192026-04-06
https://doi.org/10.23645/epacomptox.5588566
Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv
81772026-04-06
https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/8177/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON
Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/8177.json
112-34-52026-04-24
https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting
Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr.csv
CAS 112-34-52026-04-25
https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting
Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr_industrial.csv