2-[2-(2-Ethoxyethoxy)ethoxy]ethanol

CAS 112-50-5

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$132M

Top sourceIndia 18%

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 290949 · basket

EPA reports by year

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

These shares come from HS customs code 290949, which covers 104 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 18%IndiaJP 14%JapanDE 13%GermanyKR 11%South KoreaTW 11%Taiwan

Switzerland
Poland
Brazil
Singapore
Norway
Kyrgyzstan
Ukraine
Israel

EPA-registered manufacturers (2)

Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.

Ineos Oxide

Lyondell Chemical

Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (1)

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

Third Coast Packaging

EPA-registered importers (2)

Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.

Cci Holding · JP Japan

Cci Manufacturing Il

Why It Matters

Sectors

Consumer 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 3 sectors as 3 functional roles.

•Solvent in Wholesale and Retail Trade (100%)Processing—repackaging
•Solvent in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (30%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Anti-adhesive/cohesive in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Hydraulic fluids in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing—repackaging

Vendor Pricing

$0.25/gCombi-Blocks, Inc.

CountryUnited States

Pack$250.00 / 1 kg

Purity85%

Vendors7 available

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

6 more vendors

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
A2B Chem LLC	United States	$0.27	1 kg	85%
AA BLOCKS	United States	$0.28	1 kg	94%
Aaron Chemicals LLC	Hong Kong	$0.38	100 g	95%
AK Scientific, Inc.	United States	$0.40	500 g	94%
Angene International Limited	United States	$0.69	500 g	94%
Labotest KG	Germany	$217.80	5000 mg	90%

Chemical Identity

CAS112-50-5

PubChem CID8190

DTXSIDDTXSID3024368

FormulaC8H18O4

Mol. Weight178.23 g/mol

SMILESCCOCCOCCOCCO

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID3024368Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 8190Retrieved 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-(2-Ethoxyethoxy)ethoxy]ethanol (CAS 112-50-5) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/112-50-5/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID3024368. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID3024368 PubChem: 8190. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/8190 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 112-50-5. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 112-50-5. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 290949 for CAS 112-50-5. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/