Tetraethylenepentamine
CAS 112-57-2
U.S. production volumes are classified as confidential business information.
At least one company claimed its 2023 production or import volume for this chemical as confidential, so EPA withholds it.
Why supply is unknownProduction 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 292129 · basket
- 2023
- US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
- 2019
- US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
These shares come from HS customs code 292129, which covers 69 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.
- United Arab Emirates
- Czech Republic
- Mexico
- Malaysia
- South Korea
- Turkey
- Norway
- Australia
- Ukraine
- Russia
- Spain
- Latvia
Why It Matters
Industrial Uses
Used in 5 sectors as 7 functional roles.
- •Intermediate in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
- •Emulsifier in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (20%)Processing as a reactant
- •Emulsifier in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (90%)Processing as a reactant
- •Intermediate in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (10%)Processing—repackaging
- •Plating agent in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Chelating agent in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Etching agent in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Hardener in All Other Basic Organic Chemical ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant
- •Intermediate in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Fuel agents in All other Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing (50%)Processing as a reactant
- •Hardener in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (50%)Processing as a reactant
Vendor Pricing
Prices reflect listed pack sizes. Small research packs run far above bulk rates.
7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sigma-Aldrich | Germany | $0.12 | 1 kg | — |
| Combi-Blocks, Inc. | United States | $0.25 | 1 kg | 48% |
| A2B Chem LLC | United States | $0.27 | 1 kg | 48% |
| AA BLOCKS | United States | $0.28 | 1 kg | 95% |
| Fluorochem UK | United Kingdom | $0.63 | 100 g | — |
| AK Scientific, Inc. | United States | $0.68 | 100 g | 95% |
| Labotest KG | Germany | $217.80 | 5000 mg | 90% |
Chemical Identity
Data Sources
- EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID7026108Retrieved 2026-04-06
- PubChem · compound 8197Retrieved 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
Brief citations
Tetraethylenepentamine (CAS 112-57-2) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/112-57-2/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID7026108. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID7026108 PubChem: 8197. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/8197 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 112-57-2. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 112-57-2. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 292129 for CAS 112-57-2. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/