Tetraethylene glycol
CAS 112-60-7
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 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 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 (11)
Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.
Equate Petrochemical Co K S C C · KU KU
Sasol · ZA South Africa
Complex Chemical
Dow Chemical
Gulf Coast Growth Ventures
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Huntsman
Lotte Chemical Usa
Lyondell Chemical
Meglobal Americas
Sasol Chemicals (Usa)
Shell Petroleum
Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (2)
EPA records name a US company for this chemical but do not disclose whether the company made it here or imported it.
Eastman Chemical
Third Coast Packaging
EPA-registered importers (5)
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
Equate Petrochemical Co K S C C · KU KU
Atotech Manufacturing
Cci Manufacturing Il
Hp
Why It Matters
Sectors
EnergyConstructionPlastics & RubberConsumer ProductsPaints & CoatingsCore 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 9 sectors as 13 functional roles.
- •Heat transferring agent in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (9%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Heat transferring agent in Oil and Gas Drilling, Extraction, and Support activities (60%)Processing—repackaging
- •Diluent in Asphalt Paving, Roofing, and Coating Materials Manufacturing (23%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Heat transferring agent in All other Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing (8%)Processing—repackaging
- •Lubricating agent in Petrochemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Dehydrating agent (desiccant) in All Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
- •Intermediate in Petrochemical Manufacturing (61%)Processing as a reactant
- •Plating agent in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Solvent in All Other Basic Organic Chemical ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Intermediate in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (90%)Processing as a reactant
- •Dehydrating agent (desiccant) in Oil and Gas Drilling, Extraction, and Support activities (30%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Solvent in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (10%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Intermediate in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing—repackaging
- •Viscosity modifiers in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (20%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Lubricating agent in Oil and Gas Drilling, Extraction, and Support activities (25%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Adhesion/cohesion promoter in Asphalt Paving, Roofing, and Coating Materials Manufacturing (25%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Wetting agent (non-aqueous) in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (40%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Dehydrating agent (desiccant) in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (40%)Processing—repackaging
- •Anti-adhesive/cohesive in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Monomers in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (45%)Processing as a reactant
- •Hydraulic fluids in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing—repackaging
Vendor Pricing
$0.02/gAaron Chemicals LLC
CountryHong Kong
Pack$9.00 / 500 g
Purity98%
Vendors24 available
Prices reflect listed pack sizes. Small research packs run far above bulk rates.
23 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angene Chemical | China → Hong Kong | $0.02 | 1 kg | 98% |
| A2B Chem LLC | United States | $0.02 | 1 kg | 95% |
| AA BLOCKS | United States | $0.02 | 1 kg | 99% |
| BLD Pharmatech Co., Limited | United States | $0.03 | 1 kg | 98% |
| BLD Pharmatech GmbH | Germany | $0.03 | 1 kg | 98% |
| BLD Pharmatech Ltd. | China | $0.03 | 1 kg | 98% |
| Ambeed, Inc. | United States | $0.03 | 1 kg | 98% |
| Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock) | Germany | $0.04 | 20 kg | 99% |
| Sigma-Aldrich | Germany | $0.04 | 20 kg | 99% |
| Chemscene | United States | $0.05 | 1 kg | — |
| Fluorochem EU | Germany | $0.06 | 1 kg | 95% |
| Fluorochem UK | United Kingdom | $0.07 | 500 g | 95% |
| MedChemExpress MCE | Sweden | $0.09 | 1 kg | 99.97% |
| AK Scientific Specialized | United States | $0.23 | 500 g | 95% |
| Combi-Blocks, Inc. | United States | $0.25 | 1 kg | 95% |
| AK Scientific, Inc. | United States | $0.30 | 500 g | 98% |
| Angene International Limited | United States | $0.42 | 500 g | 98% |
| AxisPharm | United States | $0.45 | 100 g | 95% |
| AstaTech, Inc | United States | $0.52 | 50 g | 95% |
| MedKoo Biosciences, Inc | United States | $3.35 | 100 g | 98% |
| HTS Biochemie Innovationen | Germany | $180.00 | 100 mg | 95% |
| Labotest KG | Germany | $217.80 | 5000 mg | 90% |
| Angene | China → Hong Kong | $4266.67 | 30 mg | 98% |
Chemical Identity
CAS112-60-7
PubChem CID8200
DTXSIDDTXSID9026922
FormulaC8H18O5
Mol. Weight194.23 g/mol
SMILESC(COCCOCCOCCO)O
Data Sources
- EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID9026922Retrieved 2026-04-06
- PubChem · compound 8200Retrieved 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
Tetraethylene glycol (CAS 112-60-7) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/112-60-7/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID9026922. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID9026922 PubChem: 8200. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/8200 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 112-60-7. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 112-60-7. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 290949 for CAS 112-60-7. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/