Pentaerythritol
CAS 115-77-5
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$51M
Top sourceGermany 29%
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.
Where It Comes From
Customs basis: HS 290542 · exact
EPA reports by year
- 2023
- US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
- 2019
- US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
Source Countries
Country of origin for US imports, from Census customs data (2024).
DE 29%GermanySE 22%SwedenTR 17%TurkeyTW 11%TaiwanES 7%Spain
- Belgium
- Japan
- Italy
EPA-registered manufacturers (3)
Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.
Perstorp Ab · SE Sweden
Allnex Usa
Perstorp Polyols
Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (10)
EPA records name a US company for this chemical but do not disclose whether the company made it here or imported it.
American River Brokerage
Basf
Carboline
Cargill, Incorporated
Covestro
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Eastman Chemical
Harima Usa
Lanxess
Polymer Additves
Polynt Composites Usa
EPA-registered importers (14)
Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.
Daelim · KP KP
Kh Chemicals International B V · NL Netherlands
Stiftung Pro Humanitate · LS LS
Catalynt Solutions
Hilti
Show all 14
Icc Industries
Kh Chemicals Na
Kraton
Silver Fern Chemical
Soyventis North America
Starchem Usa
Struktol
The Sherwin Williams
Vitusa Products
Why It Matters
Sectors
DefenseEnergyConstructionMetals & MiningPlastics & RubberTextilesPaints & 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 13 sectors as 11 functional roles.
- •Lubricating agent in Petroleum Lubricating Oil and Grease Manufacturing (1%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Intermediate in Textiles, apparel, and leather manufacturing (1%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Flame retardant in All Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing (2%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Adhesion/cohesion promoter in Adhesive Manufacturing (2%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Energy Releasers (explosives, motive propellant) in Mining (except Oil and Gas) and support activities (43%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Energy Releasers (explosives, motive propellant) in Explosives Manufacturing (1%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Monomers in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Polymerization promoter in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Intermediate in All Other Basic Organic Chemical ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant
- •Intermediate in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
- •Monomers in Miscellaneous ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into article
- •Intermediate in Adhesive Manufacturing (1%)Processing as a reactant
- •Intermediate in Miscellaneous Manufacturing (2%)Processing as a reactant
- •Intermediate in Explosives Manufacturing (5%)Processing as a reactant
- •Dispersing agent in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (2%)Processing as a reactant
- •Intermediate in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (21%)Processing as a reactant
- •Intermediate in Petroleum Lubricating Oil and Grease Manufacturing (26%)Processing as a reactant
- •Heat stabilizer in Plastics Product ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Intermediate in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Monomers in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
- •Filler in ConstructionUse—non-incorporative activities
- •Surface modifier in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Filler in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Flame retardant in Textiles, apparel, and leather manufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
Vendor Pricing
$0.04/gALFA AESAR
CountryGermany
Pack$183.60 / 5 kg
Purity98%
Vendors11 available
Prices reflect listed pack sizes. Small research packs run far above bulk rates.
10 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 (Rush Stock) | Germany | $0.05 | 1 kg | 98% |
| Sigma-Aldrich | Germany | $0.05 | 1 kg | 98% |
| AK Scientific Specialized | United States | $0.10 | 500 g | 98% |
| AK Scientific, Inc. | United States | $0.13 | 500 g | 99% |
| Combi-Blocks, Inc. | United States | $0.25 | 1 kg | 98% |
| Labotest KG | Germany | $217.80 | 5000 mg | 90% |
| Otava, Ltd. | Ukraine | $2280.00 | 50 mg | 95% |
| Otava, Ltd. (2 weeks) | Ukraine | $2724.00 | 50 mg | 95% |
| A2B Chem LLC (2 weeks) | United States | $5930.00 | 100 mg | — |
| AA BLOCKS (2 weeks) | United States | $6200.00 | 100 mg | — |
Chemical Identity
CAS115-77-5
PubChem CID8285
DTXSIDDTXSID2026943
FormulaC5H12O4
Mol. Weight136.15 g/mol
SMILESC(C(CO)(CO)CO)O
Data Sources
- EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID2026943Retrieved 2026-04-06
- PubChem · compound 8285Retrieved 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
Pentaerythritol (CAS 115-77-5) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/115-77-5/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID2026943. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID2026943 PubChem: 8285. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/8285 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 115-77-5. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 115-77-5. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 290542 for CAS 115-77-5. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/