Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate

U.S. production volumes are classified as confidential business information.

Molecular structure of 117-81-7
US ProductionCBI
Import Value$11M
Top SourceSouth Korea 41%

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 291732 · narrow

These shares come from HS customs code 291732, which covers 3 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
KR 41%South KoreaMX 24%MexicoCO 23%ColombiaCL 4%ChilePT 3%Portugal
EPA-registered manufacturers (1)
Momentive Performance Materials
EPA-registered importers (19)
Lg Chem · KR South Korea
Orbia Advance Corp Sab De Cv · MX Mexico
Safic Alcan · FR France
Alac International
Allchem Industries Holding
Show all 19
Brenntag
Chemspec
Formosa Plastics Corporation, U.S.A.
G.J. Chemical
Harwick Standard Distribution
Industrial Chemicals
Lg Chem America
M.A.Global Resources
Mexichem Specialty Compounds Inc Dba Alphagary
R.E. Carroll
The Chemical
Tribute Energy
Univar Solutions
Wilbur-Ellis

Why It Matters

Sectors
FoodMetals & MiningPlastics & RubberConsumer ProductsPaints & CoatingsCore Chemicals
Downstream UsesNo data available
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 11 sectors as 3 functional roles.

  • Plasticizer in Wholesale and Retail Trade (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • Binder in Not Known or Reasonably Ascertainable (100%)Not Known or Reasonably Ascertainable
  • Plasticizer in Plastics Material and Resin ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant
  • Plasticizer in Synthetic Rubber ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant
  • Plasticizer in Rubber Product ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant
  • Plasticizer in All Other Basic Organic Chemical ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • Plasticizer in Custom Compounding of Purchased ResinsProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • Adhesion/cohesion promoter in Wholesale and Retail Trade (10%)Processing—repackaging
  • Plasticizer in Plastics Product Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into article
  • Plasticizer in Miscellaneous Manufacturing (80%)Processing—incorporation into article
  • Plasticizer in Food, beverage, and tobacco product manufacturing (2%)Processing—incorporation into article
  • Plasticizer in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (100%)Processing—repackaging

Vendor Pricing

$0.02/gAaron Chemicals LLC
CountryHong Kong
Pack$10.00 / 500 g
Purity99%
Vendors18 available

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

17 more vendors
VendorCountry$/gPackPurity
Angene ChemicalChina Hong Kong$0.03500 g99%
AA BLOCKSUnited States$0.04500 g98%
AK Scientific SpecializedUnited States$0.11500 g98%
AK Scientific, Inc.United States$0.16500 g99%
A2B Chem LLCUnited States$0.17500 g99%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.United States$0.251 kg98%
Angene International LimitedUnited States$0.31500 g99%
AstaTech (2 weeks)United States$0.60500 g95%
MedKoo Biosciences, IncUnited States$50.005 g98%
Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)Germany$52.121 g
Sigma-AldrichGermany$52.121 g
TargetMol ChemicalsChina United States$250.00500 mg99.76%
Labotest KGGermany$453.001000 mg90%
MolnovaChina$470.00100 mg99%
MedChemExpress MCESweden$822.80100 mg99.8%
ChemFacesChina$1500.0020 mg98%
AngeneChina Hong Kong$4266.6730 mg99%

Chemical Identity

CAS117-81-7
PubChem CID8343
DTXSIDDTXSID5020607
FormulaC24H38O4
Mol. Weight390.6 g/mol
SMILESCCCCC(CC)COC(=O)C1=CC=CC=C1C(=O)OCC(CC)CCCC

Data Sources

DTXSID50206072026-04-06

https://doi.org/10.23645/epacomptox.5588566

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

83432026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/8343/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/8343.json

117-81-72026-04-24

https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting

Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr.csv

CAS 117-81-72026-04-25

https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting

Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr_industrial.csv