Diethylene glycol dibenzoate

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

Molecular structure of 120-55-8
US ProductionCBI
Import Value$89M
Top SourceEstonia 32%

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 291631 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 291631, which covers 25 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
EE 32%EstoniaCN 30%ChinaNL 21%NetherlandsIT 5%ItalyIN 4%India
EPA-registered importers (3)
Celanese
First Continental International (Nj)
Velsicol Chemical

Why It Matters

Sectors
AgricultureConstructionMetals & MiningPlastics & RubberPaints & CoatingsCore Chemicals
Downstream UsesNo data available
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 5 sectors as 5 functional roles.

  • •Adhesion/cohesion promoter in Construction (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Plasticizer in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (20%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Paint additives and coating additives not described by other categories in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (1%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Adhesives and sealant chemicals in Adhesive Manufacturing (40%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Plasticizer in Construction (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Laboratory chemicals in OtherProcessing—repackaging

Vendor Pricing

$0.05/gA2B Chem LLC
CountryUnited States
Pack$53.00 / 1 kg
Purity90%
Vendors14 available

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

13 more vendors
VendorCountry$/gPackPurity
AA BLOCKSUnited States$0.061 kg90%
Aaron Chemicals LLCHong Kong$0.07500 g90%
ChemsceneUnited States$0.071 kg—
BLD Pharmatech Co., LimitedUnited States$0.081 kg90%
BLD Pharmatech GmbHGermany$0.081 kg90%
BLD Pharmatech Ltd.China$0.081 kg90%
Ambeed, Inc.United States$0.081 kg90%
Angene ChemicalChina → Hong Kong$0.08500 g90%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.United States$0.361 kg97%
AK Scientific SpecializedUnited States$0.69500 g95%
AK Scientific, Inc.United States$0.92500 g97%
Angene International LimitedUnited States$1.13500 g95%
AngeneChina → Hong Kong$4266.6730 mg90%

Chemical Identity

CAS120-55-8
PubChem CID8437
DTXSIDDTXSID0026967
FormulaC18H18O5
Mol. Weight314.3 g/mol
SMILESC1=CC=C(C=C1)C(=O)OCCOCCOC(=O)C2=CC=CC=C2

Data Sources

DTXSID00269672026-04-06

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

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

84372026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/8437/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/8437.json

120-55-82026-04-24

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

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

CAS 120-55-82026-04-25

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

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

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