Diethylene glycol dibenzoate

CAS 120-55-8

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$89M

Top sourceEstonia 32%

At least one company claimed its 2023 production or import volume for this chemical as confidential, so EPA withholds it.

Why supply is unknown

Production 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 291631 · basket

EPA reports by year

2023: US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
2019: US production Confidential · Imports Confidential

These shares come from HS customs code 291631, which covers 55 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).

EE 32%EstoniaCN 30%ChinaNL 21%NetherlandsIT 5%ItalyIN 4%India

Germany
Malaysia
Switzerland
South Korea
Indonesia
Japan
Israel
Taiwan

EPA-registered manufacturers (1)

Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.

Lanxess

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

Wego Chemical Group

EPA-registered importers (3)

Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.

Beauflor Usa, Llc.

The Sherwin Williams

Velsicol Chemical

Why It Matters

Sectors

ElectronicsTransportationConstructionMetals & MiningPlastics & RubberPaints & 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 8 sectors as 1 functional role.

•Plasticizer in OtherProcessing—repackaging
•Plasticizer in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (10%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Plasticizer in Adhesive Manufacturing (60%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Plasticizer in Construction (40%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Plasticizer in All Other Basic Organic Chemical ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Plasticizer in Plastics Product ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Plasticizer in Transportation Equipment Manufacturing (0%)Processing—incorporation into article
•Plasticizer in Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing (0%)Processing—incorporation into article

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

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
AA BLOCKS	United States	$0.06	1 kg	90%
Aaron Chemicals LLC	Hong Kong	$0.07	500 g	90%
Chemscene	United States	$0.07	1 kg	—
BLD Pharmatech Co., Limited	United States	$0.08	1 kg	90%
BLD Pharmatech GmbH	Germany	$0.08	1 kg	90%
BLD Pharmatech Ltd.	China	$0.08	1 kg	90%
Ambeed, Inc.	United States	$0.08	1 kg	90%
Angene Chemical	China → Hong Kong	$0.08	500 g	90%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.	United States	$0.36	1 kg	97%
AK Scientific Specialized	United States	$0.69	500 g	95%
AK Scientific, Inc.	United States	$0.92	500 g	97%
Angene International Limited	United States	$1.13	500 g	95%
Angene	China → Hong Kong	$4266.67	30 mg	90%

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

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID0026967Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 8437Retrieved 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

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Brief citations

Diethylene glycol dibenzoate (CAS 120-55-8) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/120-55-8/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID0026967. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID0026967 PubChem: 8437. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/8437 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 120-55-8. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 120-55-8. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 291631 for CAS 120-55-8. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/