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Dimethyl terephthalate

CAS 120-61-6

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

Molecular structure of 120-61-6
US productionCBI
Import value, 2024$2M
Top sourceSouth Korea 68%

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.

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 291737 · exact

EPA reports by year
2023
US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
2019
US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
Source Countries
KR 68%South KoreaIT 23%ItalyTR 7%TurkeyJP 2%Japan
EPA-registered manufacturers (1)
Chemdesign Products
Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (1)
Eastman Chemical
EPA-registered importers (7)
Archroma Management Gmbh · CH Switzerland
Lg Chem · KR South Korea
Aceto Us
Archroma U.S
Chori America
Show all 7
Lg Chem America
Wego Chemical Group

Why It Matters

Sectors
ConstructionPlastics & RubberTextilesPaints & CoatingsCore Chemicals
Downstream UsesNot recorded
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 5 sectors as 2 functional roles.

  • •Intermediate in All Other Basic Organic Chemical ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant
  • •Polymerization promoter in Adhesive Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
  • •Intermediate in Synthetic Dye and Pigment Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
  • •Intermediate in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Intermediate in Plastics Product Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into article

Vendor Pricing

$0.01/gAaron Chemicals LLC
CountryHong Kong
Pack$8.00 / 1 kg
Purity99%
Vendors24 available

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

23 more vendors
VendorCountry$/gPackPurity
Angene ChemicalChina → Hong Kong$0.01500 g99%
AA BLOCKSUnited States$0.02500 g98%
A2B Chem LLCUnited States$0.02500 g98%
Ambeed, Inc.United States$0.031 kg98%
AK Scientific SpecializedUnited States$0.051 kg98%
ChemsceneUnited States$0.051 kg—
Fluorochem EUGermany$0.061 kg95%
Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)Germany$0.073 kg99%
Sigma-AldrichGermany$0.073 kg99%
AK Scientific, Inc.United States$0.071 kg99%
Fluorochem UKUnited Kingdom$0.07100 g95%
MedChemExpress MCESweden$0.081 kg99.93%
ALFA AESARGermany$0.09500 g99%
Angene International LimitedUnited States$0.22500 g99%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.United States$0.251 kg98%
MedKoo Biosciences, IncUnited States$10.0025 g98%
Labotest KGGermany$217.805000 mg90%
SpecsNetherlands$804.651 g90%
Otava, Ltd.Ukraine$2280.0050 mg95%
Otava, Ltd. (2 weeks)Ukraine$2724.0050 mg95%
Life Chemicals Inc.Ukraine → Canada$3100.00100 mg90%
AngeneChina → Hong Kong$4266.6730 mg99%
TimTec, LLCUnited States$13333.3330 mg90%

Chemical Identity

CAS120-61-6
PubChem CID8441
DTXSIDDTXSID0020498
FormulaC10H10O4
Mol. Weight194.18 g/mol
SMILESCOC(=O)C1=CC=C(C=C1)C(=O)OC

Data Sources

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Brief citations

Dimethyl terephthalate (CAS 120-61-6) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/120-61-6/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID0020498. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID0020498 PubChem: 8441. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/8441 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 120-61-6. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 120-61-6. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 291737 for CAS 120-61-6. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/