Dimethyl terephthalate

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

Molecular structure of 120-61-6
US ProductionCBI
Import Value$2M
Top SourceSouth Korea 68%

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 291737 · exact

Source Countries
KR 68%South KoreaIT 23%ItalyTR 7%TurkeyJP 2%Japan
EPA-registered importers (7)
Archroma Management Gmbh · CH Switzerland
Clariant International · CH Switzerland
Aceto Us
Archroma U.S
Chori America
Show all 7
Clariant
Superior Essex

Why It Matters

Sectors
ConstructionPlastics & RubberTextilesPaints & CoatingsCore Chemicals
Downstream UsesNo data available
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 5 sectors as 3 functional roles.

  • •Adhesives and sealant chemicals in Adhesive Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
  • •Intermediate in Synthetic Dye and Pigment Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
  • •Intermediate in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Intermediate in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
  • •Monomers in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

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

DTXSID00204982026-04-06

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

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

84412026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/8441/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/8441.json

120-61-62026-04-24

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

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

CAS 120-61-62026-04-25

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

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

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