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Ethylene urea

CAS 120-93-4

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

Molecular structure of 120-93-4
US productionCBI
Import value, 2024$114M
Top sourceChina 26%

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 293329 · basket

EPA reports by year
2023
US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
2019
US production Confidential · Imports Confidential

These shares come from HS customs code 293329, which covers 173 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
CN 26%ChinaIN 17%IndiaKR 16%South KoreaDE 9%GermanyIT 9%Italy
EPA-registered manufacturers (1)
Starchem
EPA-registered importers (3)
Basf Se · DE Germany
Basf
Givaudan Fragrances

Why It Matters

Sectors
TextilesCore Chemicals
Downstream UsesNot recorded
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 3 sectors as 3 functional roles.

  • •Wrinkle resisting agent in Textiles, apparel, and leather manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Fragrance in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Intermediate in All Other Basic Organic Chemical ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant

Vendor Pricing

$0.03/gAaron Chemicals LLC
CountryHong Kong
Pack$14.00 / 500 g
Purity98%
Vendors25 available

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

24 more vendors
VendorCountry$/gPackPurity
Angene ChemicalChina → Hong Kong$0.03500 g98%
A2B Chem LLCUnited States$0.03500 g98%
AA BLOCKSUnited States$0.04500 g99%
BLD Pharmatech Co., LimitedUnited States$0.041 kg99%
BLD Pharmatech GmbHGermany$0.041 kg99%
BLD Pharmatech Ltd.China$0.041 kg99%
Ambeed, Inc.United States$0.041 kg99%
ChemsceneUnited States$0.051 kg—
Fluorochem EUGermany$0.061 kg97%
Fluorochem UKUnited Kingdom$0.08250 g97%
ALFA AESARGermany$0.081 kg98%
MedChemExpress MCESweden$0.10500 g99.97%
AK Scientific SpecializedUnited States$0.151 kg95%
SynthonixUnited States$0.16500 g95%
AK Scientific, Inc.United States$0.181 kg98%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.United States$0.251 kg98%
Angene International LimitedUnited States$0.43500 g98%
AstaTech, IncUnited States$0.58100 g95%
Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)Germany$0.621 kg96%
Sigma-AldrichGermany$0.621 kg96%
InterbioscreenHong Kong$24.0010 g95%
MolnovaChina$905.00200 mg99%
Key Organics Ltd.United Kingdom$2740.0050 mg99%
AngeneChina → Hong Kong$4266.6730 mg98%

Chemical Identity

CAS120-93-4
PubChem CID8453
DTXSIDDTXSID0020602
FormulaC3H6N2O
Mol. Weight86.09 g/mol
SMILESC1CNC(=O)N1

Data Sources

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Brief citations

Ethylene urea (CAS 120-93-4) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/120-93-4/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID0020602. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID0020602 PubChem: 8453. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/8453 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 120-93-4. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 120-93-4. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 293329 for CAS 120-93-4. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/