Hexanedioic acid
Drug ingredientCAS 124-04-9
This drug ingredient has classified U.S. production volumes. EPA withholds the number 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$49M
Top sourceCanada 36%
At least one company claimed its 2023 production or import volume for this chemical as confidential, so EPA withholds it.
Why supply is unknownProduction 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 291712 · basket
EPA reports by year
- 2023
- US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
- 2019
- US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
These shares come from HS customs code 291712, which covers 34 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).
CA 36%CanadaBR 27%BrazilKR 10%South KoreaIN 6%IndiaNL 5%Netherlands
- United Kingdom
- Thailand
- Turkey
- Switzerland
EPA-registered manufacturers (5)
Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.
Basf Se · DE Germany
Ascend Performance Materials
Basf
Koch Industries
Soyventis North America
Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (9)
EPA records name a US company for this chemical but do not disclose whether the company made it here or imported it.
Budenheim Usa
Calfrac Well Services
Catalynt Solutions
Chemical Distribution Network
Dupont Specialty Products Usa
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Emery Oleochemicals
Lanxess
Solenis
Solvay
EPA-registered importers (10)
Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.
Archroma Management Gmbh · CH Switzerland
Basf Se · DE Germany
Kh Chemicals International B V · NL Netherlands
Archroma U.S
Brenntag
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Buckman Laboratories
Kemira Water Solutions
Kh Chemicals Na
Nalco- An Ecolab
Snf Holding
Why It Matters
Sectors
Plastics & RubberPaints & CoatingsPaper & PrintingCore ChemicalsHealthEnergyConsumer ProductsMetals & MiningWaterTextiles
Downstream Uses
Appears in 1 drug and cosmetic product listings (FDA).
- •Organic Acid Combination 9305
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 16 sectors as 14 functional roles.
- •Monomers in Plastics Material and Resin ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant
- •Plasticizer in Plastics Product ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant
- •Monomers in Plastics Product ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant
- •Flocculating agent in Utilities (100%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Lubricating agent in Petroleum Lubricating Oil and Grease Manufacturing (75%)Processing as a reactant
- •Plasticizer in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (25%)Processing as a reactant
- •Solvent in Miscellaneous Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Lubricating agent in Primary Metal Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
- •Intermediate in Paint and Coating ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Intermediate in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
- •Sealant (barrier) in UtilitiesUse—non-incorporative activities
- •Intermediate in Organic Fiber ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant
- •Intermediate in All Other Basic Organic Chemical ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant
- •Intermediate in Plastics Material and Resin ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant
- •Tanning agents not otherwise specified in Textiles, apparel, and leather manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Processing aids, specific to petroleum production in Oil and Gas Drilling, Extraction, and Support activities (30%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Intermediate in OtherProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •pH regulating agent in Textiles, apparel, and leather manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Intermediate in Synthetic Dye and Pigment Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
- •Monomers in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (90%)Processing as a reactant
- •pH regulating agent in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (10%)Processing—repackaging
- •Coalescing agent in Paint and Coating ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Solids separation (precipitating) agent, not otherwise specified in Mining (except Oil and Gas) and support activitiesUse—non-incorporative activities
- •Flotation agent in Utilities (0%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Anti-freeze agent in OtherProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Processing aids, specific to petroleum production in Mining (except Oil and Gas) and support activitiesUse—non-incorporative activities
- •Flocculating agent in Paper Manufacturing (0%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •pH regulating agent in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
Vendor Pricing
$0.01/gAngene Chemical
CountryChina (registered: Hong Kong)
Pack$10.00 / 1 kg
Purity95%
Vendors27 available
Prices reflect listed pack sizes. Small research packs run far above bulk rates.
26 more vendors
| Vendor | Country Supplier country. Where available, shows shipping origin. When the supplier ships from a different country than where they are registered, both are shown. Most suppliers show registration country only. | $/g | Pack | Purity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Chemicals LLC | Hong Kong | $0.01 | 500 g | 95% |
| Fluorochem UK | United Kingdom | $0.02 | 5 kg | 99% |
| ALFA AESAR | Germany | $0.02 | 25 kg | 99% |
| A2B Chem LLC | United States | $0.02 | 1 kg | 98% |
| AA BLOCKS | United States | $0.02 | 1 kg | 95% |
| Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock) | Germany | $0.03 | 3 kg | 99% |
| Sigma-Aldrich | Germany | $0.03 | 3 kg | 99% |
| BLD Pharmatech Co., Limited | United States | $0.03 | 1 kg | 95% |
| BLD Pharmatech Ltd. | China | $0.03 | 1 kg | 95% |
| Ambeed, Inc. | United States | $0.03 | 1 kg | 95% |
| Fluorochem EU | Germany | $0.05 | 500 g | 99% |
| Chemscene | United States | $0.05 | 1 kg | — |
| Angene International Limited | United States | $0.06 | 500 g | 95% |
| AK Scientific Specialized | United States | $0.08 | 500 g | 98% |
| AK Scientific, Inc. | United States | $0.11 | 500 g | 99% |
| AstaTech, Inc | United States | $0.12 | 250 g | 95% |
| MedChemExpress MCE | Sweden | $0.12 | 1 kg | 99.82% |
| Combi-Blocks, Inc. | United States | $0.25 | 1 kg | 95% |
| Interbioscreen | Hong Kong | $10.00 | 10 g | 95% |
| MedKoo Biosciences, Inc | United States | $18.00 | 25 g | 98% |
| Molnova | China | $27.00 | 1 g | 99% |
| Labotest KG | Germany | $217.80 | 5000 mg | 90% |
| Otava, Ltd. | Ukraine | $2280.00 | 50 mg | 95% |
| Otava, Ltd. (2 weeks) | Ukraine | $2724.00 | 50 mg | 95% |
| ChemDiv, Inc. | United States | $4070.00 | 100 mg | 90% |
| Angene | China → Hong Kong | $4266.67 | 30 mg | 95% |
Chemical Identity
CAS124-04-9
PubChem CID196
DTXSIDDTXSID7021605
FormulaC6H10O4
Mol. Weight146.14 g/mol
SMILESC(CCC(=O)O)CC(=O)O
Data Sources
- EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID7021605Retrieved 2026-04-06
- PubChem · compound 196Retrieved 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
Brief citations
Hexanedioic acid (CAS 124-04-9) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/124-04-9/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID7021605. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID7021605 PubChem: 196. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/196 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 124-04-9. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 124-04-9. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 291712 for CAS 124-04-9. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/