Dihydrodicyclopentadienyl acrylate

CAS 12542-30-2

Companies reported imports and no US production of this chemical to EPA for 2023.

US productionZero

Import value, 2024$196M

Import volume53.7K lb

Import dependency100%

Top sourceSouth Korea 24%

Production is reported production, not a complete census of factories. Production reporting year: 2023. Import value and source-country shares describe a shared customs category, not a separate chemical measurement.

Dihydrodicyclopentadienyl acrylate · US import value by year

2013: $255M · Peak 2022: $426M · 2024: $196M · 2025: $135M

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 291612 · basket

EPA reports by year

2023: US production Zero · Imports 53.7K lb
2019: US production Zero · Imports 165.3K lb

These shares come from HS customs code 291612, which covers 92 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).

KR 24%South KoreaTW 17%TaiwanZA 14%South AfricaIT 13%ItalyJP 12%Japan

United Kingdom
Hungary
Singapore
Saudi Arabia
Netherlands
Switzerland
Spain
Malaysia
Canada
Lithuania
India
Mexico
Denmark

EPA-registered importers (1)

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

Ineos Styrolution America

Why It Matters

Sectors

Plastics & Rubber

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 2 sectors as 1 functional role.

•Monomers in Plastics Product Manufacturing (48%)Processing as a reactant
•Monomers in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (7%)Processing—repackaging

Chemical Identity

CAS12542-30-2

PubChem CIDNot recorded

DTXSIDDTXSID001014967

FormulaNot recorded

Mol. WeightNot recorded

SMILESNot recorded

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID001014967Retrieved 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

Dihydrodicyclopentadienyl acrylate (CAS 12542-30-2) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/12542-30-2/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID001014967. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID001014967 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 12542-30-2. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 12542-30-2. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 291612 for CAS 12542-30-2. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/