Dihydrodicyclopentadienyl acrylate

No U.S. production. America imports the entire domestic supply.

Molecular structure of 12542-30-2
US ProductionZero
Import Value$196M
Import Volume165.3K lbs
Import Dependency100%
Top SourceSouth Korea 24%
Dihydrodicyclopentadienyl acrylate · US import value by year
$255M2013$135M2025

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 291612 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 291612, which covers 53 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
KR 24%South KoreaTW 17%TaiwanZA 14%South AfricaIT 13%ItalyJP 12%Japan
EPA-registered importers (1)
Lion Copolymer Holdings

Why It Matters

Sectors
Plastics & Rubber
Downstream UsesNo data available
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 1 sector as 1 functional role.

  • Polymerization promoter in Synthetic Rubber Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant

Chemical Identity

CAS12542-30-2
PubChem CIDNo data available
DTXSIDDTXSID001014967
FormulaNo data available
Mol. WeightNo data available
SMILESNo data available

Data Sources

DTXSID0010149672026-04-06

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

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

12542-30-22026-04-24

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

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

CAS 12542-30-22026-04-25

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

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