Xylenes
CAS 1330-20-7
U.S. production volumes are classified 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$533M
Top sourceSouth Korea 58%
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 270730, 290244 · narrow
EPA reports by year
- 2023
- US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
- 2019
- US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
These shares come from HS customs code 270730, 290244, which covers 2 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 58%South KoreaJP 22%JapanCA 11%CanadaBE 3%BelgiumDE 2%Germany
- Italy
- United Kingdom
- Czech Republic
EPA-registered manufacturers (26)
Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.
Pdvsa Petroleos S A · VE Venezuela
Shell Plc · GB United Kingdom
Shin-Etsu Chemical · JP Japan
Totalenergies Se · FR France
Allnex Usa
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Brainerd Chemical
Chalmette Refining
Chemmasters
Chevron Phillips Chemical
Deer Park Refining
Dupont Specialty Products Usa
Dynachem
Gulf Coast Growth Ventures
Hempel Usa
Inland Coatings
Marathon Petroleum
Pbf Holding
Pdv Holding
Phillips 66
Richard-Allan Scientific
Shell Chemical Appalachia
Shell Petroleum
Shintech Louisiana
Totalenergies Holdings Usa
Trafigura Trading
Tri-Chem Industries
Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (15)
EPA records name a US company for this chemical but do not disclose whether the company made it here or imported it.
Blue Tree Holdings
BP
Chevron
Deltech Monomers Bidco Holdings
Dover Chemical
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Eastman Chemical
ExxonMobil
Icc Industries
Ineos Us Petrochem
Innospec
Koch Industries
Tartan Oil
Tauber Oil
Total Specialties Usa
Wacker Chemical Corporation - Headquarters
EPA-registered importers (54)
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
Clariant International · CH Switzerland
Dksh Canada · CA Canada
Kansai Paint · JP Japan
Kcc · KR South Korea
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Shell Plc · GB United Kingdom
Sika Ag · CH Switzerland
Total Se · FR France
3M
Aalborz Chemical
Akrochem
Akzo Nobel Coatings
Arkema
Axxess International
Basf
Brenntag Lubricants
Clariant
Cmp Coatings
Covestro
Dow Chemical
Exxonmobil Product Solutions, A Div Of Exxon Mobil
Fbc Chemical
Fortaleza Usa
George E. Warren
Gunvor Usa
Hempel (Usa)
Huntsman
Ies Downstream
King Industries
Mie
Mom Holding
Nippon Paint Automotive Americas
Northspec Chemicals Usa
Palmer Holland
Par Pacific Holdings
Parker-Hannifin
Peerless Oil & Chemicals
Polynt Composites Usa
Prefere Melamines
Roberlo Usa
Shinhung Global U.S.A
Sika
Spray Planet
Stahl Usa
Suno
Systech Environmental
Tauber Petrochemical
Tcr Industries
The Sherwin Williams
Total Holdings Usa
Transtar Autobody Technologies
Tricon International
Us Paint
Westlake
Why It Matters
Sectors
AgricultureEnergyElectronicsTransportationConstructionMetals & MiningPlastics & RubberTextilesConsumer ProductsPaints & CoatingsPaper & PrintingCore Chemicals
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 27 sectors as 15 functional roles.
- •Fuel agents in Petroleum Refineries (100%)Processing as a reactant
- •Intermediate in Petrochemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Solvent in Construction (100%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Solvent in Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Diluent in Paint and Coating ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Cleaning agent in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Fuel in Petroleum Refineries (70%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Solvent in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Solvent in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (35%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Intermediate in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (65%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Solvent in Furniture and Related Product ManufacturingUse—non-incorporative activities
- •Solvent in Wood Product ManufacturingUse—non-incorporative activities
- •Binder in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Fuel agents in Petrochemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Solvent in Adhesive Manufacturing (2%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Adhesion/cohesion promoter in Rubber Product Manufacturing (98%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Surfactant (surface active agent) in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Solvent in Miscellaneous Manufacturing (40%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Fuel in Wholesale and Retail Trade (0%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Solvent in Oil and Gas Drilling, Extraction, and Support activities (3%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Solvent in Transportation Equipment Manufacturing (97%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Solvent in Fabricated Metal Product ManufacturingUse—non-incorporative activities
- •Solvent in Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component ManufacturingUse—non-incorporative activities
- •Fuel in Services (100%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Surface modifier in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Viscosity modifiers in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Fuel agents in Wholesale and Retail Trade (14%)Processing—repackaging
- •Intermediate in Wholesale and Retail TradeProcessing—repackaging
- •Solvent in Petrochemical Manufacturing (90%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Lubricating agent in Wholesale and Retail TradeProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Fuel in All other Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Solvent in Textiles, apparel, and leather manufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Solvent in Plastics Product ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Solvent in Printing Ink ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Intermediate in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (1%)Processing as a reactant
- •Fuel in Non-metallic Mineral Product Manufacturing (includes clay, glass, cement, concrete, lime, gypsum, and other non-metallic mineral product manufacturing)Processing—repackaging
- •Fuel in Petrochemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Fuel agents in Other (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Cleaning agent in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Solvent in Other (50%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Solvent in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (20%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Fuel agents in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (80%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Solvent in Asphalt Paving, Roofing, and Coating Materials Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Laboratory chemicals in Other (20%)Processing—repackaging
- •Intermediate in Petroleum RefineriesProcessing as a reactant
- •Monomers in Printing Ink ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Laboratory chemicals in Fabricated Metal Product ManufacturingUse—non-incorporative activities
- •Sealant (barrier) in Fabricated Metal Product ManufacturingUse—non-incorporative activities
- •Viscosity modifiers in Paint and Coating ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
Chemical Identity
CAS1330-20-7
PubChem CIDNot recorded
DTXSIDDTXSID2021446
FormulaNot recorded
Mol. WeightNot recorded
SMILESNot recorded
Data Sources
- EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID2021446Retrieved 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
Xylenes (CAS 1330-20-7) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/1330-20-7/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID2021446. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID2021446 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 1330-20-7. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 1330-20-7. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 270730,290244 for CAS 1330-20-7. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/