2-Butanone peroxide

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

Molecular structure of 1338-23-4
US ProductionCBI
Import Value$56M
Top SourceChina 47%

The EPA did not publish how much of this chemical companies made or imported, or marked that amount confidential. Without that volume, ACID cannot calculate import dependency.

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 290960 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 290960, which covers 19 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
CN 47%ChinaDE 31%GermanyKR 11%South KoreaBE 8%BelgiumTR 1%Turkey
EPA-registered manufacturers (4)
United Initiators Gmbh · DE Germany
Arkema
Nouryon Functional Chemicals
United Initiators
EPA-registered importers (1)
Nouryon Chemicals

Why It Matters

Sectors
Plastics & RubberConsumer ProductsCore Chemicals
Downstream UsesNo data available
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 4 sectors as 6 functional roles.

  • •Process regulators in Plastics Product Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
  • •Intermediate in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (10%)Processing as a reactant
  • •Hardener in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (1%)Processing as a reactant
  • •Hardener in Photographic Film, Paper, Plate, and Chemical Manufacturing (1%)Processing as a reactant
  • •Hardener in Plastics Product Manufacturing (80%)Processing as a reactant
  • •Catalyst in Plastics Product Manufacturing (1%)Processing as a reactant
  • •Chemical reaction regulator in Plastics Product Manufacturing (1%)Processing as a reactant
  • •Polymerization promoter in Plastics Product Manufacturing (10%)Processing as a reactant

Chemical Identity

CAS1338-23-4
PubChem CID3672772
DTXSIDDTXSID1024671
FormulaC8H18O6
Mol. Weight210.22 g/mol
SMILESCCC(C)(OO)OOC(C)(CC)OO

Data Sources

DTXSID10246712026-04-06

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

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

36727722026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/3672772/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/3672772.json

1338-23-42026-04-24

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

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

CAS 1338-23-42026-04-25

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

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

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