Zinc dibutyldithiocarbamate

CAS 136-23-2

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

Molecular structure of 136-23-2 — 1 Zn²⁺

US productionCBI

Confidential Business Information. The EPA withholds this volume because publishing it could reveal the reporting company's trade secrets.

Import value, 2024$25M

Top sourceChina 40%

At least one company claimed its 2023 production or import volume for this chemical as confidential, so EPA withholds it.

Why supply is unknown

Production 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 293020 · basket

EPA reports by year

2023: US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
2019: US production Confidential · Imports Confidential

These shares come from HS customs code 293020, which covers 37 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).

CN 40%ChinaHU 16%HungaryJP 15%JapanIN 15%IndiaIT 6%Italy

Canada
Netherlands
United Kingdom
Israel

EPA-registered manufacturers (1)

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

Vanderbilt Chemicals

EPA-registered importers (8)

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

Ravago S A · LU Luxembourg

Safic-Alcan · FR France

Akrochem

Chemspec

Flow Polymers

Show all 8

Harwick Standard Distribution

Nishikawa Cooper

Ravago Holdings America

Why It Matters

Sectors

ConstructionPlastics & RubberConsumer ProductsCore 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 1 sector as 2 functional roles.

•Polymerization promoter in Rubber Product ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Chemical reaction regulator in Rubber Product Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into article

Chemical Identity

CAS136-23-2

PubChem CID5284483

DTXSIDDTXSID0021462

FormulaC18H36N2S4Zn

Mol. Weight474.1 g/mol

SMILESCCCCN(CCCC)C(=S)[S-].CCCCN(CCCC)C(=S)[S-].[Zn+2]

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID0021462Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 5284483Retrieved 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

Zinc dibutyldithiocarbamate (CAS 136-23-2) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/136-23-2/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID0021462. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID0021462 PubChem: 5284483. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/5284483 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 136-23-2. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 136-23-2. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 293020 for CAS 136-23-2. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/