Ethyl acrylate

CAS 140-88-5

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$196M

Top sourceSouth Korea 24%

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 291612 · basket

EPA reports by year

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

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 manufacturers (2)

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

Dow Chemical

Soyventis North America

Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (3)

EPA records name a US company for this chemical but do not disclose whether the company made it here or imported it.

Allnex Usa

Doremus Terminal

Polyventive

EPA-registered importers (10)

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

Kh Chemicals International B V · NL Netherlands

Lg Chem · KR South Korea

Arkema

Coatings And Adhesives

Ineos Styrolution America

Show all 10

Kh Chemicals Na

Lg Chem America

Mak Chemicals

Sasol Chemicals (Usa)

Teckrez

Why It Matters

Sectors

HealthEnergyConstructionMetals & MiningPlastics & RubberPaints & CoatingsCore 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 9 sectors as 8 functional roles.

•Monomers in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (43%)Processing as a reactant
•Monomers in Adhesive Manufacturing (35%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Monomers in Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing (22%)Processing as a reactant
•Lubricating agent in Petroleum Lubricating Oil and Grease Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Solvent in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
•Intermediate in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
•Monomers in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
•Thickening agent in OtherProcessing as a reactant
•Intermediate in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
•Flocculating agent in Plastics Product Manufacturing (30%)Processing—incorporation into article
•Flocculating agent in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (64%)Processing—repackaging
•Flocculating agent in Custom Compounding of Purchased Resins (6%)Processing—incorporation into article
•Hardener in Paint and Coating ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Wrinkle resisting agent in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Vendor Pricing

$0.03/gSigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)

CountryGermany

Pack$786.47 / 25 kg

Purity99.5%

Vendors10 available

Prices reflect listed pack sizes. Small research packs run far above bulk rates.

9 more vendors

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
Sigma-Aldrich	Germany	$0.03	25 kg	99.5%
A2B Chem LLC (1 week)	United States	$0.19	800 g	95%
AA BLOCKS (1 week)	United States	$0.19	800 g	—
AK Scientific Specialized	United States	$2.60	5 g	98%
Interbioscreen	Hong Kong	$34.00	10 g	95%
Labotest KG	Germany	$217.80	5000 mg	90%
Otava, Ltd.	Ukraine	$2280.00	50 mg	95%
Otava, Ltd. (2 weeks)	Ukraine	$2724.00	50 mg	95%
Princeton BioMolecular Research (SC)	United States	$2900.00	100 mg	90%

Chemical Identity

CAS140-88-5

PubChem CID8821

DTXSIDDTXSID4020583

FormulaC5H8O2

Mol. Weight100.12 g/mol

SMILESCCOC(=O)C=C

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID4020583Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 8821Retrieved 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

Ethyl acrylate (CAS 140-88-5) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/140-88-5/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID4020583. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID4020583 PubChem: 8821. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/8821 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 140-88-5. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 140-88-5. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 291612 for CAS 140-88-5. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/