Bis(2-butoxyethyl) adipate

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

Molecular structure of 141-18-4
US ProductionCBI
Import Value$49M
Import VolumeZero
Top SourceCanada 36%

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 291712 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 291712, which covers 21 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
CA 36%CanadaBR 27%BrazilKR 10%South KoreaIN 6%IndiaNL 5%Netherlands
EPA-registered manufacturers (2)
Custom Synthesis
Dystar

Why It Matters

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

Industrial Uses

Used in 2 sectors as 2 functional roles.

  • Plasticizer in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • Finishing agents in Textiles, apparel, and leather manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Vendor Pricing

$0.54/gAaron Chemicals LLC
CountryHong Kong
Pack$54.00 / 100 g
Purity97%
Vendors10 available

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

9 more vendors
VendorCountry$/gPackPurity
Angene ChemicalChina Hong Kong$0.59100 g97%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.United States$0.72500 g97%
A2B Chem LLCUnited States$0.75100 g97%
AA BLOCKSUnited States$0.81500 g97%
AstaTech, IncUnited States$1.19100 g95%
AK Scientific SpecializedUnited States$1.20100 g95%
AK Scientific, Inc.United States$1.65100 g98%
Angene International LimitedUnited States$2.54100 g98%
AngeneChina Hong Kong$4266.6730 mg97%

Chemical Identity

CAS141-18-4
PubChem CID8837
DTXSIDDTXSID2051712
FormulaC18H34O6
Mol. Weight346.5 g/mol
SMILESCCCCOCCOC(=O)CCCCC(=O)OCCOCCCC

Data Sources

DTXSID20517122026-04-06

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

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

88372026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/8837/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/8837.json

141-18-42026-04-24

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

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

CAS 141-18-42026-04-25

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

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