Ethyl acetate
Drug ingredientCAS 141-78-6
This drug ingredient has classified U.S. production volumes. EPA withholds the number 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$35M
Top sourceMexico 44%
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.
Where It Comes From
Customs basis: HS 291531 · exact
EPA reports by year
- 2023
- US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
- 2019
- US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
Source Countries
Country of origin for US imports, from Census customs data (2024).
MX 44%MexicoZA 34%South AfricaBR 8%BrazilIN 7%IndiaCN 3%China
- Germany
- Japan
- Belgium
- Canada
- Finland
- Italy
- Sweden
EPA-registered manufacturers (4)
Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.
Biourja Renewables
Eastman Chemical
Golden Triangle Energy
Solvchem
Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (10)
EPA records name a US company for this chemical but do not disclose whether the company made it here or imported it.
A.G. Layne
Bridgestone Sporting Goods Mfg Usa
Cellmark Basic Materials
Colonial Group
Covestro
Show all 10
Flint Group Packaging Inks North America Holdings
Greenfield Global Usa
Ineos Oxide
Lanco Manufacturing
Soyventis North America
EPA-registered importers (38)
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
Brenntag · DE Germany
Coronet Wallpapers Dba Crown Surface Solutions · CA Canada
Kh Chemicals International B V · NL Netherlands
Mercedes-Benz Ag · DE Germany
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Sika Ag · CH Switzerland
3M
Allchem Industries Holding
Ambyth Chemical
Arkema
Avery Dennison
Basf
Berje
Brenntag Global Marketing
Colgate-Palmolive
Doremus Terminal
Dow Chemical
Emco Chemical Distributors
Greenchem Industries
Henkel
Henkel Us Operations
J. Josephson
Kh Chemicals Na
Lohmann Specialty Coatings
Mercedes Benz U.S
Mitsui Chemicals America
Palmer Holland
Red Spot Paint & Varnish
Roberlo Usa
Sasol Chemicals (Usa)
Sika
Spray Planet
Stahl Usa
Systech Environmental
The Sherwin Williams
Toyo Ink America
Transchem
Wanhua Chemical America
2 FDA-registered drug labelers
Energique, Inc.
Nitro Quimica Corporation dba Alchemix A Nitro Quimica Corporation
Why It Matters
Sectors
HealthDefenseTransportationConstructionMetals & MiningPlastics & RubberTextilesConsumer ProductsPaints & CoatingsPaper & PrintingCore Chemicals
Downstream Uses
Appears in 1 drug and cosmetic product listings (FDA).
- •Household Antigens
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 22 sectors as 13 functional roles.
- •Solvent in Adhesive Manufacturing (39%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Solvent in Printing Ink Manufacturing (13%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Solvent in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (48%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Solvent in Miscellaneous Manufacturing (30%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Solvent in Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (3%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Solvent in Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing (65%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Solvent in Transportation Equipment Manufacturing (3%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Solvent in Printing and Related Support ActivitiesProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Solvent in Wood Product ManufacturingUse—non-incorporative activities
- •Solvent in Furniture and Related Product ManufacturingUse—non-incorporative activities
- •Solvent in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Adhesion/cohesion promoter in Adhesive Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Solvent in Explosives Manufacturing (1%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Intermediate in Miscellaneous Manufacturing (3%)Processing as a reactant
- •Solvent in All Other Basic Organic Chemical ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Fragrance in Not Known or Reasonably Ascertainable (100%)Not Known or Reasonably Ascertainable
- •Intermediate in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Solvent in OtherProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Pigment in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Solvent in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (40%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Diluent in Adhesive Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Fuel in Non-metallic Mineral Product Manufacturing (includes clay, glass, cement, concrete, lime, gypsum, and other non-metallic mineral product manufacturing)Processing—repackaging
- •Binder in Adhesive ManufacturingUse—non-incorporative activities
- •Solvent in Textiles, apparel, and leather manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Adhesion/cohesion promoter in Transportation Equipment Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Chain transfer agent in Petrochemical ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Fragrance in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Cleaning agent in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing (5%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Sealant (barrier) in Fabricated Metal Product ManufacturingUse—non-incorporative activities
- •Solvent in Asphalt Paving, Roofing, and Coating Materials 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
- •Pigment in Printing Ink Manufacturing (50%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Pigment in Synthetic Dye and Pigment Manufacturing (50%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Dispersing agent in Printing and Related Support ActivitiesProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Dispersing agent in Paint and Coating ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into article
Vendor Pricing
$0.01/gSigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)
CountryGermany
Pack$263.78 / 20 kg
Purity99%
Vendors3 available
Prices reflect listed pack sizes. Small research packs run far above bulk rates.
2 more vendors
| Vendor | Country Supplier country. Where available, shows shipping origin. When the supplier ships from a different country than where they are registered, both are shown. Most suppliers show registration country only. | $/g | Pack | Purity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sigma-Aldrich | Germany | $0.01 | 20 kg | 99% |
| Labotest KG | Germany | $217.80 | 5000 mg | 90% |
Chemical Identity
CAS141-78-6
PubChem CID8857
DTXSIDDTXSID1022001
FormulaC4H8O2
Mol. Weight88.11 g/mol
SMILESCCOC(=O)C
Data Sources
- EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID1022001Retrieved 2026-04-06
- PubChem · compound 8857Retrieved 2026-04-06
- EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
- FDA National Drug Code directoryRetrieved 2026-04-07
- US Census international tradeReporting year: 2024 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
Brief citations
Ethyl acetate (CAS 141-78-6) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/141-78-6/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID1022001. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID1022001 PubChem: 8857. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/8857 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 141-78-6. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting FDA National Drug Code directory: CAS 141-78-6. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://open.fda.gov/data/ndc/ US Census international trade: HS 291531 for CAS 141-78-6. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/