Dimethyl isophthalate

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

Molecular structure of 1459-93-4
US ProductionCBI
Import Value$316M
Top SourceSouth Korea 19%

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 291739 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 291739, which covers 32 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
KR 19%South KoreaCN 19%ChinaIN 18%IndiaES 13%SpainCA 9%Canada
EPA-registered manufacturers (1)
Vertellus

Why It Matters

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

Industrial Uses

Used in 1 sector as 1 functional role.

  • Intermediate in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (20%)Processing as a reactant

Vendor Pricing

$0.01/gAaron Chemicals LLC
CountryHong Kong
Pack$15.00 / 1 kg
Purity95%
Vendors27 available

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

26 more vendors
VendorCountry$/gPackPurity
Angene ChemicalChina Hong Kong$0.021 kg95%
AA BLOCKSUnited States$0.03500 g95%
BLD Pharmatech Co., LimitedUnited States$0.031 kg95%
BLD Pharmatech GmbHGermany$0.031 kg95%
BLD Pharmatech Ltd.China$0.031 kg95%
Ambeed, Inc.United States$0.031 kg95%
A2B Chem LLCUnited States$0.04500 g99%
ChemsceneUnited States$0.051 kg
Fluorochem UKUnited Kingdom$0.071 kg95%
AK Scientific SpecializedUnited States$0.07500 g98%
ALFA AESARGermany$0.072.5 kg98%
AK Scientific, Inc.United States$0.09500 g99%
Fluorochem EUGermany$0.10100 g95%
Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)Germany$0.103 kg99%
Sigma-AldrichGermany$0.103 kg99%
MedChemExpress MCESweden$0.161 kg99.95%
Angene International LimitedUnited States$0.24500 g99%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.United States$0.251 kg98%
AldlabUnited States$0.3325 g95%
Labotest KGGermany$217.805000 mg90%
Otava, Ltd.Ukraine$2280.0050 mg95%
Otava, Ltd. (2 weeks)Ukraine$2724.0050 mg95%
Princeton BioMolecular Research (SC)United States$2900.00100 mg90%
Vitas M Chemical LimitedHong Kong$3170.00100 mg90%
AngeneChina Hong Kong$4266.6730 mg95%
TimTec, LLCUnited States$13333.3330 mg90%

Chemical Identity

CAS1459-93-4
PubChem CID15088
DTXSIDDTXSID8027402
FormulaC10H10O4
Mol. Weight194.18 g/mol
SMILESCOC(=O)C1=CC(=CC=C1)C(=O)OC

Data Sources

DTXSID80274022026-04-06

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

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

150882026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/15088/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/15088.json

1459-93-42026-04-24

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

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

CAS 1459-93-42026-04-25

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

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