2-Ethylhexanoic acid
CAS 149-57-5
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$384M
Top sourceMalaysia 21%
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. Import value and source-country shares describe a shared customs category, not a separate chemical measurement.
Where It Comes From
Customs basis: HS 291590 · basket
EPA reports by year
- 2023
- US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
- 2019
- US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
These shares come from HS customs code 291590, which covers 588 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).
MY 21%MalaysiaDE 13%GermanyNL 13%NetherlandsMX 10%MexicoIT 8%Italy
- Singapore
- Austria
- United Kingdom
- Philippines
- Canada
- Hungary
- Turkey
- Ukraine
- Israel
- Denmark
- Czech Republic
- Slovakia
- Norway
- Poland
- Hong Kong
- South Africa
- Russia
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
Proviron
Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (6)
EPA records name a US company for this chemical but do not disclose whether the company made it here or imported it.
Blue Tree Holdings
Dura Chemicals
Eastman Chemical
Icc Industries
Recochem
Show all 6
Soyventis North America
EPA-registered importers (5)
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
Perstorp Ab · SE Sweden
Basf
Oq Chemicals
Perstorp Polyols
Why It Matters
Sectors
AgricultureEnergyTransportationConstructionPlastics & RubberConsumer ProductsPaints & 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 13 sectors as 11 functional roles.
- •Solvent in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Intermediate in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Corrosion inhibitor in Wholesale and Retail Trade (7%)Processing as a reactant
- •Intermediate in All Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing (10%)Processing as a reactant
- •Intermediate in Oil and Gas Drilling, Extraction, and Support activities (12%)Processing as a reactant
- •Intermediate in Wholesale and Retail Trade (5%)Processing as a reactant
- •Processing aids, specific to petroleum production in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (4%)Processing as a reactant
- •Processing aids, specific to petroleum production in Wholesale and Retail Trade (2%)Processing as a reactant
- •Corrosion inhibitor in All Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing (6%)Processing as a reactant
- •Intermediate in Petroleum Lubricating Oil and Grease Manufacturing (2%)Processing as a reactant
- •Corrosion inhibitor in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (48%)Processing as a reactant
- •Solvent in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (3%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Corrosion inhibitor in Oil and Gas Drilling, Extraction, and Support activities (50%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Solvent in Rubber Product Manufacturing (3%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Anti-freeze agent in Wholesale and Retail Trade (35%)Processing as a reactant
- •Intermediate in Petrochemical Manufacturing (2%)Processing as a reactant
- •Emulsifier in Asphalt Paving, Roofing, and Coating Materials Manufacturing (7%)Processing as a reactant
- •Anti-freeze agent in Petrochemical Manufacturing (5%)Processing as a reactant
- •Drier in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (42%)Processing as a reactant
- •Plasticizer in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (4%)Processing as a reactant
- •Lubricating agent in Petrochemical Manufacturing (4%)Processing as a reactant
- •Intermediate in Plastics Material and Resin ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant
- •Intermediate in Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant
- •Intermediate in Paint and Coating ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Chemical reaction regulator in Transportation Equipment Manufacturing (0%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Waterproofing agent in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
Vendor Pricing
$0.01/gAaron Chemicals LLC
CountryHong Kong
Pack$6.00 / 500 g
Purity98%
Vendors17 available
Prices reflect listed pack sizes. Small research packs run far above bulk rates.
16 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angene Chemical | China → Hong Kong | $0.02 | 500 g | 98% |
| A2B Chem LLC | United States | $0.04 | 1 kg | 98% |
| Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock) | Germany | $0.04 | 9 kg | 99% |
| Sigma-Aldrich | Germany | $0.04 | 9 kg | 99% |
| AA BLOCKS | United States | $0.05 | 500 g | 98% |
| Chemscene | United States | $0.05 | 1 kg | — |
| Ambeed, Inc. | United States | $0.06 | 500 g | 98% |
| Fluorochem EU | Germany | $0.07 | 500 g | 98% |
| Fluorochem UK | United Kingdom | $0.07 | 500 g | 98% |
| MedChemExpress MCE | Sweden | $0.07 | 1 kg | — |
| Combi-Blocks, Inc. | United States | $0.25 | 1 kg | 98% |
| Angene International Limited | United States | $0.28 | 500 g | 99% |
| AstaTech, Inc | United States | $46.00 | 500 mg | 95% |
| Labotest KG | Germany | $217.80 | 5000 mg | 90% |
| TargetMol Chemicals | China → United States | $840.00 | 100 mg | 99.87% |
| Angene | China → Hong Kong | $4266.67 | 30 mg | 98% |
Chemical Identity
CAS149-57-5
PubChem CID8697
DTXSIDDTXSID9025293
FormulaC8H16O2
Mol. Weight144.21 g/mol
SMILESCCCCC(CC)C(=O)O
Data Sources
- EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID9025293Retrieved 2026-04-06
- PubChem · compound 8697Retrieved 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
Brief citations
2-Ethylhexanoic acid (CAS 149-57-5) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/149-57-5/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID9025293. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID9025293 PubChem: 8697. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/8697 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 149-57-5. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 149-57-5. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 291590 for CAS 149-57-5. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/