2-Ethylhexanoic acid
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$384M
Top SourceMalaysia 21%
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 291590 · basket
These shares come from HS customs code 291590, which covers 180 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.
Source Countries
Country of origin for US imports, from Census customs data (2023).
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 (3)
Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.
Altivia Specialty Chemicals
Proviron
The Dow Chemical
EPA-registered importers (13)
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
Kh Neochem · JP Japan
Perstorp Ab · SE Sweden
Basf
Evonik
Show all 13
Fuchs Lubricants
Galata Chemicals
Ivanhoe Industries
Kh Neochem Americas
Omg Americas
Oq Chemicals
Perstorp Polyols
Soyventis North America
Why It Matters
Sectors
AgricultureEnergyTransportationConstructionMetals & MiningPlastics & RubberConsumer ProductsPaints & CoatingsCore Chemicals
Downstream UsesNo data available
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 14 sectors as 10 functional roles.
- •Intermediate in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
- •Corrosion inhibitor in Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (0%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Paint additives and coating additives not described by other categories in Transportation Equipment Manufacturing (0%)Processing—incorporation into article
- •Solvent in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (0%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Lubricating agent in Other (0%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Process regulators in Construction (50%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Propellants and blowing agents in Construction (50%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Lubricating agent in Petroleum Lubricating Oil and Grease Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Intermediate in Plastics Product Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Lubricants and lubricant additives in Petroleum Lubricating Oil and Grease Manufacturing (20%)Processing as a reactant
- •Lubricants and lubricant additives in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing (1%)Processing as a reactant
- •Anti-adhesive agents in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (2%)Processing as a reactant
- •Corrosion inhibitors and anti-scaling agents in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (2%)Processing as a reactant
- •Lubricants and lubricant additives in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (2%)Processing as a reactant
- •Paint additives and coating additives not described by other categories in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (20%)Processing as a reactant
- •Paint additives and coating additives not described by other categories in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
- •Intermediate in Petroleum Lubricating Oil and Grease ManufacturingProcessing 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 as a reactant
- •Intermediate in All Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing (12%)Processing as a reactant
- •Solvent in Oil and Gas Drilling, Extraction, and Support activities (20%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Solvent in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (30%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Solvent in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing (1%)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
DTXSID90252932026-04-06
https://doi.org/10.23645/epacomptox.5588566
Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv
86972026-04-06
https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/8697/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON
Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/8697.json
149-57-52026-04-24
https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting
Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr.csv
CAS 149-57-52026-04-25
https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting
Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr_industrial.csv