Trihexyl benzene-1,2,4-tricarboxylate

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

Molecular structure of 1528-49-0
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
Paper & Printing
Downstream UsesNo data available
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 1 sector as 1 functional role.

  • Plasticizer in Printing Ink Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Chemical Identity

CAS1528-49-0
PubChem CID73718
DTXSIDDTXSID4052681
FormulaC27H42O6
Mol. Weight462.6 g/mol
SMILESCCCCCCOC(=O)C1=CC(=C(C=C1)C(=O)OCCCCCC)C(=O)OCCCCCC

Data Sources

DTXSID40526812026-04-06

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

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

737182026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/73718/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/73718.json

1528-49-02026-04-24

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

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

CAS 1528-49-02026-04-25

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

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