2-(2-Ethylhexyloxy)ethanol

CAS 1559-35-9

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$132M

Top sourceIndia 18%

At least one company claimed its 2023 production or import volume for this chemical as confidential, so EPA withholds it.

Why supply is unknown

Production 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 290949 · basket

EPA reports by year

2023: US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
2019: US production Confidential · Imports Confidential

These shares come from HS customs code 290949, which covers 104 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).

IN 18%IndiaJP 14%JapanDE 13%GermanyKR 11%South KoreaTW 11%Taiwan

Switzerland
Poland
Brazil
Singapore
Norway
Kyrgyzstan
Ukraine
Israel

Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (2)

EPA records name a US company for this chemical but do not disclose whether the company made it here or imported it.

Allnex Usa

Eastman Chemical

EPA-registered importers (1)

Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.

Nippon Paint Automotive Americas

Why It Matters

Sectors

Plastics & RubberPaints & 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 2 sectors as 1 functional role.

•Solvent in All Other Basic Organic Chemical ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Solvent in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Chemical Identity

CAS1559-35-9

PubChem CID15260

DTXSIDDTXSID1041920

FormulaC10H22O2

Mol. Weight174.28 g/mol

SMILESCCCCC(CC)COCCO

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID1041920Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 15260Retrieved 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

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Brief citations

2-(2-Ethylhexyloxy)ethanol (CAS 1559-35-9) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/1559-35-9/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID1041920. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID1041920 PubChem: 15260. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/15260 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 1559-35-9. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 1559-35-9. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 290949 for CAS 1559-35-9. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/