(E)-1,2-Dichloroethylene

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

Molecular structure of 156-60-5
US ProductionCBI
Import Value$61M
Top SourceChina 56%

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 290329 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 290329, which covers 12 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
CN 56%ChinaDE 26%GermanyCZ 9%Czech RepublicMY 3%MalaysiaJP 3%Japan
EPA-registered manufacturers (1)
Westlake Chemical

Why It Matters

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

Industrial Uses

Used in 2 sectors as 2 functional roles.

  • Propellants, non-motive (blowing agents) in Plastics Product ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into article
  • Cleaning agent in All Other Basic Organic Chemical ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Vendor Pricing

$0.11/gAngene Chemical
CountryChina (registered: Hong Kong)
Pack$54.00 / 500 g
Purity98%
Vendors12 available

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

11 more vendors
VendorCountry$/gPackPurity
Aaron Chemicals LLCHong Kong$0.11500 g98%
A2B Chem LLCUnited States$0.54500 g98%
AA BLOCKSUnited States$0.71500 g98%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.United States$1.20500 g96%
ALFA AESARGermany$2.83100 g98%
Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)Germany$3.30100 g98%
Sigma-AldrichGermany$3.30100 g98%
Angene International LimitedUnited States$4.46100 g98%
AstaTech, IncUnited States$11.805 g95%
Labotest KGGermany$217.805000 mg90%
AngeneChina Hong Kong$4266.6730 mg98%

Chemical Identity

CAS156-60-5
PubChem CID638186
DTXSIDDTXSID7024031
FormulaC2H2Cl2
Mol. Weight96.94 g/mol
SMILESC(=CCl)Cl

Data Sources

DTXSID70240312026-04-06

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

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

6381862026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/638186/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/638186.json

156-60-52026-04-24

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

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

CAS 156-60-52026-04-25

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

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