3-Aminopropanol

CAS 156-87-6

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$197M

Top sourceChina 36%

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 292219 · basket

EPA reports by year

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

These shares come from HS customs code 292219, which covers 167 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).

CN 36%ChinaIT 15%ItalyDE 14%GermanyIN 7%IndiaHU 5%Hungary

Saudi Arabia
Lithuania
Canada
Ukraine
Israel
Singapore
Mexico
Ireland
Netherlands
Malaysia
Slovakia
Denmark
Finland
Latvia
Greece
Austria

EPA-registered manufacturers (1)

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

Ascend Performance Materials

EPA-registered importers (2)

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

Basf

Why It Matters

Sectors

EnergyConstructionCore 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 3 sectors as 3 functional roles.

•Sealant (barrier) in Asphalt Paving, Roofing, and Coating Materials ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant
•Corrosion inhibitor in Oil and Gas Drilling, Extraction, and Support activitiesProcessing as a reactant
•Intermediate in All Other Basic Organic Chemical ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant

Vendor Pricing

$0.03/gAaron Chemicals LLC

CountryHong Kong

Pack$13.00 / 500 g

Purity98%

Vendors22 available

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

21 more vendors

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
Angene Chemical	China → Hong Kong	$0.03	500 g	98%
A2B Chem LLC	United States	$0.05	500 g	97%
AA BLOCKS	United States	$0.06	500 g	98%
Ambeed, Inc.	United States	$0.07	500 g	98%
MedChemExpress MCE	Sweden	$0.09	1 kg	99.95%
AstaTech, Inc	United States	$0.14	500 g	98%
Angene International Limited	United States	$0.17	250 g	98%
ALFA AESAR	Germany	$0.17	500 g	99%
Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)	Germany	$0.20	500 g	99%
Sigma-Aldrich	Germany	$0.20	500 g	99%
Apollo Scientific UK	United Kingdom	$0.20	500 g	99%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.	United States	$0.25	1 kg	98%
Fluorochem UK	United Kingdom	$0.40	25 g	97%
Synthonix	United States	$0.88	25 g	95%
Key Organics Ltd.	United Kingdom	$3.24	25 g	95%
Interbioscreen	Hong Kong	$10.00	10 g	95%
Labotest KG	Germany	$453.00	1000 mg	90%
Otava, Ltd.	Ukraine	$2280.00	50 mg	90%
Otava, Ltd. (2 weeks)	Ukraine	$2724.00	50 mg	90%
Princeton BioMolecular Research (SC)	United States	$2900.00	100 mg	90%
Angene	China → Hong Kong	$4266.67	30 mg	98%

Chemical Identity

CAS156-87-6

PubChem CID9086

DTXSIDDTXSID0059746

FormulaC3H9NO

Mol. Weight75.11 g/mol

SMILESC(CN)CO

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID0059746Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 9086Retrieved 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

3-Aminopropanol (CAS 156-87-6) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/156-87-6/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID0059746. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID0059746 PubChem: 9086. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/9086 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 156-87-6. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 156-87-6. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 292219 for CAS 156-87-6. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/