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2-Methoxy-1-propanol

CAS 1589-47-5

EPA’s 2019 records show zero U.S. production of this chemical.

Molecular structure of 1589-47-5
US productionZero
Import value, 2024$132M
Top sourceIndia 18%

EPA lists this chemical for 2019 but publishes zero or no volume for both production and imports.

Why supply is unknown

Production is reported production, not a complete census of factories. Production reporting year: 2019. 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
2019
US production Zero · Imports Zero

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
IN 18%IndiaJP 14%JapanDE 13%GermanyKR 11%South KoreaTW 11%Taiwan
EPA-registered importers (1)
Shell

Why It Matters

Sectors
EnergyConsumer ProductsPaints & CoatingsCore Chemicals
Downstream UsesNot recorded
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 4 sectors as 4 functional roles.

  • •Viscosity adjustors in Oil and Gas Drilling, Extraction, and Support activities (14%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Paint additives and coating additives not described by other categories in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (47%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Functional fluids (closed systems) in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (1%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Solvents (which become part of product formulation or mixture) in Wholesale and Retail Trade (38%)Processing—repackaging

Vendor Pricing

$0.04/gAaron Chemicals LLC
CountryHong Kong
Pack$18.00 / 500 g
Purity95%
Vendors13 available

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

12 more vendors
VendorCountry$/gPackPurity
Angene ChemicalChina → Hong Kong$0.04500 g95%
A2B Chem LLCUnited States$0.09500 g95%
AA BLOCKSUnited States$0.10100 g98%
Ambeed, Inc.United States$0.24500 g98%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.United States$0.251 kg98%
AK Scientific SpecializedUnited States$0.30500 g98%
AK Scientific, Inc.United States$0.39500 g99%
AstaTech, IncUnited States$0.6825 g95%
Angene International LimitedUnited States$1.0425 g98%
SynthonixUnited States$2.5010 g95%
ChemBridge CorporationKazakhstan$70.1010 g95%
AngeneChina → Hong Kong$4266.6730 mg95%

Chemical Identity

CAS1589-47-5
PubChem CID14846
DTXSIDDTXSID5049441
FormulaC4H10O2
Mol. Weight90.12 g/mol
SMILESCC(CO)OC

Data Sources

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Brief citations

2-Methoxy-1-propanol (CAS 1589-47-5) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/1589-47-5/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID5049441. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID5049441 PubChem: 14846. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/14846 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 1589-47-5. Reporting year: 2019. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 1589-47-5. Reporting year: 2019. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 290949 for CAS 1589-47-5. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/