1,6-Hexanediol diglycidyl ether

CAS 16096-31-4

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$87M

Top sourceChina 27%

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 291090 · basket

EPA reports by year

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

These shares come from HS customs code 291090, which covers 69 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 27%ChinaJP 26%JapanIT 15%ItalyDE 6%GermanyIN 5%India

Ukraine
Singapore
Canada
Finland
Belgium
Spain

EPA-registered manufacturers (2)

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

Arnette Polymers

Hempel Usa

Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (1)

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

Huntsman

EPA-registered importers (3)

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

3D Systems

Aalborz Chemical

Westlake

Why It Matters

Sectors

ConstructionPlastics & 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 4 sectors as 6 functional roles.

•Paint additives and coating additives not described by other categories in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Plasticizer in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Hardener in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (100%)Use—non-incorporative activities
•Monomers in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Viscosity modifiers in Plastics Material and Resin ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Binder in ConstructionUse—non-incorporative activities

Vendor Pricing

$0.05/gAaron Chemicals LLC

CountryHong Kong

Pack$23.00 / 500 g

PurityNot recorded

Vendors9 available

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

8 more vendors

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
Angene Chemical	China → Hong Kong	$0.06	500 g	—
AA BLOCKS	United States	$0.11	500 g	65%
Ambeed, Inc.	United States	$0.11	1 kg	65%
A2B Chem LLC	United States	$0.15	500 g	65%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.	United States	$0.25	1 kg	85%
AK Scientific, Inc.	United States	$3.44	25 g	—
Angene International Limited	United States	$6.72	25 g	—
Angene	China → Hong Kong	$4266.67	30 mg	—

Chemical Identity

CAS16096-31-4

PubChem CID85960

DTXSIDDTXSID60864660

FormulaC12H22O4

Mol. Weight230.3 g/mol

SMILESC1C(O1)COCCCCCCOCC2CO2

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID60864660Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 85960Retrieved 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

1,6-Hexanediol diglycidyl ether (CAS 16096-31-4) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/16096-31-4/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID60864660. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID60864660 PubChem: 85960. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/85960 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 16096-31-4. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 16096-31-4. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 291090 for CAS 16096-31-4. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/